Yale School of Public Health
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In a new interdisciplinary Yale study, researchers found that SARS-CoV-2 — the virus responsible for COVID-19 — is weakening within the animal kingdom: https://news.yale.edu/2026/01/09/sars-cov-2-decline-animals-study-finds
January 16, 2026 at 5:30 PM
In a new interdisciplinary Yale study, researchers found that SARS-CoV-2 — the virus responsible for COVID-19 — is weakening within the animal kingdom: https://news.yale.edu/2026/01/09/sars-cov-2-decline-animals-study-finds
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.
https://m.yale.edu/dd85
https://m.yale.edu/dd85
Yale study: U.S. could save $184 billion by aligning drug prices with peer nations
Researchers at the Yale School of Public Health estimate that the United States could reduce its annual spending on outpatient prescription drugs by $184
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January 15, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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.
https://m.yale.edu/dd85
https://m.yale.edu/dd85
Congratulations to YSPH's @jasonlschwartz.bsky.social & @annezinkmd.bsky.social, who have been appointed to the Board of Advisers of the Vaccine Integrity Project, a new initiative launched by the University of Minnesota that provides trusted, science-based information on vaccines.
Schwartz, Zink to serve on vaccine integrity advisory board
Dr. Jason L. Schwartz, PhD, and Dr. Anne Zink, MD, have been appointed to the Board of Advisers of the Vaccine Integrity Project, a new initiative launched by
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January 14, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Congratulations to YSPH's @jasonlschwartz.bsky.social & @annezinkmd.bsky.social, who have been appointed to the Board of Advisers of the Vaccine Integrity Project, a new initiative launched by the University of Minnesota that provides trusted, science-based information on vaccines.
We are thrilled to share that Dr. Deb Houry MD, MPH, a nationally recognized physician and public health leader, has joined the Yale School of Public Health as a lecturer and senior fellow in the Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology.
Read more: m.yale.edu/dd7p
Read more: m.yale.edu/dd7p
January 12, 2026 at 4:07 PM
We are thrilled to share that Dr. Deb Houry MD, MPH, a nationally recognized physician and public health leader, has joined the Yale School of Public Health as a lecturer and senior fellow in the Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology.
Read more: m.yale.edu/dd7p
Read more: m.yale.edu/dd7p
The CDC's new childhood immunization schedule represents one of the most dramatic changes in childhood disease prevention policy in decades.
Keep reading for what parents should know ⬇️
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Keep reading for what parents should know ⬇️
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January 7, 2026 at 5:40 PM
The CDC's new childhood immunization schedule represents one of the most dramatic changes in childhood disease prevention policy in decades.
Keep reading for what parents should know ⬇️
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Keep reading for what parents should know ⬇️
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Recent Yale School of Public Health research explores:
➡️ A new approach for improving genetic risk prediction using electronic health records
➡️ How interstate gun trafficking impacts firearm research
➡️ How deteriorating neighborhoods impact health
Read more ➡️ m.yale.edu/ddtg
➡️ A new approach for improving genetic risk prediction using electronic health records
➡️ How interstate gun trafficking impacts firearm research
➡️ How deteriorating neighborhoods impact health
Read more ➡️ m.yale.edu/ddtg
Studies focusing on deteriorating neighborhoods, electronic health records, and gun trafficking highlight this month's research roundup
December's Research Roundup highlights a new approach for improving genetic risk prediction using electronic health records, how interstate gun trafficking
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January 6, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Recent Yale School of Public Health research explores:
➡️ A new approach for improving genetic risk prediction using electronic health records
➡️ How interstate gun trafficking impacts firearm research
➡️ How deteriorating neighborhoods impact health
Read more ➡️ m.yale.edu/ddtg
➡️ A new approach for improving genetic risk prediction using electronic health records
➡️ How interstate gun trafficking impacts firearm research
➡️ How deteriorating neighborhoods impact health
Read more ➡️ m.yale.edu/ddtg
A Yale study finds that existing facilities lag, providing important insights for policymakers looking to improve access to and quality of care. ⬇️
https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/medicaid-reimbursement-boosts-access-to-opioid-treatment/
https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/medicaid-reimbursement-boosts-access-to-opioid-treatment/
Medicaid reimbursement boosts access to opioid treatment at new facilities
Yale School of Public Health researchers say that a dramatic increase in the use of opioid disorder medications in residential treatment facilities over the
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January 5, 2026 at 9:00 PM
A Yale study finds that existing facilities lag, providing important insights for policymakers looking to improve access to and quality of care. ⬇️
https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/medicaid-reimbursement-boosts-access-to-opioid-treatment/
https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/medicaid-reimbursement-boosts-access-to-opioid-treatment/
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Our recent paper, "Optimal Annual COVID-19 Vaccine Boosting Dates Following Previous Booster Vaccination or Breakthrough Infection", is amongst the most-read recent articles in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
Maybe because everyone can benefit from reading it?
