High risk patients in Black/Latinx communities have lower cancer screening rates but a new AI tool may be able to make screening more accessible. Dr. David Christiani explains for @fastcompany.com that these advances could help reduce cancer's impact on mortality. buff.ly/d7eqy37

Good article by @nohaggerty.bsky.social covering our L.A. Fire Health research consortium, and the on-going issue of lead (and arsenic) in soil after the fires. 🧵

Another great #ResearchDay for the Occupational Environmental Medicine Residency Program in the books! 👏

Really great interview of @carlzimmer.com about his book, AIR-BORNE, by my colleague Yonatan Gard, with some nice @hsph.harvard.edu history (and cautionary tale about the importance of basic research w utility and importance that isn't always recognized in the moment...). Link in 🧵

Harvard Chan researchers have been sharing details about how funding cuts have severely affected their work—or stopped it altogether. “This is larger than any individual grant,” said Glorian Sorensen, research professor of social and behavioral sciences. “What we are losing is a future.”

Don't miss the second part of our #ResearchDay on Friday, June 27, 12:30–2:30 pm, when second-year #OEM #residents will present their research projects, followed by an #award ceremony. Register here for the Zoom link: hsph.harvard.edu/events/oemr-...

Tune in on Friday, June 27, 9–11:30 am for the first part of our #ResearchDay when first-year #OEM #residents will present their #Capstone projects. Register here for the Zoom link: hsph.harvard.edu/environmenta...

📅 Coming June 18! Join Examinetics for a free Executive Q&A: Injury Management Reimagined 🕑 2 PM ET | Learn how early intervention, tele-triage & case mgmt. can cut costs, reduce recordables & protect workers. 🔗 Register: ohsonline.com/webcasts/202... #WorkplaceSafety #InjuryPrevention

Harvard Chan School’s Marc Weisskopf spoke to Anderson Cooper about the current threats to his research on ALS in veterans and to scientific and health research across the country. hsph.harvard.edu/news/federal...

‼️It bears repeating ‼️ Trump cuts threaten safety training for America’s most dangerous jobs www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

Must read interview about the costs of gutting NIOSH Q: What was the state of worker health and safety in the US before the OSHA Act? A: I have to say, before 1970, it was like the Dark Ages.

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The dismantling of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health poses irreparable damage to the #health and #safety of #workers across the U.S #SaveNIOSH hsph.harvard.edu/environmenta...

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Harvard Chan scientists participate in a rigorous application process for federal grants to conduct their vital health research. The government has now terminated nearly every single one of those grants.

With nearly all of Harvard Chan School’s direct federal grants terminated, we are relying on philanthropy to power our research and support our educational programs. Every gift, regardless of size, advances our vision of health, dignity, and justice for every human. Support our work: hsph.me/whygive

Trump and RFK Jr.'s "Make America Sick Agenda" is throwing community health centers into chaos, gutting life-saving research, and spreading vaccine misinformation during a measles outbreak. Read their stories at markey.senate.gov/MakeAmericaS...

Congratulation @joeallenjoe.bsky.social! Well deserved! 👏🏻🎉

NIOSH—which oversees safety for coal miners, firefighters, and workers across the country—lost more than 90% of its staff due to federal layoffs. Dr. Greg Wagner shares with @Guardian “...the consequences of the loss of the agency I think will be felt for years." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Don't miss our last #OSH seminar of the academic year on Friday, 5/9, 1:10–1:50 pm! Our guest will talk about human #exposure to airborne #pathogens and secondary contaminants associated with germicidal UV lights disinfection. Register here for the Zoom link: hsph.harvard.edu/environmenta...

Leaders are driving #safer #jobsites through teamwork, planning, and daily engagement. ohsonline.com/articles/202... #constructionsafetyweek

www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/npr/nx-... #SaveNIOSH

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A short yet compelling and insightful read in the May issue of Commercial Fisheries News about the crucial role played by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health in protecting #workers in #fishing #communities. #SaveNIOSH

hsph.harvard.edu/news/niosh-c... #SaveNIOSH

Join us for a special seminar on Tuesday, May 6, 1:10–2 pm. Our former #trainee Wei Jie Seow will give a talk on understanding #LungCancer in #Asia from a #Singapore perspective. Register here for the Zoom link: hsph.harvard.edu/environmenta...

