Latest News from Chronic Disease Epidemiology

The combination of high temperatures and poor air quality has been linked to an increased risk for acute myocardial infarction in young adults.

Researchers listen to “music” made by stars, consider the heart risks of hot, smoggy days, and earn kudos in geoscience, public health, and systems biology.

Food safety inspections are being scaled back and the public was not notified after a recent investigation into E. coli contamination. YSPH Adjunct Professor Susan Mayne comments.

Restrictions on payments to foreign partners may jeopardize studies of cancer and other conditions that would benefit Americans.

Whether developing a new test for malaria, exposing health risks associated with climate change, or highlighting the impact of stigma on LGBTQ+ population well-being, Yale School of Public Health faculty advanced science in a variety of impactful ways over the past year.

The Food and Drug Administration has approved three new “natural” food colorings to be used in foods and drinks like candies, smoothies, potato chips, and breakfast cereals. Dr. Susan Mayne, an adjunct professor of epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health and former director of the FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, says just because a product is natural doesn't mean it is safer.

The Yale Institute for Global Health hosted its Second Annual Global Health Symposium on April 11, 2025, at the Yale School of Public Health. Topics included the important role academic institutions play in advocating for global health amidst the current policy environment, and how multidisciplinary academic and research partnerships at Yale support global health.

A new study by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health finds that broad genomic profiling, an emerging oncology tool that can help identify targeted therapies for cancer patients, remains widely underused—even among certain cancers for which the test is explicitly recommended.

A new exhibition at the Yale Health Center features original artworks reflecting the university’s health and wellness goals and honors leaders past and present. Dr. Judith Lichtman, the Susan Dwight Bliss Professor of Epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health, was a special guest at a recent kickoff celebration.