Child Health

Healio: Study by Michael Bloom recognized among best child health dermatology articles

December 27, 2024

Healio compiles top pediatric dermatology articles of 2024.
Medscape: Research by Carolyn Drews-Botsch cited in article about eye patch use after surgery for single-eye congenital cataracts

January 8, 2025

Early Patching Benefits Kids Born With Cataract in One Eye.
Based Underground: Melissa J. Perry quoted in article on toxins, pesticides in school lunches

December 3, 2024

Alarming Levels of Heavy Metals and Pesticides Found in US School Lunches.
SciTech Daily: Michael Bloom quoted in article about research on skin care products linked to elevated levels of phthalates in children’s urine. Alumna co-authors Juliana Clark and Kelly Garcia mentioned.

October 30, 2024

Alarming Study: Popular Skin Care Products Could Be Exposing Your Children to Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals.
WPFO-TV23 (local Fox affiliate in Portland, ME; video): Picks up the WJLA-TV7 piece in which Melissa J. Perry quoted in article on school lunch samples in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. area containing toxins.

October 9, 2024

School lunch tests reveal dozens of pesticides on single items, heavy metals, other toxins.
WJLA (video option): Melissa Perry among those quoted about toxins in school lunches in article on Senator Cory Booker’s introduction of a bill to address the issue.

September 19, 2024

Senior U.S. Senator calls for toxins to be removed from school lunches.
The Guardian (UK): Picks up Virginia Public Media article citing Michael Bloom’s research on the potential link between personal care products and exposure to developmental toxicants in children.

September 14, 2024

Kids using lotions have higher levels of hormone-disrupting toxins – study
Motherly: Michael Bloom quoted for his research on the potential link between personal care products and exposure to developmental toxicants in children.

September 11, 2024

Popular hair and skincare products contain concerning chemicals that could harm kids
WVTF: Picks up Virginia Public Media article citing Michael Bloom’s research on the potential link between personal care products and exposure to developmental toxicants in children.

September 9, 2024

Hair and skin care products expose kids to hormone disrupting chemicals, study finds
Biobanking: George Mason University College of Public Health’s recent acquisition of 400,000 biological specimens from Inova Health Systems highlighted. Melissa Perry, Michael S. Bloom (Biobank lead) and Alison Evans Cuellar mentioned.

July 30, 2024

George Mason University Launches Major Biobank to Advance Maternal and Child Health Research

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