Medicine & Health

From longer lives to eroding institutional trust, powerful forces are converging in ways that demand new approaches to protecting human health.

New WashU research highlights the importance of continuous HIV care as rural communities face added barriers to treatment, testing and prevention.

Researchers at WashU Bursky Public Health explain how trust, misinformation and disrupted care can shape health outcomes during infectious disease outbreaks worldwide.

Using machine learning, researchers at WashU Bursky Public Health identified the factors most strongly linked to poor sleep during late pregnancy.

Nutrition scientist Lora Iannotti and engineer Feng Jiao become inaugural Lauren and Lee Fixel Distinguished Professors, advancing interdisciplinary solutions for food, agriculture and health.

Bursky Public Health met all 36 accreditation criteria while documenting a new institution still taking shape behind the scenes.

WashU Bursky Public Health researchers found the first six weeks of pregnancy may be a particularly sensitive period.

Biomedical engineer Quing Zhu and WashU Medicine collaborators combined optical coherence tomography and machine learning for a rapid, accurate test for endometrial cancer.

Through a new program called Public Health & Society, students are connecting health to design, policy and the experiences that shape everyday life.