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A doctor takes a child's blood pressure (only the doctor's hands and the child's arm and side of face are visible). On a table are the blood pressure monitor and a teething ring.

Air pollution linked with high blood pressure in kids

Children exposed to common air pollutant in the womb and infancy may be at higher risk for elevated blood pressure, DEOHS research finds

| Rebekah Yeager

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Four people (Hannah Dye, Jenielle Domaoal, Judit Marsillach and Elijah Scott) stand together smiling inside in front of a window, with a tall building outside in the background.

DEOHS students celebrated at Society of Toxicology meeting

Our award winners’ toxicology research probes the health impacts of e-cigarettes, flame retardants, diesel exhaust and more

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Person wearing pink sweater holds an asthma inhaler in one hand and red cap in the other.

Children exposed to higher ozone levels early in life are more likely to develop asthma

DEOHS grad student Logan Dearborn says findings are significant due to burden of chronic disease

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Person dressed in black wearing a purple hat and red backpack crouches on a rocky shoreline with trees in distance.

Dual degree alum explores the crossover between public health and planning

Meg Hamele, MPH/MUP ’23 helps Seattle plan for community health needs following disasters

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Photo of azure blue water and a beach with rowboats sitting in the sand and in the shallow water. The rocky coastline wraps around with a village up on cliffs in the distance.

From the first computer at UW to satellite predictions of cholera

Microbiologist Rita Colwell delivers the Omenn Lecture in Environmental Health on April 17

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Five women stand together smiling in front of a research poster.

Finding TB’s missing millions

A tongue-swab method developed by DEOHS researchers could slow the spread of TB by detecting it before it's diagnosed

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Aerial view shows wing of an airplane flying over a residential neighborhood

New study explores how to ease asthma in kids who live near airports

Interventions include high-efficiency air filters, other asthma trigger reduction supplies, and support from community health workers

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