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A new COVID-19 variant nicknamed FLiRT is threatening to cause a summer wave of COVID infections.

YSPH Associate Professor Xi Chen recently spoke with The Michigan Daily about his research paper, “Something in the pipe: The Flint water crisis and health at birth.”

A new study co-authored by Yale economist and School of Public Health Associate Professor Zack Cooper links rising prices for hospital care to lax antitrust enforcement.

The Yale Center on Climate Change and Health believes that protecting human health is the most powerful yet under-tapped driving force for climate action.

The study adds to a growing body of research that explores why women and minorities tend to receive worse medical care than men and white patients. YSPH Dean Dr. Megan L. Ranney comments.

Yale School of Public Health offers a free course in the fundamentals of qualitative research methods on YouTube.

Nearly 200 people attended the Yale Institute for Global Health’s (YIGH) inaugural Global Health Symposium on April 5. The day-long event featured opportunities to learn about YIGH programs, including seed grants, faculty networks, and fellowship opportunities for students. There was also a session on how to navigate Yale's policies to support global health programs, and lightning talks on a wide variety of faculty and student initiatives in global health.

Despite legal recognitions, actual access to health care remains unequal, suggesting that more practical solutions, beyond legal mandates, are needed to address the systemic barriers. YSPH Professor Howard Forman says we must confront our emerging leaders in making the moral and ethical case for health and health care.

Nearly a quarter of adults disenrolled from Medicaid in the past year say they are now uninsured. YSPH Associate Professor Chima Ndumele, an expert on Medicare/Medicaid, offers his perspective on the issue in this CBS News report.