DSDE in the News

On Feb. 28, over 50 faculty members across various disciplines convened for the Yale Forum on Climate Change and Health, hosted by the Yale Planetary Solutions and Yale Center on Climate Change and Health, or YCCCH.

Engagement in spirituality correlates with better physical and mental health, YSPH Associate Professor Yusuf Ransome says in this Psychology Today commentary.

In a new report, scientists at the Yale School of Public Health warn that smoke from the California wildfires can exacerbate cardiovascular problems. They also say the compound extreme weather events that preceded the fires represent a new era in public health in which climate change-driven disasters create new challenges for protecting population health.

Three professors in the Yale School of Public Health’s Department of Biostatistics have been chosen to lead major national and international biostatistics organizations—a rare distinction that underscores the department’s standing as a global leader in pioneering research and statistical science.

Extreme heat could pose a significant threat to players and spectators at the next World Cup, according to climate and medical experts. YSPH Associate Professor Kai Chen expects temperatures to keep rising and says they will continue to pose a significant health threat.

A newly published study in Annals of Internal Medicine describes the significant safety risks posed by a commonly used blood clot filter and transparency gaps in the procedures of the Food & Drug Administration that allowed the device to gain regulatory approval. Yale professor of medicine, public health, and investigative medicine Dr. Harlan Krumholz led the study.

Science Sessions, the podcast of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, speaks to Yale School of Public Health Associate Professor Kai Chen about the impact of wildfire smoke on human health.

Dr. Yusuf Ransome is an associate professor at the Yale School of Public Health and a public voices fellow with The OpEd Project. This week, the city of Seoul, South Korea, announced it would spend $327 million to fight an epidemic of loneliness in a country where thousands of people die alone every year. In this commentary, Dr. Ransome discusses the importance of addressing social isolation in the U.S.

Dean Megan L. Ranney, MD, MPH, gave the Yale School of Public Health’s first-ever state of the school address on October 17th as the first dean of the newly independent professional school.