Medscape Commentary on PEHSU
In this video, Dr. Jessica Weiland, a toxicology fellow at the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry and practicing physician, explains the growing need for including an environmental [...]
WSPEHSU Physician Voices Opinion on Valeant lead chelation drug price hike
Dr. Timur Durrani, recently wrote to Congress to oppose the recent increase in the price of the drug, CaEDTA, used to treat lead poisoned children. Click "Read More" to read the letter in full.
Story of Health eBook Launched!
A Story of Health is the first installment of a new eBook on how to promote health and prevent disease. The book uses a series of case vignettes to highlight how our environments – the natural, [...]
PEHSU Welcomes Marya Zlatnik to our team
We are pleased to welcome Dr. Marya Zlatnik, MD, MMS to the UCSF PEHSU team. She will serve as the UCSF PEHSU Associate Director for Maternal Fetal Health and the Environment Program.
Mark Miller featured at PSR’s 2014 Environmental Health Policy Institute
July 2014 Physicians for Social Responsibility’s latest Environmental Health Policy Institute looks at the ways children are exposed to harmful environmental chemicals which may cause cancer and [...]
Coming Soon – A Story of Health e-Book
Coming Soon – A Story of Health e-Book September 2014 The first installment of a new eBook on how to promote health and prevent disease will soon be available. The book uses a series of [...]
PEHSU’s Mark Miller Consults on SF Chronicle Article on Mold in Your Home
Experts Say Deal With Mold Before Health Issues Arise UCSF PEHSU Director Mark Miller is is quoted in the latest SFGate article on the affects of mold and the importance of dealing with water [...]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention features the PEHSUs on Their Website
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention features the PEHSUs on Their Website February 2014 With locations at leading academic medical centers across the country, Pediatric Environmental [...]
New report to the California legislature on the state Children’s Environmental Health Program
The Cal-EPA Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment Publishes A Report on the State Children’s Environmental Health Program (pdf). The report summarizes recent studies on the [...]
HealthyChildren.org Creates a Webpage Explaining the Affordable Care Act
HealthyChildren.org Creates a Webpage Explaining the Affordable Care Act October 2013 The American Academy of Pediatrics created a webpage on The Affordable Care Act: What Your Family Needs to [...]
