Dr. Chris Conover, research scholar at Duke University’s Center for Health Policy and Inequalities Research, summarizes his research into health risks associated with a lack of insurance. Conover offered these comments during an April 14, 2014, speech for the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society. To watch full-length presentations of JLF events, click here.
Opinion
Let the science decide on PFAS in water
Saying “per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances” is a mouthful—so let’s stick with the common abbreviation for this group of man-made chemicals: PFAS. And no, you don’t want a mouthful of them. If consumed in high concentrations, PFAS may be harmful to human health. But we don’t know how high a concentration it takes. That’s why the...