Public Health

When a foodborne illness outbreak quietly begins, it doesn't announce itself with a single, dramatic event but rather as a series of disconnected and unfortunate incidents—a person in one state, a family in another, all suffering from the same severe symptoms. For public health officials, these

A monumental shift in leadership is set for this June, as Dr. Myron (Mike) Cohen, a towering figure in infectious disease research and the founding director of the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases (IGHID), has announced he will be stepping down from his role. This transition

As the United States confronts a deeply concerning decline in national life expectancy driven by the relentless spread of chronic diseases, the Yale School of Public Health has made a pivotal leadership appointment aimed directly at the heart of this crisis. The selection of Dr. Magdalena Cerdá, a

With the official end of the COVID-19 pandemic declared over a year ago, many are moving on. Yet, a steady stream of research reveals a more complicated and concerning picture of the virus's long-term impact on our bodies and brains. To unpack these findings and what they mean for public health,

Two of the most feared health challenges facing humanity are the slow, irreversible loss of sight and the devastating decline of the mind, yet a new wave of research is targeting the root causes of these conditions with unprecedented ambition. Supported by prestigious innovation grants designed to

Today we're joined by James Maitland, a leading expert on the complex intersection of healthcare law, corporate accountability, and the pharmaceutical industry. He has spent decades analyzing how multinational corporations navigate legal systems and the profound impact their actions have on