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Studies on cancer, climate change, and COVID-19 among the top YSPH research honored in 2023
Research studies focused on cancer, climate change, COVID-19, and Medicaid spending took top honors this year at the Yale School of Public Health.
8 Jun 2023
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Dr. Joseph Ross Named JAMA Deputy Editor
Joseph Ross, MD, MHS, professor of medicine (general medicine), Yale School of Medicine, and of public health (health policy and management), Yale School of Public Health, was recently named deputy editor of the peer-reviewed journal JAMA.
7 Jun 2023
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Death Rates among Black People in the U.S. Are Rising after Falling
Eighty-two million years—that’s how much lifetime the U.S.’s Black population lost because of premature deaths between 1999 and 2020, a new study shows. The numbers are an alarming reminder of concerning gaps in health care—and they are not entirely surprising, according to experts on racial health disparity. The study’s authors say their findings should be a “call to action” for policymakers.
Source: Scientific American
6 Jun 2023
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At Yale, scholars and policymakers unite to improve state Medicaid program
Yale’s Tobin Center for Economic Policy is connecting top-flight researchers with state officials to enhance Connecticut’s Medicaid program.
Source: Yale News
1 Jun 2023
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NIH-funded MD-PhD programs foster diversity in biomedical science, Yale study finds
NIH-funded Medical Scientist Training Programs contribute to the diversity of the biomedical scientific workforce due to funding requirements, a Yale School of Public Health study has found.
31 May 2023
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Health & Veritas podcast dives into topical issues in medicine, health care, and public health
The Yale School of Public Health is now a proud sponsor of Health & Veritas, a lively and topical podcast hosted by YSPH and Yale School of Medicine physician-professors Drs. Howard P. Forman and Harlan M. Krumholz. The weekly podcast, a joint production of YSPH and the School of Management, began in September 2021 and new episodes go online every Thursday.
31 May 2023
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Public health graduates urged to “soldier on” at 2023 Commencement
Award-winning New York Times reporter Apoorva Mandavilli praised graduates of the Yale School of Public Health for their courage and commitment Monday during her keynote Commencement address at Woolsey Hall.
22 May 2023
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CDC's Rochelle Walensky resigns, citing pandemic transition
The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is resigning
Source: ABC News
5 May 2023
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COVID global health emergency declared over as CDC director Rochelle Walensky announces her resignation
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, a respected Massachusetts infectious disease physician who led the Biden administration’s pandemic response, announces she is stepping down as head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on June 30.
Source: The Boston Globe
5 May 2023
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Data Sharing That Safeguards Patient Privacy Is Crucial for Future of Medicine, Says Yale Researcher
Sharing patient data for meaningful research presents a significant challenge: protecting patient privacy. Because of advances in computer technology, the theoretical risk of reidentification of anonymous data is very high. Dr. Daniel Boffa is advocating ways to reduce that risk.
21 Apr 2023
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Student Spotlight; Dolma Tsering, MPH '24 (Health Policy)
Student Spotlight on Dolma Tsering, MPH '24 (Health Policy)
20 Apr 2023
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YSPH students ‘Hack’ their way to victory in international competition
A trio of second-year Yale School of Public Health students – from left: Ingeborg Hyde (Health Care Management), Ryan Orr (Health Policy), and Olivia Canie (Health Policy) – took first prize in their category, U.S. Prison Reform, in the Yale Policy Institute’s Hackathon competition, an international held virtually April 7-9.
18 Apr 2023
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Alumni Spotlight: Minjae Kim wears many hats as a nurse practitioner
Alumni Spotlight on Minjae Kim, MPH ’19 (Health Policy & Management), who's currently working as the chief nursing officer at NY Spine Care Interventional Pain Management.
12 Apr 2023
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Inactivity Pandemic Poised to Undo CVD Prevention Advances
Sedentary time at an extraordinary level. Harlan Krumholz, MD , says we need a large-scale societal shift where daily movement is the norm.
Source: TCTMD
11 Apr 2023
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Healthcare, college education, and childcare started getting worse decades ago. Now we're all finally feeling it.
Americans are accruing billions in debt to pay for things like education and healthcare. Meanwhile, childcare is unaffordable almost everywhere, making it a luxury to have kids. They all could've been treated as public goods, but lawmakers decided to let them run as businesses.
Source: Business Insider
8 Apr 2023
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A Year of Breastfeeding Costs Families As Much As $11,000, Study Finds
The direct and indirect costs of breastfeeding are far higher than people might assume, making the choice to breastfeed rather than bottle feed less automatic for many families.
4 Apr 2023
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YSPH statement on nationwide injunction on ACA preventive care mandates
The Yale School of Public Health responds to a federal court injunction on provisions of the Affordable Care Act requiring employers and insurers to cover a broad range of preventive services.
4 Apr 2023
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Participant-centric Trial Will Test if Antiviral Paxlovid Can Help With Long COVID
Researchers are still in the dark on the mechanisms underlying and how to treat long COVID. A new clinical trial using the oral antiviral Paxlovid will provide urgently needed insights for COVID long-haulers and their providers.
3 Apr 2023
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HIV Infections Could Spike After Ruling on Affordable Care Act: Experts
A federal judge in Texas on Thursday struck down the preventive services mandate of the Affordable Care Act, ruling that the need to provide these services violated the religious rights of the plaintiffs.
Source: WebMD
30 Mar 2023
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YSPH alum Dr. Lawrence Brown finds rewards in both surgery and music
Dr. Lawrence Brown, MD, MPH ’18 (Health Policy), now a PhD candidate at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and a surgical resident at Johns Hopkins Hospital, finds his solace at the piano and his rewards in becoming a surgeon.
28 Mar 2023