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Record-breaking heat and severe cold spells are having a significant impact on health and mortality in the United States, say researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.
https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/warming-us-climate-linked-to-rising-deaths-from-heat/
Warming U.S. climate linked to rising deaths from heat
Record-breaking heat and severe cold spells are having a significant impact on health and mortality in the United States, say researchers at the Yale School of
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November 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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We have a special new member of our campus community: a bright yellow sunscreen dispenser.

Read more: m.yale.edu/dczn
Dr. Jeffrey Cohen next to a bright yellow sun screen dispenser
November 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Our new PopHIVE platform is on a mission to democratize data. Yale School of Public Health's Anne Zink, Daniel Weinberger, and Megan Ranney MD MPH talked to MedPage Today about just how we're doing that ⬇️
https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/publichealth/118459
Yale Team Wants to Democratize Data With PopHIVE
Dashboard pairs public data with EPIC, Google to fill in gaps, boost information access
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November 20, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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How do we know that autism is not linked to vaccines?

Short answer: Massive studies have not found a link between autism and vaccines.

Longer answer: Continue reading ⬇️

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November 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Curious about the differences between our MS and MPH degrees?

Read all about them ➡️ m.yale.edu/mbc7

Application deadlines:
🗓️ MS & PhD - Dec 1
🗓️ MPH - Dec 15
🗓️ Executive MPH - Jan 15
Yale School of Public Health MPH or MS?
November 20, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Join us in shaping the future of public health for generations to come. Explore our unique degree options at ysph.yale.edu/school-of-pu...

Application deadlines:
🗓️ MS & PhD - Dec 1
🗓️ MPH - Dec 15
🗓️ Executive MPH - Jan 15
November 19, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Executive MPH student Priya Khimani, MPH '26, hopes to use her degree to drive equitable change, empowered and enabled by technology and innovation. Read her story: m.yale.edu/dchp

Feeling inspired to level up your career in public health? Our Executive MPH applications are open until January 15.
“I absolutely LOVE my EMPH cohort. From the first classes, I was blown away by the diversity and breadth of experience of my peers. We work extremely well as a cohort, and a lot of my learning comes directly from our interactions. It has been fantastic to have others who truly understand the balancing act that is graduate school, and we are there to consistently support one another.” - Priya Khimani, MPH '27
November 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Most adults cannot pause their career and relocate their family to pursue a two-year degree. Our Executive MPH program combines in-person, intensive classes with online evening courses in a cohort-based program designed for working professionals.

Read more (and apply by January 15) ⬇️
The Executive MPH: A degree for career professionals
EMPH students work through the program as a cohort; they learn, collaborate, and develop close relationships with peers who have different lived experiences,
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November 18, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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Expanding access to weight-loss meds could prevent 40,000+ deaths a year, according to a 2024 study led by researchers at YSPH & the University of Florida. The study has been cited regarding new policies aimed at lowering the price of these drugs.
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Expanding Access to Weight-Loss Drugs Could Save Thousands of Lives A Year, Study Finds
Expanding access to new, highly effective weight-loss medications could prevent more than 40,000 deaths a year in the United States, according to a new study
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November 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Passionate about public health? Deciding your next steps? Want to learn more about our degree programs?

Join us for an upcoming admissions event: ysph.yale.edu/admissions-f...

We hope to see you there!
Yale school of public health Join us for an admissions event! Linking Science & Society. Fall photo of students walking
November 6, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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What's the latest in respiratory virus trends? Our PopHIVE team outlines what data sources like Epic Cosmos, Google searches, and Delphi are telling us ➡️ pophive.substack.com/p/whats-the-...

Explore the data yourself with the PopHIVE respiratory disease dashboard ➡️ www.pophive.org/respiratory-...
What's the latest in respiratory virus trends? October 31, 2025
Some data sources have been paused recently, but novel data streams can fill in the gaps using near-real-time data
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November 3, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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At #APHA2025? Visit us at Booth #543 today and tomorrow, 9am-4pm!

And be sure to check out all YSPH participation: sph.yale.edu/apha

Photo courtesy of MPH alum and current PhD student Nimisha Srikanth, MPH ’25. @apha.org
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November 3, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Yale School of Public Health PhD student Melody Owen hopes to use implementation science to improve animal welfare. Here is her story.

