Public Health & Society News

A young adult sits alone at home. New research from WashU School of Public Health explores how social connection relates to depression and anxiety. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Nearly half of young adults report loneliness in eight-country study

Built to meet the moment

There is no pattern of evidence that federal food assistance programs such as school meals and grocery benefits promote unhealthy weight in children, according to a comprehensive analysis by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis’ School of Public Health and Brown School. (Photo: Getty Images)

Food assistance programs do not promote obesity in children

School of Public Health

A new study by researchers at WashU School of Public Health shows that falls are tightly linked to Alzheimer's disease. Older adults with a history of falls experienced significantly faster cognitive decline than those with no such history. (Credit: Getty Images)

Falls signal faster cognitive decline in older adults

School of Public Health

The Power of Introspection

Center for Career Engagement

Refugee families are more likely to become self‑reliant if provided with support outside of camp settings

The Conversation

The Ritenour Co-Care Food Pantry

Mapping food pantry deserts across St. Louis

Podcast: How to Write Amazing Cover Letters

Center for Career Engagement

The University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy campus (Photo courtesy of UHSP)

WashU to establish pharmacy school, absorb PharmD program from UHSP

Child mental health in conflict settings (new research from Co-Director Lindsay Stark and others)

Two-thirds of Americans are very worried about being able to pay for their health care. Morsa Images/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Why is US health care still the most expensive in the world after decades of cost-cutting initiatives?

The Conversation

Andrea Gabriel

Student Ambassador Interview with Andrea Gabriel