Faculty in the News
Mailman School of Public Health faculty are renowned scientists, practitioners, and educators working on the forefront of critical public health issues in the U.S. and around the world. They are frequently called upon by journalists to discuss their work and to comment on vital issues and events of our day.
April
When Does ‘Old Age’ Begin? Public Perception May Be Skewing Later
NBC News, April 23
Majority Latino City Endures Years of Toxic Water in Health ‘Crisis’
Washington Post, April 18
How Pregnancy May Speed Up the Aging Process
The Washington Post, April 18
Following the MIND Diet May Help Slow Aging and Lower Dementia Risk
Yahoo News, April 18
Super Strong Pollen
NBC News, April 17
Public Health, Health Care Policy and Health Care Spending
Sirius XM The Perri Peltz Show, April 12
There’s Still No Standard Test to Detect Pancreatic Cancer Early
CNN, April 8
Zambia’s Deadly Cholera Outbreak Offers Lessons for Our Warming World
(Op-Ed by Tafadzwa Dzinamarira and Chalomba Chitanika)
The Hill, April 7
March
Did You Enjoy the Cherry Blossoms Early Peak Bloom? It Was a Warning Sign.
National Geographic, March 26
A Liquid-Only Diet Before a Colonoscopy Is Unnecessary (Op-Ed by Benjamin Lebwohl)
STAT News, March 19
5 Surprising Ways for Introverts to Thrive at Work
Forbes, March 17
The Science Is Clear. Over 30,000 People Have Died in Gaza (Op-Ed by Les Roberts)
Time Magazine, March 15
Breaking the Stigma: Overcoming Loneliness
CBS News, March 7
Prisoners in Texas and Florida Face Biggest Risk of Increasingly Deadly Heat
The Guardian, March 5
Assessing Gain-of-Function’s Cost-Benefit
Politico, March 1
Do We Just Not Care About Old People?
USA Today, March 1
February
What to Know about Lead Exposure in Children
The New York Times, February 27
A Doctor’s Lifelong Quest to Solve One of Pediatric Medicine’s Greatest Mysteries
The New York Times, February 27
Opinion: California Faces An Uphill Battle Against Plastic
(Op-ed co-authors include David Rosner and Gerald Markowitz)
Los Angeles Times, February 22
Is Marijuana Bad for Health? Here's What We Know So Far
Scientific American, February 20
Black Women Are Six Times More Likely To Be Killed Than White Women
NBC News, February 9
Thousands of Seniors Are Still Dying of Covid-19. Do We Not Care Anymore?
CNN, February 8
You Took a Pot Gummy. How Long Do You Have to Wait to Drive?
The Wall Street Journal, February 6
CDC Anti-Smoking Campaign Takes Aim at Menthol Cigarettes
CNN, February 5
January
First Opinion: What the Pope Is Missing About Commercial Surrogacy
(Op-Ed by Robert Klitzman)
STAT, January 31
Millions of Americans Face Risk of a Toxic ‘Bomb Train’
Washington Post, January 29
Dope Ropes, THC Doritos Reflect Our Patchwork Pot Laws
USA Today, January 26
Menthol Cigarette Ban Still Uncertain
CNN, January 24
The Downside of a Longer Life: More Time Spent Sick
Wall Street Journal, January 17
New York’s Good Samaritan Law Reveals Structural Racism in its Drug Policy (Op-Ed by John R. Pamplin II)
PBS, January
COVID’s 4th anniversary: Efforts Underway to Prevent the Next Pandemic
USA Today, January 1