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Policy & Ethics

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7-Nov-2024

Soil sampling in Houston’s Greater Fifth Ward reveals toxic levels of lead in yards, play areas

Texas A&M University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Study results showed the highest detectable concentrations of heavy metals were lead, barium and chromium. All samples except for lead had less than or the same levels expected for an urban area.The median levels of lead detected in seven samples from play areas (400 mg/kg) and three samples from residential areas (1200 mg/kg) were four times the levels for Texas overall. And these likely were underestimated because they did not account for lead-based paint or automotive fuel.

Journal: Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology
Funder: NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

7-Nov-2024

NFL’s New York Jets add lifesavers to the chain of survival in 12 schools

American Heart Association
Business Announcement

The American Heart Association and New York Jets provided training and resources to improve cardiac emergency outcomes

7-Nov-2024

Local innovators awarded $75,000 to combat community health disparities

American Heart Association
Business Announcement

EmPOWERED to Serve Business Accelerator grants awarded for innovative local business solutions addressing health inequities

7-Nov-2024

Oklahoma State basketball team joins the Nation of Lifesavers

American Heart Association
Business Announcement

The American Heart Association and Oklahoma State University bring lifesaving skill to players and fans

7-Nov-2024

School suspensions and expulsions can lead to a lifetime of depression

University of Arkansas
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study shows that children who are suspended or expelled from school report higher rates of depression in adolescence and into adulthood.

Journal: Advances in Life Course Research
Funder: NIH/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

7-Nov-2024

Does more virtual care mean more low-value care? Study suggests no

Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan
Peer-Reviewed Publication

One of the top worries about telehealth is that it will drive up the use of tests and scans that patients don’t need, wasting money and resources. In fact, a new study shows, low-value care didn’t rise faster at primary care practices that used telehealth the most.

Journal: JAMA Network Open

7-Nov-2024

New recommendations published on how to improve and accelerate testing of chemicals

University of Birmingham
Reports and Proceedings

New recommendations from DEFRA’s Hazardous Substances Advisory Committee (HSAC) have set out steps that could make the UK a world leader in more ethical, safer, and cost-effective chemical testing, through early adoption of a risk-based approach to regulation (also called next generation risk assessment).