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Maybe because everyone can benefit from reading it?
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Optimal Annual COVID-19 Vaccine Boosting Dates Following Previous Booster Vaccination or Breakthrough Infection
Optimal timing for COVID-19 boosters improves their efficacy. There is an optimal delay of boosters after breakthrough infection. Our analysis enables bene
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November 27, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Our recent paper, "Optimal Annual COVID-19 Vaccine Boosting Dates Following Previous Booster Vaccination or Breakthrough Infection", is amongst the most-read recent articles in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
Maybe because everyone can benefit from reading it?
academic.oup.com/cid/article-...
Maybe because everyone can benefit from reading it?
academic.oup.com/cid/article-...
⚠️ Measles update: As of December 22, the U.S. has now seen 2,003 measles cases this year.
📍 The large outbreak on the Utah–Arizona border continues to grow.
📍 The outbreak in South Carolina continues to increase.
📍 Rockland County, New York, is also experiencing an outbreak.
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📍 The large outbreak on the Utah–Arizona border continues to grow.
📍 The outbreak in South Carolina continues to increase.
📍 Rockland County, New York, is also experiencing an outbreak.
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December 23, 2025 at 4:35 PM
⚠️ Measles update: As of December 22, the U.S. has now seen 2,003 measles cases this year.
📍 The large outbreak on the Utah–Arizona border continues to grow.
📍 The outbreak in South Carolina continues to increase.
📍 Rockland County, New York, is also experiencing an outbreak.
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📍 The large outbreak on the Utah–Arizona border continues to grow.
📍 The outbreak in South Carolina continues to increase.
📍 Rockland County, New York, is also experiencing an outbreak.
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Once a week since the fall of 2021, Professors @thehowie.bsky.social and @hmkyale.bsky.social have sat down in front of their microphones to, as they put it, “get closer to the truth about health and healthcare.”
The result is the Health & Veritas podcast, which posted its 200th episode last week.
The result is the Health & Veritas podcast, which posted its 200th episode last week.
‘Health & Veritas’ Podcast Marks 200 Episodes
The podcast, hosted by physician-professors Howard Forman and Harlan Krumholz, features lively, informed conversations on health, healthcare, and policy.
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December 23, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Once a week since the fall of 2021, Professors @thehowie.bsky.social and @hmkyale.bsky.social have sat down in front of their microphones to, as they put it, “get closer to the truth about health and healthcare.”
The result is the Health & Veritas podcast, which posted its 200th episode last week.
The result is the Health & Veritas podcast, which posted its 200th episode last week.
A new report from researchers at the Yale School of Public Health warns that the U.S. government’s abrupt cancellation of funding for mRNA vaccine research could have devastating health and economic consequences for the nation.
New report sounds alarm on health fallout from mRNA vaccine funding cuts
A new report from the Yale School of Public Health warns that the U.S. government’s abrupt cancellation of funding for mRNA vaccine research could have
ysph.yale.edu
December 22, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A new report from researchers at the Yale School of Public Health warns that the U.S. government’s abrupt cancellation of funding for mRNA vaccine research could have devastating health and economic consequences for the nation.
Honored for her role in developing and evaluating the breakthrough HIV prevention drug lenacapavir, Dr. Moupali Das shared her journey into HIV research. ⬇️
https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/blazing-a-new-path-for-hiv-prevention-a-discussion-with-dr-moupali-das/
https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/blazing-a-new-path-for-hiv-prevention-a-discussion-with-dr-moupali-das/
Blazing a new path for HIV prevention: A discussion with Dr. Moupali Das
Honored for her role in developing and evaluating the breakthrough HIV prevention drug lenacapavir, Dr. Moupali Das, MD, MPH, shared her journey into HIV
ysph.yale.edu
December 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Honored for her role in developing and evaluating the breakthrough HIV prevention drug lenacapavir, Dr. Moupali Das shared her journey into HIV research. ⬇️
https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/blazing-a-new-path-for-hiv-prevention-a-discussion-with-dr-moupali-das/
https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/blazing-a-new-path-for-hiv-prevention-a-discussion-with-dr-moupali-das/
For the ones who whisper sweet nothings like “tidyverse,” “ggplot,” and “logistic regression.”
Six weeks at Yale.
Big data. Bigger impact.
Applications for the Big Data Summer Immersion at Yale are open → BDSY.org
All undergrads are eligible to apply.
#DataScience #UndergraduateResearch
Six weeks at Yale.
Big data. Bigger impact.
