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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 26, 2024
This series spotlights the amazing students in the YSPH Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases (EMD) program. This month focuses on students who are studying tuberculosis (TB). Here, 5th year MD/PhD candidate Ann Johnson tells us about the program and some of her exciting research in a Q&A format.
- 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 22, 2024
This series spotlights the amazing students in the YSPH Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases (EMD) program. This month focuses on students who are studying tuberculosis (TB). Here, 4th year PhD candidate Melanie Chitwood tells us about the program and some of her exciting research in a Q&A format.
- 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 19, 2024
This series highlights the amazing students in the Yale School of Public Health’s Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases (EMD) program. This month we’re focusing on students who are studying tuberculosis (TB). In this spotlight, Tejaswini (Teju) DV, MPH ’24, tells us about the program and some of her exciting research.
- March 13, 2024
This series spotlights the amazing students in the YSPH Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases (EMD) program. This month focuses on students who are studying tuberculosis (TB). Here, Charlene Jamie Miciano, BA ’24, MPH ’25, tells us about the program and some of her exciting research in a Q&A format.
- March 12, 2024
Mayur M. Desai, YSPH professor of epidemiology (microbial diseases), and Erika Linnander, director of the Global Health Leadership Initiative at YSPH, teamed with two faculty members from the University of Arizona's Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, and India's JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research and the Public Health Research Institute of India to create the Research Leadership Program. Its purpose is to build leadership and mentorship among public health scholars from India’s underrepresented groups.
- March 11, 2024
Most analyses regarding the excess risk of death during the COVID-19 pandemic have relied on summary data. However, a recent study published in the International Journal of Epidemiology instead analyzed individual patient-level data based on medical records from the largest integrated healthcare system in the United States.
- 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.