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WashU Arts & Sciences

August 28, 2026

A conversation with environmental health historian Kristin Brig-Ortiz

Brig-Ortiz explores how public health knowledge is constructed with insights and knowledge from communities

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St. Louis Public Radio

August 27, 2026

A St. Louis program aimed to prevent evictions. A short-term rental fee could help sustain it

Bursky Public Health postdoctoral researcher Yi Wang led a study showing that the Kansas City tenant right-to-counsel program reduces the likelihood of eviction.

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STAT News

August 27, 2026

Cancer screening guidelines need to address long-term care facilities

Cancer epidemiologist Kim Johnson, a member of the Bursky Public Health secondary faculty, reflects on screening guidelines after her aunt’s recent passing from stage 4 breast cancer

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The Source

August 27, 2026

WashU Expert: How to navigate conflicting childhood vaccine guidance

Professor Jennifer Layden of Bursky Public Health explains conflicting childhood vaccine guidance, drawing on her experience leading state outbreak responses and national vaccination efforts at the CDC.

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August 23, 2026

The Moment, August 23, 2026

Public health trends; student practicum; childhood obesity treatment

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National Public Radio

August 21, 2026

States hope federal funds will help offset Medicaid cuts for rural hospitals

Bursky Public Health's Timothy McBride, an expert on health policy, says that the net effect on rural health of the cuts to Medicaid will be negative despite the influx of federal funds.

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August 21, 2026

Climate impact of promoting physical activity displayed on dashboard

Free, public dashboard designed to help practitioners, policymakers, researchers better gauge impact of physical activity efforts

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August 21, 2026

A conversation with Facilities Manager Quenten Dent 

With a background in health, entrepreneurship, facilities management, and construction, Dent helps shape the school’s expanding physical spaces

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WashU Medicine

August 21, 2026

Proven childhood obesity treatment also works at pediatrician’s office

Family-based treatment helped nearly half of kids in clinical trial reach healthier weight

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