Public Health & Society News

The University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy campus (Photo courtesy of UHSP)

WashU to establish pharmacy school, absorb PharmD program from UHSP

Child mental health in conflict settings (new research from Co-Director Lindsay Stark and others)

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

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

The Conversation

Andrea Gabriel

Student Ambassador Interview with Andrea Gabriel

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A conversation with medical decision-making expert Mary Politi

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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)

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

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SPHERE Launches Summer Research Opportunity for WashU Students

Office of Undergraduate Research

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Summer 2026 Courses and Opportunities

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Closing the research-practice gap

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

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