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Why does olive oil help combat climate change? How can soil affect human well-being? What does marketing have to do with public health? These were just a few of the many questions considered by almost 100 participants from 15 countries at the 6th International Yale Symposium on Olive Oil and Health in Heraklion, Crete, Greece at the beginning of December.

Over the course of her Pilot Project funded by Women’s Health Research at Yale, Carolyn Fredericks, MD, assistant professor of neurology, forged interdisciplinary partnerships to propel her research forward.

A new study led by Yale researchers with the Cancer Intervention and Surveillance Modeling Network (CISNET) Lung Working Group has determined that the NAM report grossly underestimated the number of averted deaths. The findings significantly amplify the potential impact of the T21 law and provide important new information for future state and local policy discussions surrounding tobacco regulation and public health.

This Student Spotlight focuses on Yukang Zeng, MS '25 (Biostatistics). Before coming to YSPH, he founded his own research institute and affiliated think tank.

The Pain Management Collaboratory Coordinating Center, a Yale-based research center that supports 16 large-scale pragmatic clinical trials of non-drug approaches to managing pain, has been awarded a funding extension to continue its work for six years.

According to Yale, the study findings “have significant implications for public health policy and individual decision-making.”

A one-size-fits-all approach for scheduling COVID-19 booster shots may not be the most effective, according to a new study by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health and University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The best time for people to get a booster actually varies based on where they live and their personal infection history.

Seven Yale School of Medicine faculty receive Yale Faculty Innovation Awards.

Rohan Khera, MD, MS, discusses his review in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, which highlights artificial intelligence developments in cardiovascular medicine. The review also provides an overview of future uses of AI in clinical practice and highlights areas of caution.