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Experts warn people to take precautions as extreme heat descends on many parts of the United States. “Many people do not realize how deadly extreme heat can be,” said Jennifer Wang, executive director of the Yale Center on Climate Change and Health.

Pennsylvania families worry about rising cases of rare cancer with fracking well pads near their homes and stalled House bills. YSPH Associate Professor Nicole Deziel shares her insights.

Researchers are launching a clinical trial this month to test whether the anti-malaria drug tafenoquine, in combination with other drugs, can speed up recovery for people diagnosed with the tick-borne illness babesiosis.

A new multi-institutional study provides key insights into family psychosocial factors potentially contributing to this transmission of intergenerational trauma and suggests possible interventions to improve the health of Rwandan youth and their families in the wake of the 1994 Tutsi genocide.

Reusing the lithium found in fracking wastewater as a component of longer-lasting batteries sounds like a worthy goal. However, it is important to ensure that the extraction process is done in a way that minimizes impact on the environment and public health, YSPH Associate Professor Nicole Deziel says in this news report.

Negative early life experiences, such as attending segregated schools, contribute significantly to cognitive decline and cognition disparities between older Black and white Americans, according to a new study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.

Regulating chemicals one by one has allowed the tobacco industry to skirt menthol bans by creating new additives with similar effects but unclear safety profiles, say a team of Yale scientists in this Scientific American commentary.

For the tick-borne infection babesiosis, adding the antimalarial drug tafenoquine may be a lifesaver for vulnerable patients who relapse after standard treatment, according to a new study by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.

Yale School of Public Health researchers assessed how long international travelers should be quarantined to prevent COVID-19 infection rise, finding it differed quite a bit by country.