Karen Joynt Maddox, MD, co-director, Ctr for Advancing Health Services, Policy & Economics Research, & public health faculty scholar, talks about the causes for the increasing cardiovascular health disparities in rural locations.
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ICC issues arrest warrant for Israel’s Netanyahu, former defense minister Gallant (Links to an external site)
Leila Sadat, JD, professor of international criminal law & public health faculty scholar, spoke on NPR’s Here & Now about arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu & former Israeli defense minister, Yoav Gallant.
Shades of blue (Links to an external site)
Ross Brownson, PhD, professor of public health & public health faculty scholar, says that the blue zones recommendations are “good, safe messages”, but he has issues with their advice on alcohol consumption and no mention of smoking
How winter fruits like cranberries can brighten days and bolster health (Links to an external site)
Yin Cao, ScD, associate professor of surgery and public health faculty scholar explains why cranberries, which are high in antioxidants, should be included in your regular diet and not only eaten during the holidays.
Probiotic delivers anticancer drug to the gut (Links to an external site)
“Our hope is that one day the probiotic could be added to the arsenal of therapies to help shrink tumors in people,” said public health faculty scholar Gautam Dantas, PhD, professor and senior author of a study published in Cell Chemical Biology
Study reveals COVID-19’s impact on global city mobility (Links to an external site)
“COVID-19 created a global ‘natural experiment,’ giving us a unique opportunity to study real-time changes in urban mobility,” said Rodrigo Reis, professor, Brown School, & public health faculty scholar, about a study that he co-authored.
The main events: How scenes from life shape consciousness, build memories (Links to an external site)
Jeffrey Zacks, PhD, Chair, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences & public health faculty scholar, led a study to be published in PNAS Nexus that researched how the brain perceives, processes and remembers simple, everyday events & how it affects memory.
WashU faculty, alumni lead effort to repair harms caused by systemic racism in St. Louis (Links to an external site)
Carol Camp Yeakey, PhD, professor of arts & sciences, & public health faculty scholar, contributed to the St. Louis Reparations Commission’s report on St. Louis’ history of slavery & systemic discrimination.
32-Hour Workweek: How It Could Work and Who Is Advocating for It (Links to an external site)
Liberty Vittert, PhD, professor & public health faculty scholar, who testified before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions in March, is quoted in an article about legislation calling for a 32-hour workweek.
Study reveals COVID-19’s impact on global city mobility (Links to an external site)
Rodrigo Reis, PhD, professor, Brown School, & public health faculty scholar, co-authored a study published in The Lancet Public Health showing how the COVID-19 pandemic changed mobility patterns worldwide.
Food aid interventions can curb climate change-induced hardship. But should they do more? (Links to an external site)
“Because USAID’s investments can be so consequential for receiving countries, it’s important they’re done right,” said Lora Iannotti, PhD, professor, Brown School, & public health faculty scholar, in an AP article on effective food aid programs.
WashU Medicine, BJC Health System launch Center for Health AI (Links to an external site)
Philip R.O. Payne, PhD, professor of medicine and public health faculty scholar will lead the new Center for Health AI, launched by WashU Medicine & BJC Health System to utilize AI technologies for more efficient health care.
11 Brown School faculty named to ‘World’s Top 2% Scientists’ list (Links to an external site)
Ten public health faculty scholars and Brown School faculty have been included in the 2024 Stanford University-Elsevier World’s Top 2% Scientists list – honoring the most-cited researchers.
Lateef awarded grant to study Afrocentric cultural strengths in Black youth education (Links to an external site)
Public health faculty scholar Husain Lateef, PhD, assistant professor, Brown School, received a two-year grant from the Brady Education Foundation for research on how Afrocentric socialization events impact academic achievement among Black adolescents.
Study: Deaths from cardiovascular disease surge among adults 25-64 in rural areas (Links to an external site)
“This is a timely & well-done study that addresses a crucial question: Are we making progress in closing these important urban-rural gaps in cardiovascular outcomes?” said public health faculty scholar Karen Joynt Maddox, MD, about a new study.
Health and science experts on their hopes and worries for the Trump era (Links to an external site)
Public health faculty scholar and epidemiologist Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, spoke to STAT about the ways that Trump’s administration could impact the future of health and scientific research.
Study finds low viral load suppression among refugee youth in refugee settlements in Uganda (Links to an external site)
A research team from the International Center for Child Health and Development, led by Nhial Tutlam, PhD, assistant professor, Brown School, & public health faculty scholar, is one of the first to study viral load suppression in Sub-Saharan African adolescents & youth refugees.
