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Student Ambassador Hil Kim

Student Ambassador Interview with Hil Kim

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

Caregiving burdens, medical debt are reshaping health in the US

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Watch: Talking Public Health with Nhial T. Tutlam

School of Public Health

Researchers from WashU have published a report showing that cumulative stress across the lifespan and inflammation account for approximately half of the elevated mortality risk among Black people relative to white Americans. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Racism packs a punch for those enduring it over a lifetime

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

Mia Kouveliotes, Public Health & Society Student Ambassador, Anthropology major on the Global Health and Environment Track

Student Ambassador Interview with Mia Kouveliotes

Theresa Betancourt

400 million children beset by war is a global public health crisis

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Student Ambassador Interview with Irene Sok

A South Sudanese refugee practices carpentry in a vocational training center. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Refugees living outside camps make significant gains in self-reliance

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Health-related studies often yield conflicting results, and making sense of them can be challenging. Jose Luis Pelaez/Stone via Getty Images

Health headlines can be confusing - these 3 questions can help you evaluate them

The Conversation

Jeffrey I. Gordon, MD, the WashU Medicine Dr. Robert J. Glaser Distinguished University Professor, co-leads the team that developed a therapeutic food designed to treat childhood malnutrition. The microbiome-directed food has been named one of TIME Magazine’s Best Inventions of 2025. (credit: Matt Miller)

TIME Magazine names therapeutic microbiome-directed food a Best Invention of 2025