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UTHealth Houston researcher reviews evidence on how “forever chemicals” may shape congenital heart defect risk  

A UTHealth Houston researcher reviewed existing scientific evidence on how exposure to “forever chemicals,” including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), may influence the risk of congenital heart defects in fetal cardiac development.  

UTHealth Houston Receives $2.9 Million CDC Award to Expand Colorectal Cancer Screening Across Texas

Four Epidemiology Faculty Selected for Health Educators Fellowship Program

Researchers develop temperature-controlled gene-editing method to potentially improve efforts to control disease-carrying insects

• Advancing Cancer Prevention Through Epidemiology
• Alumna Recognized in the de Beaumont Foundation's 40 Under 40 in Public Health 
• New Pilot Grant Supports Research on Social Adversity and Brain Aging
• Alumna Carves Path in Cancer Prevention and Control
• 2025 Sharma Fellows Announced
• BMI Alone May Miss Excess Adiposity in Children, UTHealth Houston Study Finds
• Craig Hanis, PhD, Named Professor Emeritus After More Than Four Decades of Service
• Researchers Spur New Efforts to Ensure Equitable Access to Colorectal Cancer Screenings

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