News from around Yale and the World

During a time of unprecedented shifts in U.S. global health and development assistance, from March 10th – 11th, 20 Yale students traveled to Washington, DC for the U.S. Global Health Policy and Advocacy Study Tour. During the visit, the group met global health policy experts, advocates, and congressional staff to understand the policy-making process and learn about strategies to advocate for global health.

Faculty Network Spotlight: 3rd Annual Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases Symposium  On Friday, February 21st, two YIGH Faculty Networks – the Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases and MalarYale – hosted the third annual Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases Symposium. The initiative, led by Brian Weiss, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist in Epidemiology and Lecturer (Microbial Diseases), Chantal Vogels, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases), and Serap Aksoy, Ph.D., Professor of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases), included 22 presentations across four sessions and featured three keynote speakers: Dr. Photini Sinnis, MD, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Albert Ko, MD, Yale School of Public Health, and Jeff...

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.

Overdose prevention centers can save lives and improve the health and well-being of Connecticut people addicted to drugs – especially opioids like fentanyl, YSPH Professor Robert Heimer says in this CT MIrror commentary.

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.

New research led by Yale School of Medicine advances the goals of creating a diagnostic test and vaccines for tick-borne diseases. The study was published March 26 in Science Translational Medicine.

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.

The recent departure of five high-level officials from the CDC reflects a further erosion of the agency's experienced leadership, YSPH health policy researcher Jason Schwartz says.