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The Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases at @YaleSPH. Posting about research, news, and all things infectious disease epidemiology 👩‍🔬🦠🔬🌎
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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · May 30
🔬 Why Public Health Research Matters 🌍 1/5

At Yale EMD, we’re advancing the health of everyday Americans—and communities worldwide—through science that tackles today’s most urgent infectious diseases and related threats. 🧵👇

#PublicHealth #GlobalHealth #YaleEMD
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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · 5h
We're thrilled to welcome Prof Joia Mukherjee from Harvard Medical School and Partners in Health to EMD Seminar talking to our students about the future of global health: "The Key is to know where we're going: toward justice and human dignity."

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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · 7d
Thrilled to welcome Dr. Lynn Sosa, EMD Faculty Member and Director of Infectious Disease and State Epidemiologist at the CT Dept of Public Health, to EMD Seminar, talking about the hard work DPH does everyday on measles, TB, botulism, and many other diseases! #publichealth @yalesph.bsky.social
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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · Sep 8
This year kicked off with a department picnic hosted by our Chair, Dr. Michael Cappello—a wonderful way to connect as a community and set the tone for the year ahead. Here’s to more discovery, collaboration, and impact!

#PublicHealth #Epidemiology #Community
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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · Sep 8
🎉✨👏 Welcome to a new academic year in the Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases at the Yale School of Public Health! We’re excited to continue learning, collaborating, and advancing public health together.
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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · Sep 2
....when they will:
✔️ Share breakthroughs made possible by rigorous science
✔️ Show what’s at risk if funding disappears
✔️ Inspire action to protect HIV/AIDS research

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Together, we can ensure progress continues!

#HIVResearch #PublicHealth #SaveAIDSResearch
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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · Sep 2
🔬 24 Hours to Save AIDS Research
📅 Sept 16 | 11:00 ET → Sept 17 | 11:00 ET

For 40+ years, HIV/AIDS research has saved tens of millions of lives. Now, funding cuts threaten to undo that progress.

On Sept 16, scientists, researchers & advocates worldwide will gather for 24 hours....
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · Sep 2
Good news. The House of Representatives stands behind the NIH budget with no cuts.
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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · Aug 18
Urgent action is needed to improve cancer care for refugees & displaced people in crisis-affected MENA region. Check out the scoping review protocol by Anne Havlik, Dr. Kaveh Khoshnood & Yale colleagues mapping interventions & gaps in literature!

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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · Aug 12
New in Forbes, Madhu Pai, Chair in Epidemiology & Global Health at McGill, tells firsthand how Fogarty has transformed careers and global public health by training the world's brightest minds to work on America's leading health priorities:

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#Fogarty #globalhealth
Small Investment, Big Returns: Why This NIH Center Matters
The Fogarty International Center within the National Institutes of Health has had a huge global footprint and impact, but it's on the chopping block.
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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · Aug 12
Fogarty International Center at NIH is named for Congressman John Fogarty (Rhode Island), a tireless advocate for global public health who famously said.

"Just as disease knows no national boundaries, so also the benefits of medical research and indeed research itself can know no boundaries."
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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · Aug 7
Ticks Are Thriving In Warmer Temps, Fueling Spread of Lyme Disease www.healthline.com/health-news/... via @healthline

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Tick Bites Highest In 5 Years, CDC Says. How to Protect Yourself
The CDC reports the highest number of tick bites across the United States in five years. Experts say climate change is contributing to the increase in tick populations and diseases they carry, such as...
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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · Aug 7
Professor Durland Fish talks about the expanding range of the deer tick and the white-tailed deer, and the implications for growing transmission of tickborne diseases in peri-urban areas.
Tick Bites Highest In 5 Years, CDC Says. How to Protect Yourself
The CDC reports the highest number of tick bites across the United States in five years. Experts say climate change is contributing to the increase in tick populations and diseases they carry, such as...
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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · Jul 9
He recently spoke to Fox News and to Rolling Stone about the health risks of mosquito-borne illness to individuals being held at a new immigrant detention facility in the Everglades informally being called "Alligaor Alcatraz."

