2022 Faculty in the News
Below are some examples of topics and 2022 publications where our faculty members have been cited for their research findings and expert commentary.
December
U.S. to Require Negative Covid Tests for Travelers Coming From China
December 28
Drug Deaths Among Pregnant Women Hit a Record High
December 6
Telling Americans to ‘Eat Better’ Doesn’t Work. We Must Make Healthier Food
(Op-Ed by Mark Bittman)
December 4
Ebola's Reemergence Underlines the Importance of Global Outbreak Control
(Op-Ed by Susan Michaels-Strasser)
December 1
November
How Climate Change Affects Children's Health
November 28
How to Cope with Loneliness This Winter
(Op-Ed by Dean Linda P. Fried)
November 22
After Hurricanes, Program Aims to Help Alleviate Stress
November 13
Ashwin Vasan Interviewed on Person Place Thing Podcast
November 12
Food Insecurity Is Driving Women in Africa Into Sex Work, Increasing HIV Risk
November 11
The Midterms Just Proved That Abortion Rights Are a Winning Issue
(Op-Ed by Terry McGovern)
November 10
Use of Government Food Benefits May Slow Cognitive Aging
November 9
Deaths Caused By Alcohol Spiked by 26 Percent During the Pandemic
November 5
October
Frailty Is Not About Old Age. What Women Need to Know to Prevent It.
(Op-Ed by Dean Linda P. Fried)
October 27
Use Speed Cameras to Change Drivers' Behavior
(Op-Ed by Peter Muennig)
October 25
Monkeypox Emergency Orders Are Set to Expire
October 22
The Pandemic Is Not Over: We Ignore It at Our Own Risk
(Op-Ed by Wafaa El-Sadr and Ayman El-Mohandes)
October 17
Dangers of Using Your Gas Range or Oven for Heat
October 13
How Dangerous is Wildfire Season for US Farmworkers?
October 10
FTC Probes Market Power of One of Country’s Biggest Anesthesia Providers
October 2
Is Covid Getting Less Deadly?
October 2
The Public Health Crisis Staring Us in the Face
(Op-Ed by Renee Goodwin)
October 2
September
The Most Important Question About Addiction
September 29
Under Poisoned Skies: Inside Iraq’s Sacrifice Zone
September 28
The Dazzling Life and Shocking Death of Cheslie Kryst
September 27
End of COVID-19 Pandemic Is In Sight WHO Director Says
September 15
Loneliness Should Be Treated as a Public Health Emergency
September 15
How the Mind of an 80-Year-Old President's Brain Can Change With Age
September 13
Skin Lightening Products Are a 'Regulatory Black Hole'
September 10
Two Red States Show How the Nation's Public Health System Can Be Fixed
(Byline: Michael Sparer and Lawrence Brown)
September 8
The U.S. Lacks Adequate Education About Puberty and Menstruation
(Op-Ed by Marni Sommer)
September 2
Federal Government Responds to Monkeypox Surge
(Byline: Heather Butts)
September 1
August
Jackson Water Crisis Is Result of Disinvestment in Majority Black City
August 31
Is There a Gender Gap When It Comes to Loneliness?
(Op-Ed by Linda P. Fried)
August 19
Monkeypox Cases Are on the Rise. How Is the Virus Transmitted Sexually?
August 5
July
What the Supreme Court's Stunning Rulings Mean for Your Health
July 13
As Sixth Covid Wave Hits, Many New Yorkers Shrug It Off
July 12
The Supreme Court Dealt a Terrible Blow to Children’s Health
(Op-Ed co-authored by Frederica Perera)
July 9
How the Ongoing National Tampon Shortage May Worsen Period Poverty
(Article by Marni Sommer)
July 8
What the Supreme Court's Ruling on EPA Authority Means for Air Quality and Local Health
July 3
Can HIPAA Protect You From Anti-Abortion Laws?
