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News
Recent news announcements from the Division of Public Health Sciences including faculty research and accomplishments, as well as community education information.
For Your Health – Not Just Pink: Key Cancer Screenings for Men and Women
And while October focuses on mammograms for breast cancer, this translates just as well to other key tests for colon, lung, cervical and prostate cancers. As we begin our annual move toward fall and more normal routines of work, school and family, it can be a great time to make sure that all of us are […]
For Your Health – The A to Zzzzz of Healthy Sleep
Getting too little sleep or too much sleep disrupts the circadian rhythm – our natural ‘body clock’ – which leads to many unfavorable responses in the body Dr. Yikyung Park It’s that time of year when it can be pretty easy to lose a couple hours of good sleep. Even if we’re usually pretty good […]
Beryne Odeny, MD, MPH, PhD: Eliminating Inequities
Beryne Odeny, MD, MPH, PhD, is a physician-implementation scientist and a passionate health equity advocate in global health. She recently joined the Division of Public Health Sciences as an assistant professor of surgery this July. Odeny earned her medical degree from the University of Nairobi in Kenya, and both her MPH and PhD in Implementation Science from […]
For Your Health – Healthy Ways to Stay Hydrated This Summer
When it comes to those healthier choices, simpler is almost always better. Summer can be a thirsty time, and a cold drink on a hot day is one of the real pleasures of the season. When it comes to healthy ways to stay hydrated this summer – or any other time of year – not […]
For Your Health – 10 Sun Safety Tips for Summer Fun
The basics are pretty simple: Find shade, use sunscreen and wear sun-safe clothes. But some extra tips can really help us put these into practice. If all the picnics, barbeques and trips to the park didn’t give it away, summer is now officially in full swing, and for many of us that means getting outside […]
Media Mentions
- Low-Fat Diet Tied to Improved Breast Cancer Odds – Graham Colditz, MD, DrPH, Reuters
- Washington People: Mary Politi
- Prostate Cancer Outcomes in VA Hospitals – Bettina Drake, PhD, MPH, U.S. Department of Defense
- Your Risk of Cancer Likely Increases with Each Additional Drink of Alcohol – Graham Colditz, MD, DrPH, Popular Science
- Residents Say Coldwater Creek Report Lacks Answers to Cancer Questions – Adetunji T. Toriola, MD, PhD, MPH, St. Louis Public Radio
- We’re Bad at Evaluating Risk. How Doctors Can Help. – Mary Politi, PhD, New York Times
- Are Low-Calorie Wines Actually Good for You? – Yikyung Park, ScD,, Health.com
- When it Comes to Breast Cancer Deaths, Place and Race Matter – Justin Moore, PhD, St. Louis Public Radio
- Public Lacks Awareness of Link Between Physical Activity and Cancer – Erika Waters, PhD, MPH, Healio
- Cancer Risk with Diabetes is Higher for Women than Men – Graham Colditz, MD, DrPH, Physician’s Weekly
- Building Up Health Care in North County – St. Louis American
- Improving health insurance literacy aids Missourians’ ACA enrollment – Mary Politi, PhD, Washington University School of Medicine
- Marshall native named Associate Director of Cancer Health Equity – Bettina Drake, PhD, MPH, The Marshall News Messenger
- Obesity Tied to Colon Cancer Risk in Younger Women – Yin Cao, ScD, MPH, New York Times
- Colorectal cancer is killing more 20-30-year olds. We now have one clue about why. – Yin Cao, ScD, MPH, VOX