Applications for the Big Data Summer Immersion at Yale are open → BDSY.org
All undergrads are eligible to apply.
#DataScience #UndergraduateResearch
December 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
For the ones who whisper sweet nothings like “tidyverse,” “ggplot,” and “logistic regression.”
Six weeks at Yale.
Big data. Bigger impact.
Applications for the Big Data Summer Immersion at Yale are open → BDSY.org
All undergrads are eligible to apply.
#DataScience #UndergraduateResearch
Six weeks at Yale.
Big data. Bigger impact.
Applications for the Big Data Summer Immersion at Yale are open → BDSY.org
All undergrads are eligible to apply.
#DataScience #UndergraduateResearch
We placed a microphone at our winter celebration with a sign that said, “What brings you hope in public health?” Here’s what Yale School of Public Health students, faculty, staff, and community partners had to say.
We wish you all a happy, healthy, and hopeful holiday season 💙
We wish you all a happy, healthy, and hopeful holiday season 💙
What brings us hope in public health?
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December 18, 2025 at 2:23 PM
We placed a microphone at our winter celebration with a sign that said, “What brings you hope in public health?” Here’s what Yale School of Public Health students, faculty, staff, and community partners had to say.
We wish you all a happy, healthy, and hopeful holiday season 💙
We wish you all a happy, healthy, and hopeful holiday season 💙
'Tis the season for all of the viruses. RSV and flu are showing substantial activity in much of the country, and COVID is starting to increase again after hitting a low this fall.
Here's what you need to know about respiratory virus trends before holiday travel ⬇️
Check out PopHIVE.org for more.
Here's what you need to know about respiratory virus trends before holiday travel ⬇️
Check out PopHIVE.org for more.
Respiratory virus update: Pre-holiday edition
'Tis the season for all of the viruses
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December 17, 2025 at 9:47 PM
'Tis the season for all of the viruses. RSV and flu are showing substantial activity in much of the country, and COVID is starting to increase again after hitting a low this fall.
Here's what you need to know about respiratory virus trends before holiday travel ⬇️
Check out PopHIVE.org for more.
Here's what you need to know about respiratory virus trends before holiday travel ⬇️
Check out PopHIVE.org for more.
"Hope and facts are difficult to provide in the face of a tragedy so recent and so close to home. But if I have learned anything from my work, it is that hope is created through small, persistent action."
Dean @meganranney.bsky.social writes on grief and action in an Atlantic op-ed.
Dean @meganranney.bsky.social writes on grief and action in an Atlantic op-ed.
First We Grieve
Then we must act.
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December 17, 2025 at 9:45 PM
"Hope and facts are difficult to provide in the face of a tragedy so recent and so close to home. But if I have learned anything from my work, it is that hope is created through small, persistent action."
Dean @meganranney.bsky.social writes on grief and action in an Atlantic op-ed.
Dean @meganranney.bsky.social writes on grief and action in an Atlantic op-ed.
Sending love and support to our friends at Brown, in Australia, in Connecticut, and across the world who are grieving this week.
December 15, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Sending love and support to our friends at Brown, in Australia, in Connecticut, and across the world who are grieving this week.
Dean @meganranney.bsky.social joined CNN the day after mass shootings at Brown University and Bondi Beach to discuss the long-term mental and physical health impact of these events.
Dean Ranney is an emergency physician and firearm injury prevention researcher and spent 20 years at Brown.
Dean Ranney is an emergency physician and firearm injury prevention researcher and spent 20 years at Brown.
December 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Dean @meganranney.bsky.social joined CNN the day after mass shootings at Brown University and Bondi Beach to discuss the long-term mental and physical health impact of these events.
Dean Ranney is an emergency physician and firearm injury prevention researcher and spent 20 years at Brown.
Dean Ranney is an emergency physician and firearm injury prevention researcher and spent 20 years at Brown.
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We are having the wrong debate, says Zack Cooper of @yalesph.bsky.social
We need to talk about not *just* subsidies, but more importantly WHY & HOW American healthcare is so expensive.
And he has a list of things we could do today …
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/o...
We need to talk about not *just* subsidies, but more importantly WHY & HOW American healthcare is so expensive.
And he has a list of things we could do today …
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/o...
Opinion | $27,000 a Year for Health Insurance. How Can We Afford That?
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:46 PM
We are having the wrong debate, says Zack Cooper of @yalesph.bsky.social
We need to talk about not *just* subsidies, but more importantly WHY & HOW American healthcare is so expensive.
And he has a list of things we could do today …
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/o...
We need to talk about not *just* subsidies, but more importantly WHY & HOW American healthcare is so expensive.
And he has a list of things we could do today …
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/o...
