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Advancing our understanding of e-cigarette harms

Universal smoking machine adaptor developed by CPH faculty licensed
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Study highlights gaps in firearm suicide prevention among women

Almost 40% had no documented mental, physical risk factors
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Monitoring approach could help snuff out Legionella outbreaks

Microbial community, outside factors can warn of bacterial growth
A health care provider administers a vaccine.

Understanding vaccine hesitancy in rural America

Paul Reiter aims to illuminate regional differences
CHICAGO, IL - APRIL 14: Marchers, led by Cardinal Blase Cupich, walk through the Englewood neighborhood calling for an end to the violence that has plagued the city on April 14, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. The marchers stopped several times to reflect on the Stations of the Cross and to read out the names of Chicago homicide victims. With 14 homicides so far in 2017, Englewood is one of the most violent neighborhoods in the city. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Acoustic sensors find frequent gunfire on school walking routes

Study documents toll on kids in one Chicago community
A wildfire on tree-covered hills

As wildfires intensify, prolonged exposure to pollution linked to premature death

New study assesses how natural events are shaping human lifespans
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Almost half of young vapers able to stop with quitline help

Researchers heartened by success rates in little-studied area
A hospitalized infant with a breathing apparatus on its face holds onto the finger of an adult

U.S. infant mortality increased 7% in months following Dobbs

Study finds 10% increase among babies with genetic, chromosomal disorders
Man's hand in foreground holding empty prescription bottle

Obstacles to alcohol, drug treatment higher for rural Americans

Study finds fewer seek, continue treatment outside of urban areas
Eviction notice posted on a closed door

High neighborhood eviction rate may harm Black moms’ mental health

Study: Increasing evictions over time linked to higher odds of distress
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CPH team awarded Good-to-Great Grant to establish research community

Health, environmental experts to address public health challenges
Maddy Lewis

A fresh look at transmission risks

Class project prompts PhD student Maddy Lewis’ combo of environmental, epidemiological methods
Thomas Elton presents a poster during CPH Poster Day

Secret shopper study highlights student research experiences

More than 30 undergrads worked on Affordable Care Act marketplace project
A woman sits on a bed looking toward a window

Brain injury toolkit helps support domestic violence survivors

Approach encourages recognition of head injuries and strangulation
A woman visits her doctor

Obstacles for breast cancer prevention in high-risk Black women

New study finds multiple hurdles, competing priorities
Abigail Shoben and her golden retriever Echo stand in front of Cunz hall

A biostatistician’s best friend

CPH’s Abigail Shoben brings her love for dog sports to research collaboration
Mahmood Alalwan smiling, standing outside in front of trees

PhD researcher explores tobacco cessation counseling in Saudi Arabia

Mahmood Alalwan supported by Alumni Grants for Graduate Research and Scholarship
Jen Hefner smiles for photo.

Understanding 911 response to mental health crises

New Robert Wood Johnson Foundation funding stems from CPH racial justice seed grant support
young woman with e-cigarette smoke

Experts call for FDA to tread carefully on touting pros of e-cigarettes

Evidence still emerging; repercussions should be considered, they say
A male doctor talks to a female patient in a consultation room

Fewer rural early-onset Alzheimer’s patients see specialists

Those patients may miss out on important tests, study finds
woman holding pregnancy test

Studies detail current, future obstacles to abortion care

Distance to care could as much as triple in Ohio in a post-Roe scenario
child at doctor's office

Kids with complex conditions often lack adequate in-network care

Behavioral health specialty access presents particular challenges, study finds
Couple on couch hugging

New condom could boost use, study finds

Both men and women reported greater satisfaction with new product
Woman receiving vaccine

Vaccine hesitance dropped faster among Black Americans, study finds

Gaps in vaccination rates may relate to access, researchers say
empty street at night

‘Opioid treatment deserts’ abound, study finds

Distance to recovery services could keep many from getting care
woman holding cancer ribbon

Insurance isn’t enough for women at high risk of breast cancer

Financial obstacles create barriers for many women
cancer patient

Cancer survivors face elevated heart disease risk, study finds

Risk likely underrecognized, researchers say
pregnancy test

One in 10 Ohio women thought abortion illegal amid attempts to ban at 6 weeks

Confusion further blocks access to reproductive health care, researchers say
Tobacco testing machine

$5 million project aims to improve e-cigarette testing

Proposed smoking machine adaptor could ease regulatory challenges
Young man smoking a cigarette

Vaping could nearly triple the chance of smoking in teens

Study used more robust approach to provide evidence of link
Jiyoung Lee, left, and PhD student Yuehan Ai check SARS-CoV-2 genetic copy data using droplet digital PCR.

Looking for a COVID-19 early warning

Public health professor’s lab monitoring campus, state wastewater
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