July 1
June
U.S. Could Have Saved 338,000 Lives from Covid with Universal Healthcare
June 16
Extreme Heat Poses Significant and Growing Health Risk to Babies and Children
June 15
Monkeypox Cases Surpass 1,200 Globally, But Experts Say the Outbreak Is 'Controllable'
June 9
U.S. Nursing Homes Are Facing a Staffing Crisis With No Easy Solutions
June 7
May
Energy Is Getting More Expensive. Middle-Income Families Are Struggling
May 16
How Often Can You Be Infected With the Coronavirus?
May 16
In 2021, U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Hit Highest Level on Record
May 11
Hidden Hazards: Water and Mold
May 2022
After the Supreme Court Breaks Roe, Who Picks Up the Pieces?
May 5
How Magic Johnson's HIV Diagnosis Changed the Conversation About AIDS in America
May 1
April
New York City Now Has Four Superfund Sites--Where Are They?
April 22
Should You Still Wear a Mask on Planes, Trains, and Buses? Here's What the Science Says
April 20
Epidemiologist: Drug Supply Fueled WVa Crisis Over Poverty Associated Press
April 13
U.S. Likely ‘Dramatically Undercounting’ Current COVID-19 Resurgence
April 13
A Report on Violence Against Kids With Disabilities Is Sobering—If Not Surprising
April 12
Study Finds Uranium Contamination in Two-Thirds of U.S. Community Water System
April 7
Does Human Epigenetic Inheritance Deserve a Closer Look?
April 4
March
A COVID-19 Spike Like the One in China Is Unlikely in The U.S.
March 31
Pressure Builds on White House to End Divisive Health-Border Policy
March 27
COVID’s Uneven Toll in Sub-Saharan Africa
March 23
What’s Driving the Dramatic Rise in Alcohol-Related Deaths During the Pandemic?
March 23
How Are We Watching for the Next COVID Variant?
March 22
Meet ElliQ, the Robot Who Wants to Keep Grandma Company
March 16
Allergy Season Will Begin More Than a Month Earlier
March 15
What Will Our Covid Future Be Like? Here Are Two Signs to Look Out For
(Op-Ed by Jeffrey Shaman)
March 5
Why Ukraine’s COVID-19 Problem Is Everyone’s Problem
March 2
New York City Is Rolling Back Pandemic Restrictions. Is It Too Soon?
March 1
Systems Thinking Can Improve Access to Digital Health Innovations
(Op-Ed co-authored by John Doyle)
March 1
February
By Now We Should Have Learned These 10 Lessons From the Pandemic
February 24
Increased Homicide Rates In U.S. Linked to Stand Your Ground Laws
February 22
The COVID Lessons Never to Forget
(Op-Ed by Wafaa El-Sadr and Ayman El-Mohandes)
February 17
Lifting Mask Mandates Too Soon Puts U.S. at Risk of Future COVID Variants
February 16
As Omicron Declines, U.S. Rethinks Mask Guidance and Covid-19 Measures
February 10
How New York City’s Hospitals Withstood the Omicron Surge
February 5
State Has Options to Extend Long-Covid Resources to Underserved Communities
February 4
Omicron's Long COVID Is a Risk Not Worth Taking
(Op-Ed by Norman Kleiman and Christine Kuryla)
February 1
January
Yes, Omicron Is Loosening Its Hold. But the Pandemic Has Not Ended.
January 28
Six Strategies for Aging Successfully
January 21
Is Biden's Foreign Policy Grade A Material?
By Wafaa El-Sadr
January 20
How Will Historians Judge President Trump?
January 9
Heat, Housing and the Horrific Bronx Fire
(Op-Ed by Diana Hernandez)
January 14
Congregate Shelters, No Place for the Homeless During Omicron
(Op-Ed co-authored by Ezra Susser)
January 12
As an E.R. Doctor, I Fear Health Care Collapse More Than Omicron
(Op-Ed by Craig Spencer)
January 10
How the Omicron Wave Will Be Different
(Op-Ed by Jeffrey Shaman)
January 6