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.
November
Legislation Proposed to Expand Surrogacy Regulations, Protections
Spectrum News, November 16
Exposure to Metals May Increase Heart Failure Risk Among American Indians
Houston Chronicle, November 17
Improving Heart Health Habits May Slow Biological Aging
Healio, November 12
Controlled Burns in California Could Reduce Risk of Catastrophic Wildfire
The Hill, November 10
Why Sexually Transmitted Infections Are Rising in America
The Economist, November 9
Feeling “Invisible”: How Language Barriers Worsen Environmental Injustice
Environmental Health News, November 8
The Stakes Are High In Tuesday's Supreme Court Gun Case
Forbes, November 7
October
What Is My Biological Age? I Took These Tests to Find Out
Wall Street Journal, October 31
Stop Undervaluing For-Profit Online Degrees
(Op-Ed by Roxanne Russell)
Inside Higher Education, October 27
What to Know About the Health Risks of Chemical Hair Straighteners
The New York Times, October 17
Girls Deserve Better Period Education, and We Can All Contribute
(Op-Ed co-authored by Marni Sommer)
Fortune, October 16
What 80 Feels Like: I’m Not Ready to Fear the Future
Washington Post, October 14
September
U.S. Health Care Workers Face Elevated Risk of Suicide
CNN, September 26
United Nations Calls for Urgent Action to Protect Children's Rights
Minnesota Public Radio, September 21
The Cost of Straight Hair
New York Magazine, September 18
How Climate Change is Fueling Alcohol-Related Hospitalizations
Grist, September 26
Lead Pipes More Common in NYC’s Latino Neighborhoods, Study Says
Gothamist, September 11
Why Our Mental Arithmetic Does Not Add Up
(Op-Ed by Kai Ruggeri)
Financial Times, September 10
Dr. Robbie Parks Live
Weather Channel, September 5
Chrononutrition: Timing of meals matters for your health
NIH Research Feature, September 6
August
Marijuana Users Have Over 20 Percent Lead and Cadmium in Blood, Urine
USA Today, August 31
A Magic Pill for Poverty’s Health Impacts Is Coming
(Op-ed by Peter Muennig)
The Hill August 31
Nearing Retirement, America's Lower-Middle Class Faces Increasingly Bad Health
U.S.News & World Report, August 24
Chikungunya Virus Surges in South America. But a New Discovery Could Help Outfox It
NPR Goats and Soda, August 18
July
EPA Moves to Reduce Childhood Exposure to Lead-Based Paint Dust
Washington Post, July 13
Sweltering Weather Has Left Swaths of the U.S. Baking
The Guardian, July 7
How Hot is Too Hot for Survival?
NBC News, July 6
California Should Become the First State to Offer a Special Minimum Wage to Health Care Workers (Byline: Andrea Flynn)
STAT News, July 6
June
Legalizing Marijuana Tied to More Binge Drinking in Folks Over 30
U.S. News & World Report, June 21
Why Aren’t Nursing Home Residents Reporting Abuse? Fear of Retaliation, Study Finds
USA Today, June 16
Like Smoking 30 Cigarettes in 8 hours: NYC's Air Quality Crisis, Tallied
Gothamist, June 15
Who You Are, Where You Live Help Determine Your Chances of Beating Cancer
The Hill, June 13
May
How a Fully Automated Government Could End the Debt Ceiling Debate
(Op-ed by Peter Muennig)
The Hill, May 17
F.D.A. Advisers Weigh Allowing First U.S. Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill
The New York Times, May 9
Gun Violence Isn’t Just a City Problem
The Trace, May 9
Younger Generations Explore Sobriety to Improve Mental Health
ABC News, May 8
April
Map of Gun Deaths Across the U.S. Shows Cities Have Lower Rates than Rural Counties
April 26
Finding the Origin of a Pandemic Is Difficult. Preventing One Shouldn't Be.
(Op-Ed by W. Ian Lipkin)
April 25
What Older Voters Say About Biden 2024: From ‘He’s Fine’ to ‘Oh, God’
April 24
Over-the-Counter Narcan Will Save Lives - Once We Know How to Use It
(Op-Ed by Michael McNeil)
April 14
Research with Exotic Viruses Risks a Deadly Outbreak
April 10
I’m a Longevity Expert. Here’s Why I Tell My Students to Read the Obits
(Op-ed by Dean Linda P. Fried)
April 7
Eight Bold Agenda Items for the World Health Organization As It Turns 75
April 6
Allergy Season Is Getting Worse And Here’s Why
April 1
March
The Americans Who Have Lived Through Multiple Mass shootings
March 30
Mourning Family and Climate Change in the Age of Loss and Damage
(Op-ed by Robbie M. Parks)
March 30
Being 'Socially Frail' Comes with Health Risks for Older Adults
March 21
Can the Increase in Higher Education Diversity and Inclusion Efforts Solve Health Disparities?
March 21
NYC's Rats Found Infected with Virus That Causes COVID
March 10
Air Pollution ‘Speeds Up Osteoporosis’ in Postmenopausal Women
March 10
Bringing Fresh Produce to New York’s Correctional Facilities
(Op-Ed co-authored by Bob Fullilove)
March 10
The Way We Eat Could Add Nearly 1 Degree of Warming by 2100
March 6
February
Extreme Heat Is a Health Crisis, Columbia Experts Say
February 27
Just How Dangerous Is the Ohio Derailment Disaster?
February 22
Big Soda’s Alcohol Drinks Worry Health Experts
February 21
Gut Microbiomes Offer Insights into Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
February 21
This Deadly Chemical Should be Banned
(op-ed co-authored by David Rosner, Gerald Markowitz and Rebecca Fuoco)
February 19
We Have the Resources: Let’s Finish the Job of Ending AIDS
(op-ed by Wafaa El-Sadr)
February 17
How Repeat Exposure to Shootings like Michigan State’s Traumatizes Young People
(op-ed co-authored by Charlie Branas, Sonali Rajan, and Mark S. Kaplan)
February 16
How Deadly Was China’s Covid Wave?
February 15
January
Mpox is Almost Gone in the U.S., Leaving Lessons and Mysteries in Its Wake
January 31
These Homes Replaced Their Gas Stoves—and Saw a Huge Drop in Indoor Pollution
January 31
The Cruel Tyranny of Sick Notes
January 25
Flavored Cannabis Marketing Is Criticized for Targeting Kids
January 19
No, Gas Stoves Aren’t Being Banned. But They Still May Pose Health Risks
January 19
In Politics, How Old Is Too Old?
January 13