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Rebecca Fuoco

Los Angeles
As seen in: MSN, The New York Times, HuffPost, Yahoo News, Yahoo News Malaysia, Aol, Los Angeles Times, The Hill, Phys.org, The Mercury News and
Covers:  Climate Change, Environmental Health, Science Communication, Health Communication
Director of Science Communications @Green_Science • DrPH student @JohnsHopkinsSPH • interests: #scicomm #pfas #antimicrobials • rebecca@greensciencepolicy.org

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Rebecca Fuoco’s Biography

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I am a highly trained and published writer with expertise in science communication, particularly health and environmental research. I received my undergraduate education in environmental and biological sciences from Cornell University, graduating Magna Cum Laude with Distinction in Research. I then transitioned into the policy, communications, and advocacy side of science when I obtained a Master of Public Health degree at U.C. Berkeley as an Arthur Ferreira Pinto Foundation Fellow. While purs…

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The March for Science Fizzled, but It Didn't Fail

The March for Science Fizzled, but It Didn't Fail

The 2017 March for Science was an unprecedented mobilization on behalf of science. In Washington, D.C., and i…

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Let's Stop Using Mental Illnesses As Figures Of Speech

Let's Stop Using Mental Illnesses As Figures Of Speech

Once every five minutes, someone somewhere says they're "sooo OCD" about sorting emails, using Purell during …

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Lead control: An investment with economic (and health) returns

Lead control: An investment with economic (and health) returns

Today marks the start of National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (NLPPW), led by the CDC every year during th…

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State needs to reform flame retardant standards

State needs to reform flame retardant standards

In collaboration with the Oakland Black Firefighters Association, Oakland City Hall got a blue makeover recen…

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'Trevor's Law' would help investigate childhood cancer clusters

'Trevor's Law' would help investigate childhood cancer clusters

Tanner, a 12-year-old from Clyde, Ohio, had a difficult school year. He was only able to attend a few weeks o…

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Targeting Biocide Overuse in Consumer Products Will Strengthen Global AMR Action Click to copy article link Article link copied!

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By Rebecca Fuoco, Anna Soehl, Miguel van der Velden
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an urgent and escalating threat to human health and food security worldwide. Between 1990 and 2021, drug-resistant infections caused more than 1 million deaths annually, a figure projected to reach 2 million each year by 2050. (1) Global efforts to control AMR have largely focused on antimicrobial drug production, use and release in healthcare and animal agriculture.
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Swapping old sofas and chairs reduces body levels of harmful flame retardants

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By Rebecca Fuoco
| MSN Verified
New research led by the California Department of Public Health and partners has found that replacing foam-containing furniture made before 2014 would cut in half levels of certain harmful flame retardants in people's bodies in just over a year. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates.
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Swapping old sofas and chairs reduces body levels of harmful flame retardants

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By Rebecca Fuoco, Stephanie Baum, Robert Egan Verified
| Medical Xpress Verified
Credit: Environmental Pollution (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2025.127326 New research led by the California Department of Public Health and partners has found that replacing foam-containing furniture made before 2014 would cut in half levels of certain harmful flame retardants in people's bodies in just over a year.
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