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The Yale School of Public Health's Ola Tuputupua'e study has followed the same Samoan children over nine years to better understand and prevent childhood obesity in Samoa.

Marcella Nunez-Smith is laser-focused on eliminating inequities among marginalized people.

Researchers have found a link between hot weather and measures of the body's immune response, including levels of certain blood cells and indicators of inflammation. It's a step toward eventually finding treatments that could help protect people from dangerously high temperatures, which have been linked to increased rates of heart attack, stroke, and other cardiovascular issues. YSPH Professor Judith Lichtman comments on the findings.

Weaving together personal stories with powerful facts, journalist Linda Villarosa discussed the impact of racism in health care and strategies for the future at the February 12th Dean’s Lecture “Storytelling for Social Justice and Health”.

Dr. Melinda Irwin, the Deputy Director at the Yale Cancer Center, has explained that, while the stress itself may not cause the cancer, people may take up smoking, become less active, and drink more alcohol to try and cope with it, all of which may have disastrous consequences.

A new Yale study is the first to describe the short- and longer-term risk of hospital readmission for older persons who have had major surgery.

In a new study, Yale researchers found that adults with COVID-19 who develop acute kidney injury (AKI) have a lower risk of kidney disease progression and mortality over the longer term compared with those who develop AKI related to other causes.

Samoa faces a childhood obesity crisis, with a rising prevalence of diabetes and high blood pressure among children as young as six, according to a new Yale School of Public Health study. Genetic and environmental factors contribute to this worrying trend, requiring targeted interventions to address the issue.

A new study published in JAMA Open Network finds that digital health interventions can help reduce blood pressure when used in populations experiencing health disparities.