News from around Yale and the World

Richard Martinello, MD, reveals that there will be a significant flu season this year and that it's going to be more severe than typical.

The US Food and Drug Administration plans to release information “soon” about changes to regulations following unconfirmed claims of deaths after Covid vaccination. YSPH Associate Professor Jason Schwartz says more details should be released so the allegations can be properly investigated.

Based on how flu spread in the Southern Hemisphere, we may be in for some pain.

The support will advance PopHIVE’s efforts to integrate public and private health data sources for a variety of health conditions.

Changing federal guidance on vaccines has Connecticut health officials very concerned. Health experts worry that fear and confusion about vaccines could bring back diseases that the U.S. had forgotten. YSPH Associate Professor Dr. Jason Schwartz joins the conversation.

This series spotlights some of the amazing labs in the Department of Microbial Diseases at the Yale School of Public Health. The research conducted by our EMD colleagues addresses some of the most urgent global health challenges. Here, Dr. Steven Schiff talks about the Schiff Lab and their impactful work in the field of global health.

Each semester, participants in the Sustainable Health Initiative Venture Development Program (SHI VDP) have the opportunity to pitch their projects for additional funding through the Kalyanpur-Maheshwari Grant for Global Health Innovation pitch competition. This year’s winning venture was Project Hope, founded by Samson Wong (YC ’27). Project Hope is a peer-to-peer mentorship network for children who have undergone organ transplantation, with aspirations to become the world’s first global mentorship program within the transplant community.

YSPH psychologist John Pachankis discusses the mental health effects of ‘masking’ in people with autism or ADHD.

Despite cuts in federal funding for global health research, Yale School of Public Health Associate Professor Amy Bei has continued her work with support from alternate funding sources.