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As the world prepares for the start of the Olympic Games in Paris later this month, it is still unclear whether the city’s iconic Seine River will be clean enough for competitive swimming events. In a new video, Yale’s Jordan Peccia and Vasilis Vasiliou discuss the perennial challenge of pollution that caused officials to ban swimming in the river more than a century ago.

More people in the U.S. are being diagnosed with tick-related diseases every year, but we don’t have to let that stop us from getting outdoors. YSPH's Dr. Peter Krause discusses tick-related illnesses, where the ticks are, and how to avoid them.

This Student Spotlight focuses on Aline Maybank, MPH '25 (Environmental Health Sciences, Climate Change and Health).

Yale School of Public Health researchers evaluate the association between exposure to hot temperatures during pregnancy and the risk of cancer in children.

The Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), one of the leading cardiovascular journals worldwide, recently named several Yale faculty members to its editorial board.

Weather, waning immunity, and human behavior are contributing to an explosive outbreak of dengue that has evolved in the last year, says Dr. Albert Ko, a professor of epidemiology at YSPH who has worked with dengue patients in Brazil for 30 years.

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.