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Members of the Yale schools of public health, medicine, and nursing came together for Yale's first Music, Memory, and Aging Symposium on January 29.

Harmonizing for Health, a collaboration between the Yale School of Public Health, NYC Health + Hospitals, and Juilliard Extension, seeks to identify the unique role music could have in relieving health care staff burnout and compassion fatigue.

A new report shows death from chronic disease has increased among younger American adults. YSPH's Dr. Judith Lichtman, PhD, says clinical guidelines that set lower thresholds for treating risk factors like high blood pressure, diabetes, and kidney disease have helped slow the progression of disease. But the impact of those changes has plateaued, and metabolic disorders like diabetes, high blood pressure, and obesity are rising.

A new exhibition at the Yale Health Center features original artworks reflecting the university’s health and wellness goals and honors leaders past and present. Dr. Judith Lichtman, the Susan Dwight Bliss Professor of Epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health, was a special guest at a recent kickoff celebration.

In a new course, Yale students are using AI technologies to transform natural phenomena into artistic performances — an endeavor that extends into a symposium April 24-25. 

After nine and a half years as Chair of the Yale School of Public Health’s Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Dr. Judith Lichtman, PhD, MPH, is stepping down effective June 30, 2024, Dean Megan L. Ranney announced Tuesday. Dr. Xiaomei Ma, PhD, will assume department leadership as interim chair for one year, with the possibility of renewal.

Researchers have found a link between hot weather and measures of the body's immune response, including levels of certain blood cells and indicators of inflammation. It's a step toward eventually finding treatments that could help protect people from dangerously high temperatures, which have been linked to increased rates of heart attack, stroke, and other cardiovascular issues. YSPH Professor Judith Lichtman comments on the findings.

Weaving together personal stories with powerful facts, journalist Linda Villarosa discussed the impact of racism in health care and strategies for the future at the February 12th Dean’s Lecture “Storytelling for Social Justice and Health”.

A new study from researchers at the Yale School of Public Health indicates that among 1,593 adults who were treated for a heart attack, there was an independent association between severe marital stress and worse recovery through their first year after hospital discharge. This association was strong even after adjusting for patient demographics.