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May 8, 2026

Global outbreaks may fuel violence against women — but most cases go unmeasured

WashU Public Health researchers studied how outbreaks strain households and systems, revealing hidden risks for women and girls that data often fails to capture.

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May 5, 2026

Talking Public Health with Mary Bunn

Bunn presented, “Evidence-Based Interventions and Systems Strengthening to Improve Mental Health for Forcibly Displaced Families and Communities.”

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May 3, 2026

The Moment, May 3, 2026

Public health major popular; vicarious trauma tool; Jean-Francois Trani

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May 2, 2026

Anita Kabarambi awarded Margaret McNamara Education Grant

PhD student aims to inform, strengthen cervical cancer prevention policy, practice in Uganda

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May 1, 2026

A conversation with demographer Jean-Francois Trani

The professor's global health and development work is driven by commitment to justice, equality and reducing poverty

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May 1, 2026

Tool measures workers’ exposure to others’ trauma

A team led by Beth Stelson, WashU Public Health assistant professor, measures exposure to secondhand trauma, an occupational hazard in the "helping professions." Such trauma can cause workers to develop feelings of anger and sadness, sleep issues and social withdrawal.

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Missouri Independent

May 1, 2026

Missouri Senate pares back plan to add Medicaid work requirements to constitution

An analysis led by WashU Public Health's Tim McBride is cited, showing that most Missouri Medicaid recipients are already working and those who are not are typically in school, retired, disabled or serving as a caregiver.

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The Source

May 1, 2026

$12 million NIH grant supports study of Alzheimer’s risk factors

WashU Medicine researchers including Jorge Llibre-Guerra, a member of the WashU Public Health secondary faculty, will investigate the genetic and molecular factors behind the disease’s disproportionate prevalence in Caribbean populations, aiming to identify new drug targets.

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KMOX

May 1, 2026

What are the long-term effects of 'storm fatigue' and severe weather?

As the one-year anniversary of the 2025 St. Louis tornado approaches, WashU Public Health's Salma Abdalla discusses the long-term impacts of natural disasters.

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