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Group-Based Interventions Potentially Address HIV Stigma Among Adolescents Living with Virus 

Group-based interventions have the potential to address HIV-related stigma among adolescents living with the virus, finds a recent study from researchers at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis and Makerere University in Uganda.

May 6, 2024

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Galea appointed inaugural Margaret C. Ryan Dean of planned WashU School of Public Health

Washington University in St. Louis announced today that Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, one of the world’s most influential public health leaders, will become the inaugural Margaret C. Ryan Dean of the university’s planned School of Public Health, effective Jan. 1.

May 6, 2024

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A Constellation of Factors: Uncovering the Causes of Rising Incidence of Early-onset Colorectal Cancer

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are studying the increased risk of early-onset colorectal cancer among people younger than 50 years old.

March 2, 2024

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Birth outcomes improve in states that extend driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants, research finds

In 2023, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Minnesota joined a growing list of states that allow undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses.

February 26, 2024

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Study looks at ways to sustain public health programs

State tobacco control programs that used a new training model were better able to sustain operations, finds a new study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.

February 23, 2024

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Policy interventions helped save lives during pandemic, study finds

States that emphasized non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs), such as distancing and mask wearing, fared better in curbing the spread of COVID-19, finds a forthcoming study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.

January 8, 2024

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‘Long flu’ has emerged as a consequence similar to long COVID

Study shows patients hospitalized for flu or COVID-19 face increased risk of long-term health problems, death.

December 14, 2023

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Iannotti wins scientific excellence award

Lora Iannotti, a professor at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, has been named recipient of the 2022 Board for International Food and Agricultural Development Award for Scientific Excellence in a Feed the Future Innovation Lab.

November 20, 2023

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