Nice! Anything in June/July?

I’m so excited to present at the CDE Seminar at @yalesph.bsky.social on Tuesday, and meet with friends and colleagues at Yale.

And New Haven is really showing off on this sunny Sunday. Have missed it!

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🚨 NEW STUDY: Despite falling CA air pollution 1980-2022, relative racial disparities in short-term NO₂ exposure worsened.
➡️ Hispanic/Latino communities faced 3X MORE high-pollution days (>50µg/m³) than White residents in 2020.
Paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.134211

A majority of registered voters want federal agencies to increase their efforts to protect people from the health harms of global warming 55% said federal agencies should do more to protect people from the health harms of global warming.

NEW: A majority of registered voters want federal agencies like the CDC, NIH, and FEMA to increase their efforts to protect people from the health harms of global warming. Learn more in our new climate note:

Faculty Research Awards Showcase YSPH Strengths in Science Whether developing a new test for malaria, exposing health risks associated with climate change, or highlighting the impact of stigma on LGBTQ+ population

Whether developing a new test for malaria, exposing health risks of climate change, or highlighting the impact of stigma on LGBTQ+ population well-being, our faculty advanced science in impactful ways over the past year.

Their efforts were recognized with the annual faculty research awards ⬇️

High ambient temperature in pregnancy and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: an observational study Our findings suggest an association between high ambient temperature in early pregnancy and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Further replication and investigation of mechanistic pathwa...

Link to the paper:

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Faculty Research Awards Showcase YSPH Strengths in Science Whether developing a new test for malaria, exposing health risks associated with climate change, or highlighting the impact of stigma on LGBTQ+ population

Grateful to see our research team's effort being recognized with the Yale University School of Public Health Team Science Prize! One of the most fruitful and synergistic research projects I have worked on.

@yalesph.bsky.social @cchyale.bsky.social

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This seems to reflect a wider (and woefully misguided) shift in US health research strategy, away from well-designed studies and careful research questions, towards an attitude that we can get all the answers by just scraping various routine datasets and chucking some rushed analysis at them.

Vi kan bygge fremtidens Norge med hjernene som flykter fra Trump For vitenskapen og verden er situasjonen i USA et stort tap. Men for lille, rike Norge er mulighetene enorme, skriver Tore Wig.

Helhjertet enig med @torewig.bsky.social i @morgenbladet.no : Vi må gjøre Norge til en attraktiv havn for de kloke hodene som nå flykter fra USA.

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1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.

I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.

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Ekstremvarme øker risikoen for tidligfødsel og dødfødsel Likevel regnes ofte ikke gravide kvinner som en sårbar gruppe under hetebølger, sier lege og forsker Tormod Rogne.

Gravide kvinner rammes særlig hardt av klimaendringene, men blir likevel ofte glemt. Veldig bra at Energi og Klima (@energiogklima.no @larsursin.bsky.social) lager sak om dette.

www.energiogklima.no/to-grader/ek...

Nå vil være et godt tidspunkt for den nye forskningsministeren å markere seg imot antiintellektualismen (dels Sp og definitivt den nye administrasjonen i USA) og lære av Sverige.

Important work led by @pinwang.bsky.social

Genes May Help Explain Link Between Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes, Later CVD A study comparing men and women suggests much of the association arises from genetic propensity to both conditions.

Here’s a piece in TCTMD where I commented on our recent publication on adverse pregnancy outcomes and future cardiovascular disease risk.

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Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes & CAD Risk: Negative Control Mendelian Randomization Study

#CardioObstetrics #CardioSky #Circulation
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@ahajournals.bsky.social @drklindley.bsky.social @garimasharmamd.bsky.social @erinmichos.bsky.social @isabellemalhame.bsky.social

In brief, our findings suggest that the link between adverse pregnancy outcomes and future maternal cardiovascular disease risk may largely be due to shared genetic liabilities.

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What started out as a teaching case in my Perinatal Epi class at @yalesph.bsky.social has now been published in Circulation (@americanheart.bsky.social). Very happy to work with Dipender Gill on this!

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Sveriges forsknings­satsing vekker oppsikt: — Vi skal ikke være det «passe bra» landet — Vi skal konkurrere med de beste i verden, sier Sveriges minister for forskning og høyere utdanning, som øker forsknings­budsjettet med 6,5 milliarder svenske kroner.

Her har vi (dessverre) en sterk kontrast til Norges såkalte "satsning" på forskning i nåværende periode: Sverige ser ut til å gjøre en reell innsats. Det er vanskelig å forstå hvorfor Norge sakker akterut i denne konkurransen - tilsynelatende en villet politikk.

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Researcher on Centre Stage with Eivind Engebretsen - SUSTAINIT – Sustainable Health Unit Meet Eivind Engebretsen, Professor and Head of the Sustainable Health Unit and Dean of the Circle U.- Open Campus at the University of Oslo.

Explore our research on the complexities of turning evidence into action, especially during crises and in tackling 'wicked problems' such as sustainability #AcademicSky @monabaker11.bsky.social @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social

www.med.uio.no/sustainit/en...

Vil ha Robert F. Kennedy jr. som helseminister Donald Trumps val av helseminister har vekt sterke reaksjonar, nysgjerrigheit og eit aksjefall hos vaksineprodusentar.

Dette er faktisk så ille at det er vanskelig å ta innover seg. Hvis dette betyr slutten på alle de måtene den amerikanske regjeringa støtter vaksinering i eget og andre land kan jo det bokstavelig talt bety hundrevis av millioner av dødsfall i åra som kommer. www.nrk.no/urix/vil-ha-...

Much the same! Recently moved (back) to Oslo, Norway, and trying to create and implement a curriculum on climate change and health for the medical students here.

Interesting. A topic ripe for some diff-in-diffs analyses. In Norway, «we» had a divisive public discourse on this in the 1950s-60s, landing on no fluoridation. Would be interesting to consider the counterfactual scenario. Fig 4 in the review shows Norway to have a high prevalence of dental caries.

Water fluoridation for the prevention of dental caries - Iheozor-Ejiofor, Z - 2024 | Cochrane Library Select your preferred language for Cochrane Reviews and other content. Sections without translation will be in English.

For a public health initiative of this proportion, there is a surprising lack of high-quality studies to guide policy. A Cochrane review from Oct found that water fluoridation may lead to slightly less dental caries in children, but no studies on adults.

www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....

Superb! Great initiative with the starter pack!

Who should one notify if an SER member is missed (🙋🏼‍♂️)?

Such an exciting Yale Center on Climate Change and Health Seminar by the truly amazing pioneer of the #ClimateChange and Health field: Dr Kris Ebi @krisebi.bsky.social introducing the latest progress on detection & attribution of the health impacts of climate change.

@yalesph.bsky.social

Me too!

So glad to see all the #EpiSky folks here! I'm a clinician and perinatal epidemiologist with special interest in how #ClimateChange affects maternal and child health. Moved from faculty at @Yale to @UniversityOfOslo this summer. I look forward to get to know more of you here.