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Yale School of Public Health researchers evaluate the association between exposure to hot temperatures during pregnancy and the risk of cancer in children.
- June 13, 2024Source: The Guardian
Pennsylvania families worry about rising cases of rare cancer with fracking well pads near their homes and stalled House bills. YSPH Associate Professor Nicole Deziel shares her insights.
- June 04, 2024Source: Chemical & Engineering News
Reusing the lithium found in fracking wastewater as a component of longer-lasting batteries sounds like a worthy goal. However, it is important to ensure that the extraction process is done in a way that minimizes impact on the environment and public health, YSPH Associate Professor Nicole Deziel says in this news report.
- May 15, 2024
Kei-Hoi Cheung, PhD, has been awarded a grant by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) to research environmental health data and drinking water contamination using AI methods.
- May 08, 2024
Yale School of Public Health Associate Professor of Epidemiology (Environmental Health Sciences) Nicole Deziel and Assistant Professor of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases) Amy Bei recently participated in the National Academy of Medicine’s (NAM) Emerging Leaders Forum in Washington D.C.
- April 30, 2024Source: CNN
“It then can be challenging to have regulations keep pace with the latest science,” said Dr. Nicole Deziel, a Yale Cancer Center researcher and associate professor of environmental health sciences at Yale School of Public Health.
- April 12, 2024Source: Cancer Therapy Advisor
The process of fracking involves known carcinogens, and fracking has been linked to cancers in children and young adults, but it remains unclear whether fracking causes cancer. YSPH Associate Professor Nicole Deziel provides insight on the issue.
- March 04, 2024
Populations worldwide are exposed to a myriad of chemicals via drinking water, yet only a handful of chemicals have been thoroughly evaluated with regard to human exposures and health. Yale School of Public Health's Dr. Nicole Deziel discusses some of the core issues surrounding this pressing public health concern.
- October 24, 2023Source: Medical News Today
A new study published in the Lancet journal eBioMedicine reports a link between PFAS exposure and increased risk of thyroid cancer. YSPH Associate Professor Nicole Deziel comments on the findings.
- October 16, 2023
Does your CT drinking water have harmful forever chemicals? In this state it depends where you live.
Source: Hartford CourantPFAS chemicals are present in the drinking water in many, but not all, parts of Connecticut. And the state’s water companies are waiting for regulations from the Environmental Protection Agency that will force them to take action to treat their water if it test for too-high levels of PFAS.