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This series spotlights the new faculty that joined the YSPH Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases (EMD) program in 2024. This month, along with our student spotlight series, our theme is climate change and infectious disease. Here, new Assistant Professor Dr. Colin Carlson tells us about his pathway and some of his exciting research in a Q&A format.

A new study led by Yale researchers with the Cancer Intervention and Surveillance Modeling Network (CISNET) Lung Working Group has determined that the NAM report grossly underestimated the number of averted deaths. The findings significantly amplify the potential impact of the T21 law and provide important new information for future state and local policy discussions surrounding tobacco regulation and public health.

Yale recently convened top researchers and policymakers to discuss how rigorous scholarship can be used to inform policies related to Medicaid.  YSPH professors Chima Ndumele and Jacob Wallace organized the symposium.

UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting has sharpened the public’s focus on the role of private insurers, a necessary evil in the U.S. healthcare system. YSPH Professor Howard Forman comments.

CGTN's Elaine Reyes speaks to Xi Chen, associate professor of health policy at the Yale School of Public Health, about China's efforts to care for its almost 3 million elderly citizens.

Almost daily attacks on Sudan's largest displacement camp have been blamed on a paramilitary group at war with Sudan's army. Nathaniel Raymond, executive director of the Humanitarian Research Lab at Yale School of Public Health, provides insights.

Yale School of Public Health students learned about the rewards and challenges of creating complementary academic-industry partnerships when nationally recognized physician, health care entrepreneur Dr. Dena Bravata, MD, MS, visited the school as part of Dean Megan L. Ranney’s Leaders in Public Health speaker series.

Yale School of Public Health Dean Megan L. Ranney, MD, MPH, joined The Source With Kaitlan Collins on CNN on Dec. 14, 2024 to discuss the importance of polio vaccines.

This series spotlights the amazing students in the YSPH Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases (EMD) program. This month focuses on students who are conducting research on Climate Change and Infectious Diseases. Here, PhD student Hailey Robertson tells us about the program and some of her exciting research in a Q&A format.