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The gift basket raffle held during the school's annual Winter Celebration is an innovative way to support local community agencies.

Researchers are investigating how the tobacco industry is using social media to promote vaping to teens, and they are developing interventions for deterring e-cigarette use.

A new study led by Yale Cancer Center researchers at Yale School of Medicine found a substantial increase in the adoption of active surveillance (AS) and watchful waiting (WW) treatment strategies over the past decade — an encouraging trend for men seeking less-invasive treatment options.

Researchers at the Yale School of Public Health and Yale School of Medicine, in conjunction with Equitable Breakthroughs in Medicine, a multi-institute collaboration focused on clinical trial diversity, have published a Site Maturity Assessment Model in the journal Trials. The model is designed to support clinical trial sites to identify opportunities for growth and to enrich diversity.

Over a decade ago, Dr. Nicola Hawley, PhD, connected with a colleague in American Samoa to learn more about prenatal care delivery and how pregnancy might provide an opportunity to impact chronic disease prevention interventions. Obesity and overweight are highly prevalent among pregnant Samoan women, and a previous study conducted by Dr. Hawley and her colleagues found those conditions to be associated with adverse maternal and infant health outcomes. They also discovered a lack of data about gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in the U.S. territory, but they estimate that about 40% of women in American Samoa will develop GDM during pregnancy. At the time, screening rates for gestational diabetes were low, largely due to a lack of awareness about the condition and issues with supply-side service provision.

As the House of Representatives calls for the elimination of federal funding for gun violence prevention research, the News talked to Yale experts about the future of such research.

Most fatal pediatric opioid poisonings among children occur in their home with many following a history of maltreatment, a new Yale study finds.

Dean Megan L. Ranney, MD, MPH, gave the Yale School of Public Health’s first-ever state of the school address on October 17th as the first dean of the newly independent professional school.

Yale School of Public Health's Dr. Bhramar Mukherjee, PhD, has been chosen as the 2025 President-elect of the Eastern North American Region (ENAR) of the International Biometrics Society (IBS), one of the largest and most impactful professional statistics and biostatistics societies.