Public Health Modeling News

This series spotlights the amazing students working with faculty from the YSPH Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases (EMD) Department. This month focuses on students who are conducting research in Public Health Modeling. Here, PhD student Abbey Porzucek tells us about the program and some of her exciting research in a Q&A format.

This series spotlights the amazing students working with faculty from the YSPH Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases (EMD) Department. This month focuses on students who are conducting research in Public Health Modeling. Here, PhD student Yi-Ting Chew tells us about the program and some of her exciting research in a Q&A format.

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.

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the most pressing public health challenges of the 21st Century. One area of particular concern is AMR gonorrhea, a potent strain of the sexually transmitted bacteria that has become resistant to all of the antibiotics once used to treat it. A new study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health could help fill those data gaps and significantly improve AMR gonorrhea surveillance nationally.

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.

Ahead of debates next month, negotiators should come with clear, commonsense proposals that can gain global support, YSPH Assistant Professor Colin J. Carlson and colleagues say in this report.

The United States recorded its first human death from bird flu on January 6, heightening concerns that the latest strains of influenza A/H5N1 virus could become a significant public health threat to humans in 2025. YSPH's Dr. Colin J. Carlson, PhD, an expert in virus outbreak reporting and monitoring, discusses the virus' current threat level in this special news feature.

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.

Test positivity, emergency room visits, hospitalizations, and deaths due to COVID are increasing as we enter the new year. YSPH Professor Jeffrey Townsend warns, "It’s still dangerous."