Qualitative Assessment of a Decision Tool for Stage I Lung Cancer Treatment (Links to an external site)
WashU Medicine Professors and public health faculty scholars Varun Puri, MD, & Mary Politi, PhD, co-authored “Qualitative assessment of a decision tool for stage I lung cancer treatment,” recently published in Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports.
My social media is helpful and positive. Here is how yours can be, too (Links to an external site)
Patricia Cavazos-Rehg, PhD, professor, Department of Psychiatry, and public health faculty scholar, contributed to a CNN article on how to be active on social media without having an unhappy or unhealthy experience.
Sachs testifies on drug prices before Senate Judiciary Committee (Links to an external site)
Rachel Sachs, JD, professor and public health faculty scholar, testified before U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill and the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Oct 29, on reducing prescription drug costs.
Scientists believe popular drug could end the mysterious outbreak of colon cancer in young people (Links to an external site)
A team of scientists from five nations, including public health faculty scholar Yin Cao, ScD, will study blockbuster weight loss drugs, such as Ozempic and Mounjaro, to see if they can reverse the high increase of colorectal cancers in young people.
For Your Health – A Painless Test for Lung Cancer That Saves Lives (Links to an external site)
IPH’s deputy director & public health faculty scholar Graham Colditz, MD, DrPH explains about low-dose CT, a quick & simple screening test and the only screening method that lowers the risk of dying from lung cancer.
Gambling on ‘vibes’ — why the betting markets are getting the election all wrong (Links to an external site)
Liberty Vittert, PhD, professor of the practice of data science at Olin and Public Health Faculty Scholar, explains “the betting models predicting that Trump will win based on of the “vibes” of social media engagement” in an opinion piece she wrote for “The Hill.”
Could daylight saving time ever be permanent? Where it stands in the states (Links to an external site)
“The medical and scientific communities are unified … that permanent standard time is better for human health,” said Erik Herzog, PhD, professor of biology & public health faculty scholar, in a USA Today article on daylight savings time.
Election results could mean major changes in Medicaid (Links to an external site)
Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy & Economics Research Co-Director & public health faculty scholar Timothy McBride, PhD, weighs in on what could happen if Medicaid is turned into a block grant as a result of the election.
A new study reveals the unpopular opinions Americans won’t say out loud (Links to an external site)
James Gibson, PhD, professor of government & public health faculty scholar, is quoted in a Yahoo Business Insider article on “self-silencing” – suppressing your real views on issues – that seems to be prevalent in the US.
Brown School ushers in new era for social policy (Links to an external site)
Jason Jabbari, PhD, assistant professor, Brown School, & public health faculty scholar, weighs in on the integration of two key research centers – the Social Policy Institute (SPI) and the Brown School’s Center for Social Development (CSD.
As election looms, Missouri providers ponder future of reproductive health care fund (Links to an external site)
Pubic health faculty scholar Tyriesa Howard, PhD, feels that Vice President Harris’ administration would back broader access to contraceptives and would work to protect Title X funding for family planning care.
Center helps secure Medicaid coverage for doulas in Missouri (Links to an external site)
The Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy & Economics Research (CAHSPER) helped secure Medicaid coverage for doula services here in Missouri – a state with one of the highest maternal mortality rates.
Refugees in St. Louis, Denver share definitions of success (Links to an external site)
Three public health faculty scholars & Brown School faculty were principal investigators of a unique study assessing the accomplishments of refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Iraq who have settled in St. Louis and Denver.
Medicaid enrollment associated with higher risk of cancer death (Links to an external site)
Public health faculty scholar Kimberly Johnson, PhD, professor, Brown School, is lead author of a paper recently published in Neuro-Oncology Practice on higher risk of cancer death found in young CNS tumor patients enrolled in Medicaid at diagnosis.
Early signs of dementia, from falls to personality changes and driving difficulties (Links to an external site)
Ganesh M. Babulal, PhD, OTD, associate professor, Division of Aging & Dementia, Department Of Neurology, & public health faculty scholar, is quoted in Decoding Dementia, a series on dementia, on an early sign of dementia – driving difficulties.
WashU Expert: Time to retire daylight saving time (Links to an external site)
“Heart attacks and traffic fatalities increase in the days following the change to daylight saving time (DST) in the spring,” according to Erik Herzog, professor of biology & public health faculty scholar, in an article on keeping DST forever.
Re-Imagining Equity Through Collective Action – REACH STL (Links to an external site)
Public health faculty scholar & assistant professor Diana Parra Perez, PhD, is co-leading a new initiative as part of the new Program in Public Health & Society to improve the health & quality of life for St. Louis Promise Zone residents.
