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In a recent visit to the Yale School of Public Health, Rick Woychik, director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and National Toxicology Program, provided a road map of six emerging areas of priority for the future direction of environmental health sciences.
- March 27, 2024Source: The Washington Post
On Monday, government leaders in Puerto Rico declared a dengue epidemic after a spike in cases of the mosquito-borne disease hit the island. YSPH's Dr. Albert Ko shares his expertise and perspective.
- March 25, 2024Source: Healio
An annual COVID-19 vaccination campaign, in which second doses were administered to certain at-risk populations, was associated with reduced disease burden and health care costs, according to a new study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.
- March 20, 2024
The profound impact of climate change on community health was the topic of the 2024 Connecticut Symposium on Climate Change and Health at the Yale School of Public Health.
- March 10, 2024Source: The Washington Post
Albert Ko, MD, Raj and Indra Nooyi Professor of Public Health and professor of epidemiology (microbial diseases) and of medicine (infectious diseases), discusses Brazil’s dengue fever crisis.
- March 06, 2024
Population aging constitutes a crucial driver for future heat- and cold-related deaths.
- March 05, 2024
The International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for two senior military officials from Russia just days after the Yale School of Public Health’s Humanitarian Research Lab releases its report on systematic damage to Ukraine’s power generation and transmission facilities.
- March 04, 2024
Populations worldwide are exposed to a myriad of chemicals via drinking water, yet only a handful of chemicals have been thoroughly evaluated with regard to human exposures and health. Yale School of Public Health's Dr. Nicole Deziel discusses some of the core issues surrounding this pressing public health concern.
- February 29, 2024Source: The New York Times
The 2022 outbreak of mpox, previously known as monkeypox, was curbed in large part by drastic changes in behavior among gay and bisexual men, and not by vaccination, according to a new analysis published on Thursday in the journal Cell.
- February 29, 2024Source: NPR
A new study published in Nature Medicine finds that emergency admissions, and even deaths, are higher than expected for days and weeks after storms. YSPH Assistant Professor of Epidemiology (Environmental Health Sciences) Kai Chen comments.