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Representatives from the Yale School of Public Health and Yale-New Haven Hospital discuss ways to advance data equity in public health in this special communication in JAMA Health Forum.

December's Research Roundup highlights a new approach for improving genetic risk prediction using electronic health records, how interstate gun trafficking impacts firearm research, and how deteriorating neighborhoods impact health.

Men who experienced relationship violence were more likely than women to be missed in follow up screening for risk of death by homicide caused by that abuse, according to a new Yale study.

Dr. Fan Li, PhD, an Associate Professor in the Department of Biostatistics and a leading expert in causal inference and clinical trial methodology, was awarded a $2.6 million grant to develop innovative methods to strengthen the design and analysis of complex clinical trials.

At the 6th International Yale Symposium on Olive Oil and Health, YSPH Professor Vasilis Vasiliou updated the audience on recent research on olive oil’s health benefits.

Yale School of Public Health alum Jackson Higginbottom now works full-time at YSPH — while also running a free medical clinic in his home state of Oklahoma.

On Thursday, September 19, 2025, Yale University welcomed colleagues from academia and industry for the annual Yale–Boehringer Ingelheim Biomedical Data Science Fellowship (BMDS) Colloquium and Joint Steering Committee meeting. Hosted in New Haven, the gathering brought together faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and leaders from Yale and Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) to celebrate progress, showcase research, and chart the fellowship’s future.

Worried your olive oil isn’t real? A new study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health finds the top brands on U.S. shelves are pure—so you can enjoy the health benefits without second-guessing your bottle.

An intensive two-day Yale Cancer Research symposium, dedicated to advancing cancer science through innovation and strengthening partnerships between Yale University and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), brought together researchers from multiple disciplines this week.