Learn how we advance public health globally by researching the frequency, distribution, and causes of human disease, and shaping health policies and practices.
Some researchers are welcoming a Trump administration executive order calling for tighter policies on so-called gain-of-function research—experiments that could make pathogens more dangerous. But they are also expressing concern about what exactly the order would mean.
With a mission to improve health in the Philippines, Vicente “Vito” Puyat, SM ’25, has learned that, while data is critical for public health, it’s part of a bigger picture.
Teaming up with grassroots organizers in India, Caroline Buckee, Satchit Balsari and colleagues are collecting data to help workers adapt to dangerous spikes in heat.
Karen Emmons and Jorge Chavarro discuss the long and challenging path to getting a federal grant—and how it’s worth the work to further advances in science and human health.
Postdoctoral research fellow Beth Stelson, a long COVID researcher, and herself a patient, discusses her research and the ramifications of the closure of a federal office focused on long COVID research.
Climate change is leading to extreme heat levels that may exceed the threshold at which the human body is capable of cooling itself, which can lead to heatstroke and other health concerns.
