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The number of babesiosis cases from ticks is increasing. YSPH Professor Emeritus Durland Fish says babesiosis has the potential to become a much more important public health threat than Lyme disease because of its high mortality rate.
- July 05, 2025Source: The Washington Post
A hastily constructed immigrant detention camp in the Everglades is located in the Big Cypress Swamp. The area is known for its dangerous mosquitoes and powerful storms, says YSPH Professor Emeritus Durland Fish, who has studied the region's disease-carrying mosquitoes.
- July 02, 2025
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- July 01, 2025Source: Kyiv Post
The Ukraine Conflict Observatory at Yale University’s Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL), the leading organization that tracks thousands of Ukrainian children abducted and taken to Russia, announced on Monday that, it would be able to continue its operations until at least October 1, 2025 thanks to the numerous contributions of individual donors.
- June 25, 2025
Dr. Melinda Pettigrew spent more than 20 years at Yale School of Public Health as interim dean and Anna M.R. Lauder Professor of Epidemiology before leaving in 2023 to become dean of the University of Minnesota School of Public Health.
- June 24, 2025Source: The Telegraph
The Humanitarian Rights Lab at the Yale School of Public Health has played an ‘irreplaceable role’ in tracking missing children during the Russian war with Ukraine, one leading advocate said. The lab is scheduled to shut down on July 1.
- June 24, 2025Source: Health.com
Tick season is already off to a rough start, and catching bites early is key to preventing tick-borne disease. Research suggests you're most likely to spot a tick in these 12 body parts. YSPH Assistant Professor Chantal Vogels provides advice.
- June 18, 2025Source: Patch
The COVID-19 subvariant "Nimbus" is known for its ultra-contagious and painful sore throat, described as "razor blade throat."
- June 18, 2025Source: PBS News
Cuts to federal funding and hiring freezes at colleges and universities come at a crucial time, destabilizing the nation's research infrastructure and prompting many scientists to continue their work abroad if its future remains uncertain in the U.S.
- June 12, 2025Source: CNN
The Humanitarian Research Lab at Yale School of Public Health has been tracking the abduction of Ukraine children and other potential crimes against humanity by Russia since 2022. Federal funding for the lab is set to expire July 1.