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This Alumni Spotlight focuses on Helen Moore, MPH '22 (Health Policy), currently the social justice and racial equity policy manager for the Environmental Health Division at the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

Public health officials seeking a better view of how bird flu is spreading in cows have a new pitch for resistant dairy farmers: anonymized testing. YSPH Dean Megan L. Ranney says the idea would be a slight improvement, but she has some concerns.

Gun violence is among America’s most deadly and costly public health crises. But unlike other big killers — diseases like cancer and HIV or dangers like automobile crashes and cigarettes — sparse federal money goes to studying gun violence or preventing it.

The Yale School of Public Health had a strong showing at this year’s Aspen Ideas: Health Festival, a three-day gathering of global thought leaders and innovators who engaged in captivating discussions about current health challenges and shared bold ideas for improving health in the future.

The Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), one of the leading cardiovascular journals worldwide, recently named several Yale faculty members to its editorial board.

A landmark Supreme Court decision that reins in federal agencies’ authority is expected to hold dramatic consequences for the nation’s health care system, calling into question government rules on anything from consumer protections for patients to drug safety to nursing home care. YSPH Professor Dr. Joseph Ross provides insight.

In 2020, Congress passed the No Surprises Act to protect patients from exorbitant medical bills that had burdened Americans with tens of thousands of dollars in debt. But a cumbersome government system to resolve payment disputes between doctors and insurers now threatens to undermine the law’s promise. YSPH Associate Professor of Health Policy Zack Cooper comments on the situation in this report.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday, June 27, 2024, dismissed an appeal of Idaho’s strict abortion ban. The decision means that emergency abortions will be allowed in Idaho – for now. Yale School of Public Health Dean and emergency physician Dr. Megan Ranney joined CNN on June 26, when the opinion was briefly leaked, to talk about the implications of the decision.