On March 22, 2018, Cogency’s President and Founder, Dr. Hung Cheung, and Cogency’s Director of Legionella/Waterborne Pathogens and Building Science Read More >>
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March 13, 2018 | Risk Communication for Public Health Professionals
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February 23, 2018 | Why Are Humans Bad At Calculating Risk?
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February 16, 2018 | Why is This Year’s Flu Season So Harsh?
We are in the thick of flu season, which means fever, chills, muscle aches and fatigue. In short – pure Read More >>
February 1, 2018 | New Changes to Cogency!
We at Cogency are very excited to welcome and announce that Allan Burt, MBA, LEED AP BD+C has joined the Read More >>
January 23, 2018 | What are Dead Legs?
Dead legs may bring a gruesome image to mind, but in the context of water borne pathogens, it has another Read More >>
January 12, 2018 | Raw Water – Harmless Trend or Public Health Hazard?
Every day it feels like a new trend is rolling through social media. One day it’s avocado toast, the next Read More >>
January 4, 2018 | Why should we care about biofilm?
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December 13, 2017 | Elevated Levels of Legionella in Connecticut Rivers
Public Health officials have identified four rivers and two watersheds in Connecticut that have elevated levels of Legionella, the bacteria Read More >>
December 8, 2017 | Happy 2017 National Influenza Vaccination Week!
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Safe drinking water is a goal of public health officials around the world. This is increasingly imperative as our water infrastructure ages across the United States. More and more lead pipes are being replaced to decrease the amount of lead, sediment, and biofilm in our drinking water. This process, while it has good intentions, can actually have incredibly hazardous consequences on local communities.
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