Pipes that carry water from the city's water mains into individual homes are more likely to be made of lead in neighborhoods that already experience high lead exposure from paint and dust.
The clean energy economy is out of reach for many households. A paper by Mailman’s Diana Hernandez provides growing documentation of the connections between energy insecurity and poor health.
Higher neighborhood density of unhealthy retail food establishments (fast food, bodegas, and convenience stores) leads to higher risk of unhealthy birth weights and long term health issues.
On its Class Day, the Mailman School of Public Health celebrated the achievements of more than 950 graduates, the largest and most international class in the school's history.
Mailman graduate Olivia TenHarmsel's ambition is to use digital technologies to improve the health of individuals in marginalized communities across the globe.
Patients with mpox who were treated with the antiviral drug tecovirimat had similar outcomes regardless of HIV status, find researchers at Columbia University and Weill Cornell Medicine.