Jessica Federer, MPH ’08, founded the Women’s Health Fund to spur investment in medical innovations that would improve women’s health. ⬇️
https://ysph.yale.edu/about-school-of-public-health/communications-public-relations/publications/public-health-magazine/article/investing-in-womens-health/
https://ysph.yale.edu/about-school-of-public-health/communications-public-relations/publications/public-health-magazine/article/investing-in-womens-health/
Investing in women’s health
Alum Jessica Federer recently founded the Women’s Health Fund to spur investment in medical innovations.
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December 15, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Jessica Federer, MPH ’08, founded the Women’s Health Fund to spur investment in medical innovations that would improve women’s health. ⬇️
https://ysph.yale.edu/about-school-of-public-health/communications-public-relations/publications/public-health-magazine/article/investing-in-womens-health/
https://ysph.yale.edu/about-school-of-public-health/communications-public-relations/publications/public-health-magazine/article/investing-in-womens-health/
Learn about eight YSPH students who engaged in public health practice opportunities that linked science and society across the globe ⬇️
Read now at https://ysph.yale.edu/about-school-of-public-health/communications-public-relations/publications/public-health-magazine/article/globe-trotters/
Read now at https://ysph.yale.edu/about-school-of-public-health/communications-public-relations/publications/public-health-magazine/article/globe-trotters/
Globe trotters
At the Yale School of Public Health, students gain hands-on experience, allowing them to transform public health science into meaningful local, national, and
ysph.yale.edu
December 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Learn about eight YSPH students who engaged in public health practice opportunities that linked science and society across the globe ⬇️
Read now at https://ysph.yale.edu/about-school-of-public-health/communications-public-relations/publications/public-health-magazine/article/globe-trotters/
Read now at https://ysph.yale.edu/about-school-of-public-health/communications-public-relations/publications/public-health-magazine/article/globe-trotters/
Yale’s part-time Executive MPH is designed for working professionals, with live online courses in the evenings and three in-person trainings on Yale’s campus. Apply by January 15. Learn more at sph.yale.edu/emph
Yale Executive MPH: Designed for Working Professionals
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December 12, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Yale’s part-time Executive MPH is designed for working professionals, with live online courses in the evenings and three in-person trainings on Yale’s campus. Apply by January 15. Learn more at sph.yale.edu/emph
Learn about the “magic” behind YSPH’s social media success ⬇️
https://ysph.yale.edu/about-school-of-public-health/communications-public-relations/publications/public-health-magazine/article/5-tips-for-creating-social-media-magic/
https://ysph.yale.edu/about-school-of-public-health/communications-public-relations/publications/public-health-magazine/article/5-tips-for-creating-social-media-magic/
5 tips for creating social media “magic”
In 2019, Yale School of Public Health had a little under 37,000 followers across five social networks — Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter and YouTube.
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December 11, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Learn about the “magic” behind YSPH’s social media success ⬇️
https://ysph.yale.edu/about-school-of-public-health/communications-public-relations/publications/public-health-magazine/article/5-tips-for-creating-social-media-magic/
https://ysph.yale.edu/about-school-of-public-health/communications-public-relations/publications/public-health-magazine/article/5-tips-for-creating-social-media-magic/
Professors share how YSPH is leaning in to offer more opportunities for students to learn public health communications skills. ⬇️ https://ysph.yale.edu/about-school-of-public-health/communications-public-relations/publications/public-health-magazine/article/how-to-talk-about-public-health/
How to talk about public health
It's a social media world now. That means learning a whole new way of sharing information.
ysph.yale.edu
December 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Professors share how YSPH is leaning in to offer more opportunities for students to learn public health communications skills. ⬇️ https://ysph.yale.edu/about-school-of-public-health/communications-public-relations/publications/public-health-magazine/article/how-to-talk-about-public-health/
"Rising health care spending is killing the American dream."
In a @nytimes.com opinion essay today, Prof. Zack Cooper argues that while extending Affordable Care Act subsidies will buy us time, doing so wouldn’t fix the underlying problem: surging health care spending.
In a @nytimes.com opinion essay today, Prof. Zack Cooper argues that while extending Affordable Care Act subsidies will buy us time, doing so wouldn’t fix the underlying problem: surging health care spending.
Opinion | $27,000 a Year for Health Insurance. How Can We Afford That?
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
"Rising health care spending is killing the American dream."
In a @nytimes.com opinion essay today, Prof. Zack Cooper argues that while extending Affordable Care Act subsidies will buy us time, doing so wouldn’t fix the underlying problem: surging health care spending.
In a @nytimes.com opinion essay today, Prof. Zack Cooper argues that while extending Affordable Care Act subsidies will buy us time, doing so wouldn’t fix the underlying problem: surging health care spending.