Nearly half of young adults report loneliness in eight-country study
A multinational survey led by WashU public health researchers reveals strong links between social isolation and depression and anxiety, underscoring growing global mental health concerns.
Index provides flu risk for each state
Researchers at WashU have developed vulnerability maps highlighting regions across the United States with varying levels of socioeconomic vulnerability to influenza-like illness.
Steensma installed as E. Desmond and Mary Ann Lee Professor
Public health scholar and entrepreneur Joseph T. Steensma bridges research and real-world impact, translating science into scalable solutions that address environmental and population health challenges.
Olin to host ‘Business of Being Well’ March 31
WashU Olin Business School will host its annual spring symposium, aimed at improving health outcomes. The daylong event offers participants business-driven perspectives on health and the chance to connect with peers from WashU and beyond.
App aids substance use recovery in vulnerable populations
A mobile app developed by WashU Medicine researchers is effective at helping patients with substance use disorder who are in unstable housing situations take steps toward recovery, a new study found.
Clinically informed AI outperforms foundation models in spinal cord disease prediction
Machine learning researchers at Washington University in St. Louis used artificial intelligence to help with early detection of spinal cord disease.
Centering children’s voices in health research
A WashU public health researcher, collaborating with international pediatric scientists, urges qualitative approaches to reveal how children experience care — and why it succeeds or fails.
Bridwell named Ryan Institute executive director
She will shape the intellectual agenda of the first new institute at the WashU School of Public Health.
Why prescription drug prices stay high — and what Congress can do about it
High prescription drug prices are not caused by any single company or practice, but by the system itself, said WashU Law’s Rachel Sachs. If Congress wants lower drug prices, it has to fix the structure and incentives of the entire supply chain, said Sachs, an expert on prescription drug pricing.
WashU’s FARM hosts visit by international food, ag experts
Leaders from seven countries explored the WashU FARM initiative’s public health-driven research and global partnerships advancing sustainable, equitable food systems.
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