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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · Jul 9
Yale School of Public Health & Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases Faculty member Emeritus Professor Durland Fish is now based in Florida, where he continues his research on how mosquito vectors contribute to viral illnesses caused by West Nile Virus and other emerging viruses.
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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · Jun 25
📰 Want the full story? Check out Yale School of Medicine’s write-up of the panel:
👉 medicine.yale.edu/news-article...

#OpenAccess #NIHPolicy #HIV #GlobalHealth #AcademicPublishing #YaleCIRA
The Changing Landscape of Open Access Publishing for HIV and Global Health Researchers
The Yale Global HIV/AIDS Research Network (GARNER) and the Yale Global Health Ethics Network (GHEN), in collaboration with the Center for Interdisciplinary
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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · Jun 25
📊 We pulled together the key takeaways in this easy-to-scan infographic:
👉 cira.yale.edu/sites/defaul...

Designed for anyone in the HIV research community interested in this exciting shift.
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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · Jun 25
We spoke with two leading HIV journal editors:
👤 Dr. Seth Kalichman (AIDS and Behavior)
👤 Dr. Annette Sohn (Journal of the International AIDS Society)

They shared what researchers need to know—and how to prepare.
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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · Jun 25
🆕 The new NIH Open Access policy goes into effect July 1! 📚
It’s a big shift for how NIH-funded research is shared—and especially important for HIV and global health researchers.

YIGH and @CIRAatYale recently hosted a panel to bring the HIV community up to date on what's new in OA publishing. 🧵👇
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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · Jun 4
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Access to medications must be part of the solution to the overdose crisis.
📢 Let’s reduce barriers and expand what works.
🧠 Learn more & read the study:

Journal link 👉 sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0376871625001322
Opioid Overdose Crisis: Medications Prevent Subsequent Overdoses
A new Yale-led retrospective cohort study published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence examined the efficacy of a range of treatments for patients who survived an
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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · Jun 4
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This study—led by Yale School of Medicine & Yale School of Public Health in collaboration with CT state partners and the FDA—is a model of how data-driven public health research can:
📊 Shape policy
💬 Reduce stigma
💉 Save lives
Opioid Overdose Crisis: Medications Prevent Subsequent Overdoses
A new Yale-led retrospective cohort study published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence examined the efficacy of a range of treatments for patients who survived an
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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · Jun 4
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💬 “This real-world experience confirms what we see in clinical trials,” said lead author Dr. Benjamin Howell.
Medications improve:

Treatment retention
Drug use outcomes
Employment
Even reduce criminalized behavior
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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · Jun 4
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Researchers analyzed data from 4,000+ Connecticut residents who survived an opioid overdose. The results are clear:
✅ Methadone and buprenorphine significantly reduced the risk of another overdose.
🚫 Inpatient rehab/detox alone, without meds, showed no independent benefit.
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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · Jun 4
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👏👏👏 Congratulations to EMD faculty Robert Heimer & Lauretta Grau for their roles in a major new Yale study on opioid overdose, just published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence.
🔗 medicine.yale.edu/internal-medicine/news-article/opioid-overdose-crisis-medications-prevent-subsequent-overdoses/
Opioid Overdose Crisis: Medications Prevent Subsequent Overdoses
A new Yale-led retrospective cohort study published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence examined the efficacy of a range of treatments for patients who survived an
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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · May 30
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🛑 Action Needed
The President’s FY26 budget proposes a 38% cut to NIH.

📢 Join >435 orgs & 2,000 people urging Congress to reject it.
Sign the Research!America community letter by June 3, 5 p.m. ET 👇

Org sign-on: lnkd.in/egdNy4ZX
Individual: lnkd.in/eGPRjtCM

#Advocacy #FundScience
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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · May 30
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💡 NIH funding is critical in driving scientific progress with rigorous peer review & funding — & delivers economic innovation & impact, too.

Every $1 of NIH funding in CT generates $2.27 in economic activity.
(Source: United for Medical Research)
#FundScience #NIH #ResearchMatters
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