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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)
3.23.26

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

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3.18.26

Built to meet the moment

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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)
3.12.26

Falls signal faster cognitive decline in older adults

School of Public Health
Two-thirds of Americans are very worried about being able to pay for their health care. Morsa Images/DigitalVision via Getty Images
2.23.26

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

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2.17.26

A conversation with medical decision-making expert Mary Politi

School of Public Health
Afghan primary school students who received a school-based intervention to teach life skills such as self-regulation and problem solving did better academically and showed fewer signs of mental health problems such as depression and anxiety. (Photo: Norwegian Afghanistan Committee)
2.16.26

School-based psychosocial program enhances children’s well-being amid crisis

School of Public Health
pawns from a game with lines connecting them
2.9.26

Closing the research-practice gap

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As Americans live longer, responsibility for long-term care increasingly falls to families. (Photo: Shutterstock)
2.2.26

Caregiving burdens, medical debt are reshaping health in the US

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Screenshot of Dr. Theresa Betancourt and Dean Sandro Galea
1.27.26

Implementing Resilience: Lessons from The Resilience & Recovery of Former Child Soldiers with Dr. Theresa Betancourt

WashU School of Public Health has several scholarship programs, including three that are designed to increase access to graduate public health education for students from St. Louis, the region, and surrounding states. (PHOTO: Zachary Linhares/WashU Publlc Health)
12.10.25

School of Public Health Announces New Scholarships

Margaret Kruk (right) introduces panelists for a discussion on challenges facing health systems. (Photo: Zachary Linhares/School of Public Health)
11.24.25

Americans trust their doctors, but doubt the system

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Calls for assistance finding sources of food skyrocketed in the last week of October, as people prepared for a pause in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits on November 1. (Credit: Getty Images)
11.5.25

Requests for food assistance skyrocket at national helpline

School of Public Health

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