F.D.A. Approves New Eli Lilly Weight-Loss Pill, Foundayo
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Carla Irizarry-Delgado Named 2026 Convocation Student Speaker
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CMS Says States Won’t Have to Report Childhood Vaccination Levels
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Why Am I Watching People Get Their Medical Results?
What was once discussed with a doctor is now frequently encountered first as decontextualized data on a screen.
FDA Withdraws Proposal for Tanning Bed Age Limit
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New AI tool maps hidden geography of gene activity
INSPIRE’s ability to integrate data across multiple patients and platforms could lead to the development of more targeted, personalized approaches
What Does Public Health Really Mean? These High Schoolers Found Out.
Public Health Day highlighted Yale School of Public Health’s commitment to reaching the next generation of potential public health leaders
Spring Research Roundup 2026
Scientists at Yale School of Public Health have developed a process that could lead to a better understanding of how
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Journalists Highlight Medical Neglect in ICE Detention, RFK Jr. Antidepressant Comments
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Melding interests across fields of study characterizes student ‘on the better side of awesome’
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FAHE to present Chinenye Onyeanwu the Dr. Mary K. Beyrer Graduate Student Scholarship at SOPHE Annual Conference
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Lucy’s hunter revealed: Giant crocodile terrorized early human ancestors
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Alaska’s glaciers have a startling response to rising temperatures
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House Appropriations Committee Releases FY 2027 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor HHS) Appropriations Bill & Accompanying Report
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Analysis of U.S. and Global Fund Funding Reductions in MOU Countries
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U.S. International Family Planning & Reproductive Health: Requirements in Law and Policy
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Study Linking Vaccines to Autism Retracted
(MedPage Today) — A 2010 paper that linked hepatitis B vaccines in infant boys to an increased risk of autism
U.S. Puts up $750K to Evacuate Hantavirus Cruise Ship Passenger From Remote Island
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