In the Media: News Roundup (October 25, 2024)
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SPHHS researchers Katherine Reeves and Rachel Volberg (Biostatistics and Epidemiology), Edward Calabrese and Richard Peltier (Environmental Health Sciences), Sarah Goff, Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, and Michal Horný (Health Promotion and Policy), Wouter Hoogkamer (Kinesiology), and SPHHS Dean Anna Maria Siega-Riz comment in news stories on PFAS and bone loss; problem gambling; hormesis; hazardous environmental chemical exposures; Medicaid ACOs and children with asthma; smoking cessation and vaping; inequities in medical billing; shoe design and performance; and construction of the new SPHHS Hub building.
Updated October 25, 2024:
UMass report finds state's casino impacts mostly positive - Rachel Volberg, Biostatistics and Epidemiology (Daily Hampshire Gazette, 10/24/24)
Problem Gambling in Massachusetts Increasing Among Monthly Gamblers - Rachel Volberg, Biostatistics and Epidemiology (Sports Casting, 10/22/24)
The Surprising Health Benefits of Pain - Edward Calabrese, Environmental Health Sciences (Time, 10/22/24)
The Future of Super Shoes - Wouter Hoogkamer, Kinesiology (Create the Future Podcast, 10/17/24)
University of Massachusetts Amherst begins construction on health sciences facility - Dean Anna Maria Siega-Riz, School of Public Health and Health Sciences (American School & University, 10/18/24)
Medicaid ACOs have not yet improved care for kids with asthma, study says - Sarah Goff, Health Promotion and Policy (Medical Xpress, 10/17/24)
Medicaid ACOs struggle to improve asthma care for children, study finds - Sarah Goff, Health Promotion and Policy (News Medical Life Sciences, 10/17/24)
Leers Weinzapfel Architects designs new public health facility at UMass - Dean Anna Maria Siega-Riz, School of Public Health and Health Sciences (New England Real Estate Journal, 10/18/24)
UMass Amherst to Build New School of Public Health & Health Services HUB - Dean Anna Maria Siega-Riz, School of Public Health and Health Sciences (Spaces 4 Learning, 10/17/24)
State outlines plan to curb gambling addiction; $3.1m in grants also aim to combat betting by youths - Rachel Volberg, Biostatistics and Epidemiology (The Boston Globe, 10/16/24)
RGISC and UMass Amherst mount first air sensor of data collection project - Richard Peltier, Environmental Health Sciences (LMT Online, 10/14/24)
How ‘shoe doping’ changed marathon times forever – in ways we still don’t fully understand - Wouter Hoogkamer, Kinesiology (The Athletic, 10/12/24)
Public Health Has a Blueberry-Banana Problem - Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, Health Promotion and Policy (The Atlantic [paywall], 10/10/24)
As gambling increases, Mass. health officials target the fallout for youth - Rachel Volberg, Biostatistics and Epidemiology (GBH, 10/9/24)
UMass prof, team will zero in on PFAS and bone loss in grant-funded $5M study - Katherine Reeves, Biostatistics and Epidemiology (Daily Hampshire Gazette, 10/8/24)
Minority Patients More Likely to Be Denied the Free Preventive Care Mandated by Obamacare - Michal Horný, Health Promotion and Policy (U.S News & World Report HealthDay, 10/7/24)
Massachusetts Launches Long-Awaited Problem Gambling Initiative - Rachel Volberg, Biostatistics and Epidemiology (Gambling News, 10/4/24)
Long-stalled gambling data project moves forward - Rachel Volberg, Biostatistics and Epidemiology (Commonwealth Beacon, 10/3/24)
Clean air study to be discussed in ethylene oxide community town hall - Richard Peltier, Environmental Health Sciences (LMT Online, 10/2/24)
Research shows that technologically advanced 'super spikes' can reduce middle-distance running times by up to 3.1% - Wouter Hoogkamer, Kinesiology (Gigazine, 10/2/24)
Super Shoe Technology Put to The Ultimate Test For Middle Distance Athletes - Wouter Hoogkamer, Kinesiology (Science Alert, 9/30/24)
Fresh ideas, clean air - Richard Peltier, Environmental Health Sciences (Cool It Down podcast [starting at 25:40], 9/27/24)