Raw sewage has plagued Cahokia Heights for years. Aging water systems are to blame (Links to an external site)
Theresa Gildner, PhD, assistant professor of biological anthropology and public health faculty scholar, is mentioned in a St. Louis Public Radio podcast on aging U.S. water systems and her study of chronic flooding and sewage backups in Cahokia Heights.
How Aging Water Systems Are Pushing Sewage Into U.S. Homes (Links to an external site)
An ongoing health study led by public health faculty scholar Theresa Gildner, PhD, showing how chronic flooding and sewage backups is adversely affecting peoples’ health, is mentioned in a Science Friday article on aging U.S. water systems.
Optimizing labor induction focus of WashU Medicine grant (Links to an external site)
Nandini Raghuraman, MD, assistant professor, Ob/Gyn, & public health faculty scholar, has received a $2.7 million grant from the National Institute of Child Health Human Development, NIH, to study 605 patients who are undergoing labor induction to better understand how the uterus responds to synthetic oxytocin.
Howard awarded Changemakers in Family Planning grant (Links to an external site)
Tyriesa Howard, assistant professor, Brown School, & public health faculty scholar, received an $84,000 Changemakers in Family Planning grant from the Society of Family Planning for her research to reclaim bodily autonomy for adolescents & young adults post Dobbs Decision.
New Midwest Developmental Center for AIDS Research launches with focus on Implementation Science (Links to an external site)
The Center for Dissemination and Implementation has announced its launch of a Midwest Developmental Center for AIDS Research (D-CFAR) – part of a national network of 20 NIH-funded centers, and the first of its kind in the Midwest.
The Impact of Public Health on the Brown School (Links to an external site)
A panel discussion, held on Oct 23, including public health scholars Ross Brownson, Debra Haire-Joshu, Lora Iannotti, Doug Luke & Matthew Kreuter, described how & when public health emerged at the Brown School, & spoke about the future new School of Public Health. YouTube recording here.
Apple Watches Can Predict When You’ll Get Sick, Users Say. Can a Health Tracker Really Do That? (Links to an external site)
Thomas M. Maddox, MD, professor of medicine and public health faculty scholar, weighs in on whether or not your Apple Watch—or any wearable – has the ability to predict and warn you of future illness.
US earns D- on latest youth physical activity report card — again (Links to an external site)
Elizabeth Dodson, PhD, research assistant professor, Brown School, and public health faculty scholar, explains the results of the 2024 United States Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth, released by the Physical Activity Alliance.
Five WashU faculty receive grants for innovative cancer research (Links to an external site)
Gautam Dantas, PhD, professor of laboratory and genomic medicine & public health faculty scholar, is one of five WashU faculty to receive an inaugural ACS-Yosemite research grant The American Cancer Society (ACS) and venture capital firm Yosemite.
Researchers turn to MO churches to study air quality (Links to an external site)
The lab of public health faculty scholar Jay Turner, DSc, professor of engineering education, received a community grant to work with church congregations across St. Louis city to install QuantAQ monitors to track particulate matter.
Digital Transformation expands scope, impact (Links to an external site)
“We are committed to being leaders in digital technology and innovation while focusing on our interdisciplinary research strengths,” says Philip R.O. Payne, PhD, professor of medicine, and public health faculty scholar, about the DI2 Accelerator.
Trump would be the oldest person to become president. He’s not sharing health details (Links to an external site)
Eric Lenze, MD, professor of psychiatry, director of the Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, and Public Health Faculty Scholar, weighs in on Donald Trump’s refusal to share new details about his physical and mental well-being.
WashU researchers use genetics to find psychopathology risks (Links to an external site)
Research in public health faculty scholar Ryan Bogdan’s Behavioral Research & Imaging Neurogenetics Lab has shown what can contribute to psychopathological genetic risk, providing leads to the understanding of psychiatric disorders in adolescents.
Public Health Faculty Scholars engage with WashU’s PRC to “Create Healthier Futures” (Links to an external site)
Many public health faculty scholars who collaborate with the Institute for Public Health also engage with WashU’s Prevention Research Center, one of the 20 such academic centers across the country addressing unique public health challenges in underserved areas.
Small changes can lead to big health gains (Links to an external site)
Graham Colditz, MD, DrPH, Deputy Director, Institute for Public Health, and Public Health Faculty Scholar, explains how osteoarthritis is often the reason why our knees ache, especially as we age
Key committee to vote on Maryland drug affordability board plan (Links to an external site)
Rachel Sachs, JD, professor & public health faculty scholar, talks about the Maryland General Assembly’s Legislative Policy Committee upcoming vote on the Maryland Prescription Drug Affordability’s plan to set upper payment limits with drug companies.