Epidemiology

As the planet warms, fungi are adapting to survive at higher temperatures, becoming drug-resistant—and posing threats to human health. 

Jim Tonascia, whose public health career in biostatistics and epidemiology spanned more than five decades, retired from the Bloomberg School of Public Health this August.

Colorectal cancer diagnoses are rising in people under age 50. What’s behind this increase?

Brittany Jenkins-Lord seeks clues in the lab and the community to understand the biological causes of cancer disparities.

Recent research has highlighted disparities in research between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, with Type 1 long—and mistakenly—associated only with childhood onset. Elizabeth Selvin and Michael Fang challenge previously held assumptions about Type 1 diabetes.