Great read, very insightful #SaveNIOSH American workers deserve better than to lose their safety watchdogs thehill.com/opinion/cong...

Join us for a new #OSH seminar on Friday, May 2, 1:10–1:50 pm. Our guest speakers will discuss #work-related #injuries and #illnesses among public sector #workers in #Massachusetts. Register here for the Zoom link: hsph.harvard.edu/environmenta...

The Trump Administration ended enrollment for the National Firefighter Registry for Cancer

The impending eradication of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health will negatively impact all #occupational #SafetyAndHealth facets. Here are some highlights of our #ERC's #education, #research, and #outreach efforts from the past year. #SaveNIOSH

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito urges #HHS to reinstate laid-off #NIOSH employees in Morgantown, citing #coal miner #health concerns. ohsonline.com/articles/202...

Tune in to our #OSH #seminar on Friday, April 25, 1:10–1:50 pm. Our second-year #MasterOfScience trainees will present their #research projects. Register here for the Zoom link: hsph.harvard.edu/environmenta...

The U.S. Air Force only has 12 doctors trained in the specialty of occupational and environmental medicine. (there are more than 300,000 active duty Air Force members serving our country.)

Protecting workers: How NIOSH cuts threaten occupational health | Rick N... youtu.be/Lcs8oeXHsJ0?... via @YouTube

Every $1 of research funded by NIH generates $2.56 in economic activity and federal funding to universities has been a key reason why the U.S. has been so successful

To better serve #communities nationwide, #NFPA has expanded its regional team to provide enhanced support for fire, life, and electrical #safety initiatives. ohsonline.com/articles/202...

We're back with a #GrandRounds #seminar on Friday, April 18, 1:10–1:50 pm. Our presenters will discuss #cardiovascular risk in high-risk occupations. Register here for the Zoom link: hsph.harvard.edu/environmenta...

Senators Warner, Kaine, and #Fetterman urge timely enforcement of new health and #safety rule for #coal #miners. ohsonline.com/articles/202... #OSHA #DOL

ICOH, IEA & Collegium Ramazzini express great concern for the massive layoff of employees & closing of the majority of NIOSH offices, infrastructures, programmes and services. A joint statement addressing the impoverishment of workplace health & safety can be found here. www.collegiumramazzini.org

The decision to fire the NIOSH #scientists is doing the polar opposite of their work: making #workplaces more dangerous for millions of #Americans. Read this insightful piece by @danvergano.bsky.social: www.scientificamerican.com/article/firi...

“It’s a small thing, but it’s massive in terms of its impact and its importance” sums up the work of NIOSH perfectly! Great article by @megtirrell.bsky.social: www.cnn.com/2025/04/06/h...

Signed by 112 House Dems: "If this decision stands, millions of workers across the country will face greater risks to job injury, illness, and death – including firefighters, whom NIOSH plays a critical role in protecting."

A very well-written piece in Bloomberg Law. This short read will tell you everything you need to know about the massive impact NIOSH has on the #health and #safety of #workers across the U.S. news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-...

#ASSP warns that proposed cuts to #OSHA and #NIOSH could severely undermine decades of progress in protecting #worker health and safety. ohsonline.com/Articles/202...

#ASSP warns that proposed cuts to #OSHA and #NIOSH could severely undermine decades of progress in protecting #worker health and safety. ohsonline.com/Articles/202...

The AFL-CIO warns that cutting #NIOSH staff could undermine #workplace safety and public #health protections. ohsonline.com/Articles/202...

Tune in to our #GrandRounds on Friday, April 4, 1:10–1:50 pm. Our presenters will cover the topic of #HAVS (hand-arm vibration #syndrome). Register here for the Zoom link: hsph.harvard.edu/environmenta...

NIOSH oversees several programs authorized by Congress which are expected to be impacted, eg: --> a national registry to study cancer rates in firefighters --> a program to monitor and treat people sickened during the rescue and cleanup of the 9/11 terror attacks www.cbsnews.com/news/rfk-jr-...

NEW: dollar amounts of the NIOSH cuts, by location. Are voters in Ohio and West Virginia and Pittsburgh aware that they’re being targeted?

NIOSH funding supported several American scientists in my lab who went on to: -work at a biotech firm in silicon valley, then founded his own company -become a researcher focusing on cancer + reproductive health -support school building design at an architectural firm www.cbsnews.com/news/rfk-jr-...