New York Times
HNRCA Distinguished Professor Alice Lichtenstein, identified as a Tufts professor of nutrition science and policy, weighs in on the debate over nutritional guidelines regarding saturated fats, highlighting that guidelines “should focus less on limiting saturated fats and more on swapping them for healthier unsaturated ones.”
Stat News (Boston Globe)
A&S Community Health Assistant Professor Liana Woskie is quoted about her new research that found a significant increase in violations of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) in US states where abortion is prohibited without exception for health reasons.
BBC
Fletcher’s Alex de Waal writes this piece examining the conditions under which President Trump could effectively intervene in the war in Sudan.
The Conversation
In this in-depth Q&A, Fletcher’s Donald Heflin discusses the latest in ongoing negotiations between Russia and Ukraine to end their war, including confusion surrounding the U.S.-proposed peace plan.
Food Tank
Friedman School Dean Christina Economos joins this podcast episode to discuss democratizing food and nutrition education, the community-led Food is Medicine research that the Friedman School is advancing in the Mississippi Delta, and creating pathways for the next generation of leaders working to improve food, nutrition, and public health systems.
CBC News
Engineering’s Farshid Vahedifard discusses the severe drought, and resulting water crisis, impacting Iran warning that "scarcity of water can definitely cause tensions and issues.”
CNN
A&S political scientist Fahd Humayun comments on the recent deadly explosions in both Islamabad and Delhi, which are exacerbating political tensions among Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan.
Al Jazeera
Engineering’s Farshid Vahedifard comments on severe drought, and resulting water crisis, impacting Iran noting that “Ultimately, equitable water management is not just about fairness. It’s fundamental to Iran’s environmental stability and social cohesion.”
New Yorker
The Friedman School’s Elena Naumova discusses her analysis of Medicare hospitalizations after Hurricane Katrina finding a sustained, elevated rate of hospitalizations related to cardiovascular issues, saying, “It’s very hard to connect what happens months later to the hurricane . . . but the risks linger for a long time.”