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A new study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health shows that differences in the entire rotavirus genome – not just its two surface proteins – affect how well rotavirus vaccines work. This may explain why some people still get infected with rotavirus even though they have been vaccinated.

U.S. officials reversed plans to cut off emergency food aid to several nations, but maintained them in Afghanistan and Yemen, two of the world’s poorest and most war-ravaged countries. Nathaniel Raymond, executive director of the Humanitarian Research Lab at the Yale School of Public Health, called the cuts “a potential extinction-level event” for two generations of progress in limiting the suffering of those caught in crises.

Lawmakers feared that a database on children taken by Russia was deleted when funding was stopped as part of President Trump’s foreign aid cuts.

As the world’s population rapidly ages, a new study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health finds that people living with dementia are struggling at an alarming rate.

The American Association for the Advancement of Science has elected eight Yale faculty members as part of its latest class of fellows.

It’s challenging to stay mentally sharp and healthy when transitioning into retirement. Onset of depression is a concern. YSPH Associate Professor Xi Chen provides insights.

Air pollution has now surpassed tobacco and poor diet as a leading cause of death. At the Yale School of Public Health, Dr. Krystal Pollitt, PhD, P.Eng., is using artificial intelligence and a novel wristband detection device to better understand people's exposure to chemicals in the environment.

On Feb. 28, over 50 faculty members across various disciplines convened for the Yale Forum on Climate Change and Health, hosted by the Yale Planetary Solutions and Yale Center on Climate Change and Health, or YCCCH.

YSPH Professor Paul Anastas, director of the Yale Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering, discusses the center's efforts in promoting green chemistry initiatives in the Global South.