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New global health project explores impacts of metals exposure on aging

Rob Schroeder | Posted on August 01, 2022

SPH's Maria Argos is building on her prior research in Bangladesh to explore how adolescents exposed to metals are experiencing changes in aging and cardiometabolic traits.

A patient at a UIC long COVID clinic takes a blood test.

In it for the long haul

Cindy Kuzma, UIC Magazine | Posted on July 18, 2022

With as many as half of COVID-19 patients have lingering, disabling symptoms, UIC public health leaders and clinicians are now part of an ambitious national effort to figure out why—and how to help.

Rows of soda and other sweetened beverages at a grocery store.

Research briefs summarize sweetened beverage tax impacts

Posted on July 11, 2022

A series of new research briefs from SPH's Policy, Practice and Prevention research center highlights the sustainability of sweetened beverage taxes as a lever for lowering consumption.

Arsenic in private well water contributes to low birth weight even at low levels

Jacqueline Carey | Posted on July 01, 2022

New research from SPH's Maria Argos and colleagues at the U.S. Geological Survey highlight risks from wells, which are unregulated for arsenic levels in the United States.

A resident of Englewood receives a COVID-19 vaccine at a pop-up clinic in the community.

Health experts caution against ‘new normal’ strategies for COVID-19

Jacqueline Carey | Posted on May 16, 2022

Jun Ma, with SPH's Institute for Health Research and Policy, warns in a new co-authored commentary that the U.S. is in danger of missing the lessons of the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A doctor sees a family in an examination room at a federally qualified health center.

Medically underserved area designations missing low-income Chicagoans

Rob Schroeder | Posted on April 26, 2022

New research from SPH's Sage Kim finds lack of social capital inhibits some low-income communities in Chicago from applying for and earning federal medically underserved status.

Coal miners walk together following a shift of work.

What is causing the rise in black lung disease?

Jacqueline Carey | Posted on April 13, 2022

New research from SPH's Mining Education and Research Center finds silica-based and mineral-dust related diseases are on the rise.

A healthcare professional inserts a nasal swab into the nose of a COVID-19 patient.

A $22 million post-COVID research project now recruiting in Chicago

Jacqueline Carey | Posted on March 31, 2022

UIC is leading an Illinois-based research consortium with funding from the National Institutes of Health to research the health effects of long COVID.

A rural Illinois community is submerged in water in a large flood.

Climate change adaptations for healthcare

Rob Schroeder | Posted on March 28, 2022

SPH's Elena Grossman is leading statewide climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts by building awareness of flood plain risks for healthcare providers.

Study shows structural racism can result in poorer leukemia outcomes

Lori Botterman | Posted on March 09, 2022

New research co-authored by SPH's Garth Rauscher finds structural violence can set the stage for poorer outcomes in patients with acute myeloid leukemia in greater Chicago.

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Research Highlights

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New global health project explores impacts of metals exposure on aging

In it for the long haul

Research briefs summarize sweetened beverage tax impacts

Arsenic in private well water contributes to low birth weight even at low levels

Health experts caution against ‘new normal’ strategies for COVID-19

Medically underserved area designations missing low-income Chicagoans

What is causing the rise in black lung disease?

A $22 million post-COVID research project now recruiting in Chicago

Climate change adaptations for healthcare

Study shows structural racism can result in poorer leukemia outcomes

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