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The Humanitarian Research Lab at Yale School of Public Health estimates that between 30,000 and 100,000 people were killed during the recent seize of El Fasher in Sudan. New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof highlights the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Sudan in a Dec. 24, 2025 opinion piece.

This series spotlights some of the amazing postgraduate researchers in the Department of Microbial Diseases at the Yale School of Public Health. The research conducted by our EMD colleagues addresses some of the most urgent global health challenges. Here, Zeaan Pithawala talks about his impactful research in Dr. Ginny Pitzer's lab in the Public Health Modeling Unit.

This series spotlights some of the amazing postgraduate researchers in the Department of Microbial Diseases at the Yale School of Public Health. The research conducted by our EMD colleagues addresses some of the most urgent global health challenges. Here, Catherine Wenger talks about her impactful research in Dr. Ginny Pitzer's lab in the Public Health Modeling Unit.

The U.S. is experiencing its worst resurgence of measles in more than three decades, and is at risk of losing its measles elimination status in January. A team at the Yale School of Public Health has been closely tracking cases in the Americas since early 2025, issuing weekly reports.

The health sector is working to navigate what could be the most significant changes to the U.S. vaccine program in decades. YSPH Associate Professor Jason Schwartz expresses his concern about how the changes will impact vaccine policies in individual states.

December's Research Roundup highlights a new approach for improving genetic risk prediction using electronic health records, how interstate gun trafficking impacts firearm research, and how deteriorating neighborhoods impact health.

A new report from the Yale School of Public Health warns that the U.S. government’s abrupt cancellation of funding for mRNA vaccine research could have devastating health and economic consequences for the nation.

A new strain of flu has global health experts worried that this year's flu season may be particularly severe. YSPH Senior Fellow Dr. Anne Zink warns that flu surges can affect timely diagnosis and treatment and add strain to overtaxed health care systems.

How does gun violence, and the threat of it, affect us as a society and as individuals? YSPH Community Scholar Nelba Márquez-Greene, whose daughter was murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary School, shares her insights in this episode of Connecticut Public Radio's Where We Live show.