In the Media: News Roundup (September 26, 2025)

Research

SPHHS researchers Edward Calabrese (Environmental Health Sciences), Laura Attanasio, Elizabeth Evans, and Jamie Hartmann-Boyce (Health Promotion and Policy), Wouter Hoogkamer and Amanda Paluch (Kinesiology), comment on radiation exposure risk; labor and delivery care; opioid use disorders among incarcerated populations; plastic contaminants in cigarette filters and nicotine risks; optimizing running speed; and optimal number of steps per day.

Updated September 26, 2025:

Jail Treatment Program Cuts Overdose Deaths - Elizabeth Evans, Health Promotion and Policy (Legal Reader, 9/25/25)

Northampton to mark celebrate DCC’s birthday - School of Public Health and Health Sciences (Daily Hampshire Gazette, 9/24/25)

Daily steps add up: Two studies demonstrate positive health results - Amanda Paluch, Kinesiology (Tallahassee Democrat, 9/23/25)

PUMA's Fastest Running Shoe Got a Glowing Makeover - Wouter Hoogkamer, Kinesiology (Sports Illustrated, 9/16/25)

Runners say they experienced real efficiency gains with PUMA Fast-R NITRO Elite 3 at Dubai Nitro Lab - Wouter Hoogkamer, Kinesiology (Gulf News, 9/15/25)

From science to stride: How data-driven running shoes are leading to faster race times - Wouter Hoogkamer, Kinesiology (The National, 9/15/25)

Usain Bolt could have run 100m in 9.42 seconds in super spikes, according to new research - Wouter Hoogkamer, Kinesiology (Runner's World UK, 9/12/25)

Study predicts Usain Bolt would have run 100m in 9.42sec in super spikes - Wouter Hoogkamer, Kinesiology (The Guardian, 9/11/25)

Morning Edition on WBUR - Elizabeth Evans, Health Promotion and Policy (WBUR-FM, 9/12/25)

Inmates Less Likely To OD After Release If Provided Opioid Addiction Meds In Jail - Elizabeth Evans, Health Promotion and Policy (U.S. News & World Report, 9/12/25)

How the myth that nicotine causes cancer is hurting public health - Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, Health Promotion and Policy (STAT, 9/10/25)

How We Assess Radiation Risk Is Based on a Fraud - Edward Calabrese, Environmental Health Sciences (RealClear Science, 9/5/25)

One of the most harmful single-use plastics serves no essential purpose - Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, Health Promotion and Policy (The Independent, 9/4/25)

The Ripple Effect of Fraudulent Science - Edward Calabrese, Environmental Health Sciences (American Council on Science and Health, 9/3/25)

Limited labor after c-section reported in most counties - Laura Attanasio, Health Promotion and Policy (Contemporary OB/GYN, 9/2/25)

Cigarette filters do nothing for smokers’ health and just create plastic pollution – they should be banned - Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, Health Promotion and Policy (The Conversation, 8/28/25)

Mistakes discovered: Cancer risk assessment challenged - Edward Calabrese, Environmental Health Sciences (Science, 8/28/25)

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