HEALTH
FAREED SALMON
New Connecticut bill aims to enshrine minors’ access to reproductive health

The bill would codify the right of minors to receive contraceptive and pregnancy-related care without parental permission.

April 18, 2025

EDIS MESIC
Yale research may pave way for diagnostic tests and vaccines for tick-borne diseases

The team created a novel tick antigen library housing over 3,000 different proteins, testing each to create a target cocktail for a potential anti-tick vaccine.

April 14, 2025

JAKE ROBBINS
Yale experts respond to measles outbreak in the United States

The News spoke to Yale public health officials about the outbreak.

April 8, 2025

FAREED SALMON
How overdose prevention centers can change the game in the fight against the opioid epidemic

The Public Health Committee of the state legislature is advancing a bill proposal that could establish opioid overdose prevention centers by 2026.

April 4, 2025

MICHELLE SO
Haven’t cleaned your water bottle? Yale experts break down the dangers of mold

Mold lurks in moist locations, including on the inside of water bottles. On a popular app, Fizz, students have confessed to cleaning their water bottles only once every several months, and Yale researchers weighed in on the potential dangers of mold exposure.

March 26, 2025

FAREED SALMON
How a proposed bill can increase access to diapers in Connecticut

As diaper disparities wreak havoc on many families in New Haven, a new bill is being proposed in the CT government that could alleviate the financial burden of diapers.

March 6, 2025

ZOE BEKETOVA
Almost a year on, state psychiatric hospital oversight discussion unresolved

Sen. Saud Anwar proposed a new bill to address improvements in state-run psychiatric facilities.

March 6, 2025

KALINA BROOKFIELD
Connecticut bird flu cases rise as federal health communications flounder

Yale researchers emphasize the importance of public data sharing while locals grapple with bird flu in their backyards, supermarkets and zoos.

February 11, 2025

JAKE ROBBINS
Yale professors to tackle liver disease in Connecticut

Yale professors of medicine worked with a group of researchers and physicians to create 20 recommendations for the Connecticut General Assembly Public Health Committee.

February 6, 2025

KALINA BROOKFIELD
Bright Bodies program promotes healthy lifestyle choices for children

Using a non-diet curriculum, kids learn skills and behaviors for weight management.

January 21, 2025

MICHELLE SO
Language revitalization: Protecting Indigenous cultures as disease prevention

Native Americans face high poverty and mortality rates. Research shows that Indigenous language use and revitalization may produce beneficial health outcomes.

December 6, 2024