APS Radio: Birth Defects in Children of Male Firefighters

On this episode of APS Radio, host Jim Burneka speaks with Dr. Miriam Siegel from NIOSH about the recently released study regarding birth defects among children of male firefighters.  Dr. Siegel describes the makeup of the study, results, and what firefighters can do to protect themselves. 

More information regarding this study can be found at:

Blog:

https://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2022/12/21/birth-defects-ff/

Full study:

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ajim.23441

More from Jim: https://firefightercancerconsultants.com/the-25-live/

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