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Burning embers: Synthesis of the health risks of climate change
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New interactive mapping tool can pinpoint pollution hotspots in effort to improve health equity
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Cadmium, found in cigarettes and some foods, linked to higher death rates in people with flu or pneumonia
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No country is immune from climate-change health impacts
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UW researchers driving around Seattle to track COVID-19 response over time
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Media Mentions

Does fracking cause higher radon levels in nearby homes? What the research shows
November 20, 2025 | The Columbus Dispatch | Featured: Joan Casey | View

Doctors warn wildfire smoke could raise preterm birth risk
November 18, 2025 | Fox 13 | Featured: Catherine Karr | View

UW professor co-authors American Heart Association advisory on ultraprocessed foods
November 18, 2025 | The Daily | Featured: Jennifer Otten | View

WDFW Study Shows Juvenile Chinook Salmon Face Cocktail Of Chemicals In Urban Waters, Dozens Of Contaminants Found In Fish
November 18, 2025 | Columbia Basin Bulletin | Featured: James Meador | View

Ask a doctor: Microplastics edition
November 17, 2025 | KUOW | Featured: Sheela Sathyanarayana | View

Health officials warn painful disease will become a major threat this decade: 'A large amount of human suffering'
November 12, 2025 | The Cool Down | Featured: Marissa Childs | View

Want to make America healthy again? Stop fueling climate change
November 12, 2025 | The Conversation | Featured: Howard Frumkin | View

Wildfire smoke could increase risk of premature birth, PNW scientists say
November 11, 2025 | KOIN | Featured: Catherine Karr | View

Amid SNAP saga, WA experts say food insecurity can bring health issues
November 11, 2025 | Seattle Times | Featured: Marie Spiker | View

How dry cleaning might raise the risk of cancer, and what to do about it
November 6, 2025 | The Washington Post | Featured: Diana Ceballos | View