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Melody Owen Student Story: Implementation Science at the Yale School of Public Health
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November 3, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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At @apha.org? Come check out popHIVE at the @yalesph.bsky.social booth #543 and share with us what you want in a world of data!!!
November 2, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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At a loss because the government shutdown means you can’t see what’s happening with health trends? Fear not — www.popHIVE.org is here!

Jump in, play around, and take a look for yourself — and learn more on our recent post.

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PopHIVE
Near real-time health data, all in one place.
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October 31, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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Worried your olive oil isn’t real? A new study finds the top brands on U.S. shelves are pure — so you can enjoy the health benefits without second-guessing your bottle. ⬇️
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jesscording/2025/10/16/finally-clarity-on-olive-oil-whats-real-whats-not/
Clarity On Olive Oil—What’s Real, What’s Not
Worried your olive oil isn’t real? A new study finds the top brands on U.S. shelves are pure—so you can enjoy the health benefits without second-guessing your bottle.
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October 31, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Our Yale Center for Methods in Implementation and Prevention Science is a global leader in the rapidly expanding discipline of implementation science. We’re advancing public health by creating new methods to implement evidence-based interventions in clinical and community settings.

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What Sets Yale School of Public Health's Implementation Science Program Apart?
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October 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Without any new cures, we could prevent and mitigate 80% or more of the world's health problems. That's where implementation science — a field of study that turns research into real-world impact — comes in.

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What is Implementation Science?
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October 29, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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The India Philanthropy Forum 2025 brought together leaders, philanthropists, and innovators to explore how data, technology, and intentional giving can drive large-scale social impact.

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https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/india-philanthropy-forum-2025-building-data-shaping-intention/ 
India Philanthropy Forum 2025: Building Data, Shaping Intention
The India Philanthropy Forum 2025 brought together leaders, philanthropists, and innovators to explore how data, technology, and intentional giving can drive
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October 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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The number of intravenous (IV) hydration spas has grown over the past decade. Prof. Howard Forman began researching them after a family visited an IV hydration spa — and what he discovered concerned him. ⬇️
https://news.yale.edu/2025/10/21/iv-hydration-spas-lack-adequate-oversight-study-finds
IV hydration spas lack adequate oversight, study finds
The number of intravenous (IV) hydration spas has grown over the past decade. A new Yale study finds state-level policies vary widely across the country.
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October 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Join us in shaping the future of health care, information technology, and data science. Applications for our MS in Health Informatics are open until December 1. GRE is not required.

Learn more & apply now: m.yale.edu/4pz7 @telementalhlth.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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The federal government shutdown has brought respiratory virus surveillance to a halt at the national level. Dr. Anne Zink and colleagues have launched PopHIVE to help fill the information gap. ⬇️
https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/22/health/disease-surveillance-government-shutdown
As respiratory virus season begins, federal shutdown leaves critical gap in surveillance | CNN
The federal government shutdown has brought respiratory virus surveillance to a halt at the national level, leaving local governments, health systems and the general public with critical blind spots as the season starts to ramp up.
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October 27, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Prof. Nicola Hawley is part of an advisory committee for an initiative called Make American Samoa Healthy Again. Hawley recently spoke about the initiative. ⬇️
https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/the-conversation/2025-10-09/genetic-studies-in-american-samoa-could-impact-other-pacific-communities
Genetic studies in American Samoa could impact other Pacific communities
Nicky Hawley, an associate professor of chronic disease epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health, is part of an advisory committee for a local initiative called Make American Samoa Healthy Again.
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October 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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New research by an international team of scientists has found that an AI chatbot outperformed human doctors in some tasks but also created safety risks and amplified social inequities.

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https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/rewards-risks-with-ai-chatbots-in-chronic-disease-care/
Rewards, risks with AI chatbots in chronic disease care
New research by an international team of scientists, including faculty at Yale School of Public Health, has found that an AI chatbot outperformed human doctors
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October 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Kacia Flynn, MPH ‘26, reflects on her summer as a Health Equity Fellow in our latest issue of Science & Society: m.yale.edu/dbjp
October 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM