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The share of Americans who drink alcohol has dropped to its lowest level since the 1940s. Some people may have changed their behaviors after learning of alcohol's impact on the body. YSPH Professor Vasilis Vasilou describes the relationship between alcohol and cancer.

From the moment we take a sip, drinking starts to influence our biology. YSPH Professor Vasilis Vasiliou joins other experts in providing information about the impact of alcohol on personal health.

A new study has found that there are dozens of unregulated harmful chemicals in a number of popular brands of bottled water. YSPH Dr. Vasilis Vasiliou comments.

At the 6th International Yale Symposium on Olive Oil and Health, YSPH Professor Vasilis Vasiliou updated the audience on recent research on olive oil’s health benefits.

New data released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency shows that millions of Americans are drinking water that is contaminated with the carcinogenic chemicals PFAS, otherwise known as 'forever chemicals'. Professor Vasilis Vasiliou, chair of the YSPH Department of Environmental Health Sciences, says the findings underscore the magnitude of the problem PFAS presents.

Any patient has the right to undergo blood testing for so-called 'forever chemicals' formally known as PFAS, but the limitations of testing must be discussed with the patient, advises Dr. Vasilis Vasiliou, Yale School of Public Health professor and chair of the Department of Environmental Health Sciences. Yale Research Associate Phil Zuccaro and Dr. Damaskini Valvi of the Icahn School of Medicine join Vasiliou as co-authors of the advisory.

A new review has found that exposure to particular chemicals can, when combined, enhance damage to the liver. The researchers of the July 2025 review, published in Toxicological Sciences, found that both alcohol and PFAS chemicals—a group of widely-used compounds—damage the liver in similar ways. This could be "causing fat buildup, inflammation, and oxidative stress," Vasilis Vasiliou, one of the authors of the review, and chair and professor of environmental health sciences at Yale School of Public Health, told Newsweek.

An artificial turf field on a summer day is hotter than grass and asphalt. Here’s what to know about the debate over grass vs. turf. YSPH environmental epidemiologist Dr. Vasilis Vasiliou, PhD, shares his expertise on the matter.

News 12’s What’s In The Water series offers an exclusive look at a Yale University study into 1,4 dioxane, which has been classified as a potential carcinogen.