Latest News from Chronic Disease Epidemiology
The United States has one of the highest incarceration rates in the world, with nearly 2 million people in the criminal justice system facing potential barriers to accessing timely, quality care. Now, Yale researchers are finding that individuals with a history of incarceration are more likely to be diagnosed with cancer and are less likely to survive the disease.
- March 07, 2023
A team led by Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) researchers has found a significant connection between long-term exposure to common air pollutants and hospital readmissions among people who have had a stroke. The finding suggests the need to reevaluate air pollution regulations in the U.S.
- March 06, 2023
A team of Yale scientists seeks to determine which treatment sequences produce the best results for people with advanced cancer while examining the cost of these treatments.
- March 06, 2023
In the United States, a significant number of patients continue to struggle with persistent hypertension.
- February 20, 2023
A new study at Yale will concentrate on Black and Latina women and extend previous work on the links between breast cancer and lifestyle factors.
- February 15, 2023
Alumni Spotlight on Shazia Khawaja, MPH '04 (Chronic Disease Epidemiology), who is now a senior director of real world evidence operations at Merck.
- February 14, 2023Source: Yale Public Health magazine
Studying cancer treatment outcomes is the mission of the Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, a collaborative effort of the Yale Cancer Center and the Schools of Medicine and Public Health.
- February 10, 2023Source: Yale News
As the third anniversary of the pandemic approaches, Abbe R. Gluck and Marcella Nunez-Smith reflect on the roles of a lifetime — creating a national response.
- February 06, 2023Source: USA Today
A growing body of evidence suggests that the air we breathe could be affecting our mental as well as our physical health.
- February 01, 2023
Two members of the Yale Center for Research on Aging (Y-Age) are among three Yale School of Medicine faculty whose work is included on the Clinical Research Forum’s 2023 list of the Top 20 recent research achievements.