Shruthi Mahalingaiah

May 24, 2024 | jamanetwork.com | Caleb Dresser |Shruthi Mahalingaiah |Kari C. Nadeau

Heat waves pose an escalating threat to human health in general and the health of pregnant people and infants in particular. Darrow et al1 used 2 large datasets—a natality database that includes 55 million recent US births and a 1-km2 grid of historical daily temperatures—to demonstrate an association between heat waves and rates of preterm and early-term births.

Dec 12, 2023 | harvardpublichealth.org | Shruthi Mahalingaiah

We’re all continuously exposed to a toxic stew of microplastics, which float through the air, permeate our water, and settle on our food. That’s because single-use plastic is everywhere—and only nine percent of it gets recycled. The rest makes its way into landfills, oceans, and incinerators, where it gradually breaks down into tiny particles small enough to enter our lungs and bloodstreams.

Mar 16, 2023 | harvardpublichealth.org | Shruthi Mahalingaiah

Written by Shruthi Mahalingaiah Published March 16, 2023 Read Time 5 min The federal government this week proposed stringent regulations that would require utilities to remove certain industrial toxins within a chemical class known as PFAS from drinking water across the U.S. Although that’s a welcome step forward, PFAS and other hazardous chemicals don’t lurk only in drinking water. In fact, they’re hidden in thousands of everyday household items—including hundreds of personal care products....