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March 8, 2026
SPH This Week.
Latest News, Research, and More
RESEARCH
A new study by Allison Portnoy found that current and future reductions in international funding to prevent and treat one of the world’s deadliest diseases could potentially inflict a devastating economic burden on more than 40 million households across the globe. Read more.
RESEARCH
A new study by Davidson Hamer found that a multifaceted infection prevention and control intervention could at least temporarily thwart outbreaks of infections from the Klebsiella pneumoniae bacterium, a leading cause of neonatal sepsis and mortality in Africa and South Asia. Read more.
SCHOOL NEWSIn The Collective Cure: Upstream Solutions for Better Public Health, Monica Wang weaves four women’s stories—including her own—with scientific research to illustrate the social and structural forces that shape health, and to highlight the ways people from all walks of life can contribute to building healthier communities. Read more. |
ALUMNI NEWSMelissa Honour (SPH’02) shares how she used the foundation she gained in epidemiology and biostatistics at the School of Public Health to carve out a high-profile career in product management at intersection of data, technology, and healthcare. Read more. |
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If people see themselves in a story, they’re more likely to see themselves as part of the solution.
MONICA WANG
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES, ON THE IMPORTANCE OF USING STORIES TO COMMUNICATE DATA.
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PUBLIC HEALTH POST
When we call a disease like endometriosis benign, we are telling the world it doesn’t deserve to be understood, writes PHP fellow Rowena Lindsay. Read more.
PUBLIC HEALTH POST
In 2023, 11.5 percent of global cardiovascular deaths were due to impaired kidney function, highlighting the link between kidney and heart health, writes PHP fellow Aidan Stotz. Read more.
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SPH's Maria Glymour and Justin White authored a recent study that found that Black adults who attended an historically black college or university scored higher in memory, language, and overall cognition later in life. Learn more about the findings here.
In the Media.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Quotes Eugene Declercq, professor of community health sciences.
BBC
Quotes Matthew Fox, professor of epidemiology and global health.
FILTER
Quotes Christina Freibott, postdoctoral associate of public health practice.
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