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Researchers make concerning discovery in blood of firefighters and health care workers: 'Potential sources of exposure remain unclear'

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There are heroes who put their lives and health on the line to protect others every day. We want those brave and selfless people to be celebrated and protected as much as possible, so it's a huge problem to discover that they're more at risk than we previously knew. Unfortunately, it turns out that firefighters and health care workers have above-average levels of toxic PFAS in their bodies, and we're not sure why, reported the University of Arizona.

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‘Unsafe to Inhabit’: The Toxic Homes of L.A.

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Poison in the water: the town with the world’s worst case of forever chemicals contamination

June 18, 2025
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Arizona takes lead as OSHA opens hearings on federal heat rule

June 17, 2025

An informal, virtual public hearing process has begun for the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s proposed rule to establish a federal heat standard in the workplace.

The Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings would apply to all employers to protect indoor and outdoor workers across sectors where OSHA has jurisdiction, such as general industry, construction, agriculture, and maritime, with some exceptions.

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Closing the Women's Health Gap

June 15, 2025

Women’s health has long been overlooked in science and medicine—an oversight with serious consequences not just for women, but for public health as a whole.

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Rick G. Schnellmann Honored by Southern Arizona VA

June 12, 2025

Rick G. Schnellmann, PhD, was named the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System’s Investigator of the Year 2024.

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Recapping the 2025 Tribal Environmental Health Forum

June 9, 2025

SWEHSC had the opportunity to help plan the 2025 Tribal Environmental Health Forum, helping professionals, researchers, and communities unite to help tackle the needs of Arizona's Tribal communities.

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Water Resources Research Center conference highlights cross-boundary collaboration

June 4, 2025

The Water Resources Research Center Conference highlighted the collaboration between state borders to help address water issues happening across the Southwest.

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Six teams selected as awardees of the inaugural University of Arizona Big Idea Challenge

May 30, 2025

Six teams of University of Arizona experts who presented proposals to accelerate transdisciplinary projects with the potential to transform lives, shape policy, drive economic impact and provide training for the next generation of talent have been chosen as the 2025 Big Idea Challenge awardees.

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What a White House Report Says (and Doesn’t Say) About Pesticides and Health

May 22, 2025

A report released on Thursday by the presidential Make America Healthy Again commission raised concerns about the potential health effects of pesticides on American children, but it stopped short of calling the chemicals unsafe.

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The mission of the Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center (SWEHSC) is to facilitate and implement innovative research aimed at understanding the mechanisms underlying environmental health science risks and disease among people living in arid environments. The SWEHSC (P30 ES006694) is funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.


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