The Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday that it has finalized a first-ever rule that will drastically lower the amount of PFAS, also known as "forever chemicals," in the nation's drinking water.
Apr 10, 2024
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Dehydration is a big issue during unusually hot weather and outbreaks of diseases such as cholera that lead to life-threatening diarrhea. Anastasia Ugwuanyi is a family physician and clinical educator at the University of ...
Mar 21, 2024
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday that it plans to require the removal of all lead pipes from the country's water systems.
Nov 30, 2023
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A new study by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health shows that water arsenic levels are linked to higher urinary arsenic among the U.S. population for users of both private wells and public water ...
Apr 20, 2023
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A new analysis finds US states that prevented utilities from turning off water service to households that were behind on their payments during the COVID-19 pandemic experienced significantly lower rates of infection and death ...
Oct 27, 2021
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(HealthDay)—Nitrate in drinking water is associated with increased odds of spontaneous preterm birth, according to a study published online May 5 in Environmental Health Perspectives.
May 10, 2021
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Since the beginning of the epidemic, researchers across the world have been tracing the spread of the coronavirus through waste water and sewage.
Apr 28, 2020
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Here are some of the top coronavirus and COVID-19 claims our readers said they'd like to see tested against the research evidence. We asked these public health and infectious disease experts to explain.
Mar 18, 2020
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Cases of Legionnaires' disease reached a record high in 2018—a more than eight-fold increase since the numbers began to climb nearly two decades ago.
Nov 6, 2019
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(HealthDay)—Thirty-two outbreaks of hepatitis A associated with drinking water were identified during 1971 to 2017, and all occurred before 2010, according to research published in the Sept. 6 issue of the U.S. Centers ...
Sep 6, 2019
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