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A new study co-authored by Yale economist and School of Public Health Associate Professor Zack Cooper links rising prices for hospital care to lax antitrust enforcement.
- April 24, 2024Source: The Michigan Daily
YSPH Associate Professor Xi Chen recently spoke with The Michigan Daily about his research paper, “Something in the pipe: The Flint water crisis and health at birth.”
- April 22, 2024Source: NBC News
The study adds to a growing body of research that explores why women and minorities tend to receive worse medical care than men and white patients. YSPH Dean Dr. Megan L. Ranney comments.
- April 22, 2024
The Yale Center on Climate Change and Health believes that protecting human health is the most powerful yet under-tapped driving force for climate action.
- April 18, 2024Source: Fortune
Yale School of Public Health offers a free course in the fundamentals of qualitative research methods on YouTube.
- April 17, 2024
Nearly 200 people attended the Yale Institute for Global Health’s (YIGH) inaugural Global Health Symposium on April 5. The day-long event featured opportunities to learn about YIGH programs, including seed grants, faculty networks, and fellowship opportunities for students. There was also a session on how to navigate Yale's policies to support global health programs, and lightning talks on a wide variety of faculty and student initiatives in global health.
- April 16, 2024Source: Healthcare Executive
Despite legal recognitions, actual access to health care remains unequal, suggesting that more practical solutions, beyond legal mandates, are needed to address the systemic barriers. YSPH Professor Howard Forman says we must confront our emerging leaders in making the moral and ethical case for health and health care.
- April 12, 2024Source: CBS News
Nearly a quarter of adults disenrolled from Medicaid in the past year say they are now uninsured. YSPH Associate Professor Chima Ndumele, an expert on Medicare/Medicaid, offers his perspective on the issue in this CBS News report.
- April 11, 2024
As a health care entrepreneur and leader in the White House’s development of some of the most important health care initiatives of the 21st century, Andy Slavitt helped implement the Affordable Care Act and advised the Biden administration on its COVID-19 response. In a recent visit to YSPH, Slavitt shared some of his key communications practices as part of the Leaders in Public Health speakers series.
- April 10, 2024Source: Yale Daily News
Dr. Megan L. Ranney, MD, became the new dean of the Yale School of Public Health on July 1, 2023. In an interview with the Yale Daily News, Ranney says she is settling well into her new position.