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In a new Yale study, researchers found that SARS-CoV-2—the virus responsible for COVID-19—is weakening within the animal kingdom.

Researchers at the Yale School of Public Health estimate that the United States could reduce its annual spending on outpatient prescription drugs by $184 billion—a 51% decrease—if domestic prices were aligned with those in other high-income nations.

YSPH's Dr. Becca Levy is one of the nation's leading researchers on the physical and mental health effects of ageism. Her work is discussed in this episode of Here and Now on National Public Radio.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's new childhood immunization schedule represents one of the most dramatic changes in childhood disease prevention policy in decades. Yale School of Public Health vaccine expert Dr. Jason L. Schwartz, PhD, explains the new vaccine schedule — and what it means for parents and families.

KCBS Radio News Anchor Steve Scott speaks with Dr. Jason Schwartz, Yale Professor of Public Health (Health Policy), about the CDC's new childhood immunization schedule.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made major changes to the national childhood vaccine schedule, reducing the number of diseases that children are advised to be vaccinated against from 17 to 11. YSPH Associate Professor Jason Schwartz says there’s an enormous body of evidence supporting all of the vaccines' safety, effectiveness, and value.

This series spotlights some of the amazing associate research scientists in the Department of Microbial Diseases at the Yale School of Public Health. The research conducted by our EMD colleagues addresses some of the most urgent global health challenges. Here, Dr. Ke Li talks about his impactful research in Dr. Dan Weinberger's lab.

For decades, autism has been described as a spectrum - an elastic term that stretches from nonverbal children to adults with doctorates. Beneath that vast range lies a shared pattern of social communication and behavioral differences, long resistant to neat explanations.

The Humanitarian Research Lab at Yale School of Public Health estimates that between 30,000 and 100,000 people were killed during the recent seize of El Fasher in Sudan. New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof highlights the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Sudan in a Dec. 24, 2025 opinion piece.