epidemiology

A new national report details the steep decline in clinician-provided abortions in states that ban abortion, and a substantial increase in those states where abortions remain legal with fewer restrictions.

Middle-aged smokers are far more likely to report having memory loss and confusion than nonsmokers, and the likelihood of cognitive decline is lower for those who have quit, even recently, a new study has found. 

The research from The Ohio State University is the first to examine the relationship between smoking and cognitive decline using a one-question self-assessment asking people if they’ve experienced worsening or more frequent memory loss and/or confusion. 

The U.S. Supreme Court overturned 49 years of precedent in June when it ruled against federal abortion protections, creating an uncertain and ever-shifting legal environment for pregnant people and abortion care providers.

Meet Rosa Negash, a second-year MPH student in epidemiology, who explores some of the most important topics in public health today using her data management and analysis skills.

Mahmood Alalwan, a fifth-year PhD student in epidemiology, is working to develop a training program for respiratory therapists in Saudi Arabia, equipping them to provide cessation counseling for patients who smoke.

Now, his work will be propelled by new funding from the Alumni Grants for Graduate Research and Scholarship.

Public health isn’t exactly as easy as ABC, but alumna Victoria Zigmont ’15 PhD is trying to explain it that way through her new children’s book The ABCs of Public Health.

Zigmont began working on the book, self-published earlier this year, when she noticed something missing in the kid’s section at libraries and bookstores.  

Andreas Teferra, a fourth-year doctoral student in epidemiology, was studying nursing and epidemiology in Ethiopia and the Netherlands then came to Ohio State to pursue his research on health disparities among tobacco users.

Lamuel Bean, a first-year doctoral student in epidemiology, is a recent graduate of the college’s Master of Public Health program and recipient of the prestigious Gates Millennium Scholarship. Bean is passionate about using epidemiological approaches to reduce the burden of heart disease and its disproportionate effect on Black Americans.