Weill Cornell Medicine Population Health Sciences

We’re proud to announce that @YunyuXiaoPhD received the 2025 Lakshmi Vijayakumar Rising Star Award for Impact and Innovation from @IASPInfo. Dr. Xiao was honored for her impactful work focused on data science & addressing disparities in suicide prevention: bit.ly/3FXRMGV

An article in The Healthy (@readersdigest) covers a study in @NatureComms from Dr. Chengxi Zang (@calvin_zcx) and colleagues, which finds that pregnancy may offer some protection from developing Long COVID: bit.ly/3YZQ7qv

In a perspective piece for The Milbank Quarterly, @CzarinaBehrends and colleagues at @networkforphl and @nyugrossman explain why state paraphernalia laws are a barrier to reducing injection-related harm: bit.ly/4kIZJh9

We’re thrilled to share that Dr. Sarah Gutkind and Dr. Babasoji Oyemakinde, postdoctoral associates in our department, are 2025-2026 CHERISH pilot grant recipients:

.@NY1 covered the “big, beautiful bill," passed by House Republicans, which could lead to nearly 8 million fewer people being enrolled in Medicaid by 2034. Dr. William Schpero (@wschpero) provides insight on why people may lose coverage: bit.ly/45zkfx0

.@LTummalapalli, MD, MBA, MAS, spoke about the End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices #ESRD model. healio.com/news/nephrolog…

New research in @JAMA_Current from @YunyuXiaoPhD, @DrJohnMann, and colleagues finds that youth who become increasingly addicted to social media, mobile phones, or video games are at greater risk of suicidal thoughts or suicide attempts. Learn more: bit.ly/4lej1fb

A new study in @JAMAHealthForum from Dr. Angelica Meinhofer and colleagues finds that state school Medicaid expansions led to increased access to Medicaid-funded school-based health services for children who have experienced parental opioid use disorder: bit.ly/4dYJr1X

In a study in Health & Justice, @Dr_Sean_Murphy and colleagues assessed the implementation costs of a screening tool that can help address mental health, behavioral health, and substance use disorders among youth in the criminal-legal system: bit.ly/4e2WJLa

A study from researchers at @WeillCornell and @MSKCancerCenter in @NatureGenet offers insight into how cancers evolve when they metastasize. Led by Dr. Xi Kathy Zhou, @LucMorrisNYC, & Dr. Chaitanya Bandlamudi, the study could inform improved treatment: bit.ly/43ZbUBj

We’re still accepting applications for the @WCMPopHealthSci MS programs and certificate program! Discover how faculty-mentored research and Ivy League academic rigor can set you apart: bit.ly/452XdOM #healthinformatics #healthpolicy #biostatistics #datascience

We recently celebrated our students’ achievements at a graduation dinner for the @CornellMBA and @WeillCornell Executive MBA/MS in Healthcare Leadership class of 2025. Congratulations to our awardees!

We're proud to share that several faculty members from our department presented at the #NIDA #NIMH #NIH #HEALInitiative meeting:

We are thrilled to share that Dr. Jialin Mao & Dr. Yiwey Shieh have each received Ritu Banga Healthcare Disparities Research Awards. Learn how their innovative research aims to close care gaps in clinical settings: bit.ly/4kEcuKk

Learn about the study in @NatureComms from @YunyuXiaoPhD and @DrJohnMann, which could facilitate more effective prevention strategies and counter the substantial rise in suicide rates over the past two decades in the US: bit.ly/4iYH9AQ

Long-term services and supports (LTSS) in the US face numerous challenges. In @AnnalsofIM, Dr. Mark Unruh (@markaunruh) and colleagues from @ACPIMPhysicians examine LTSS business models and practices, and their effect on vulnerable persons receiving care: bit.ly/3Fxj0Un

Dr. Robert Tyler Braun and other experts participated in a panel at @BrookingsInst to assess the evidence on payer-provider vertical integration & explore policy responses. Learn more in @FierceHealth: bit.ly/3SJpClL View the event recording: bit.ly/3So7flZ

New research in @radiology_rsna from @pengyifan and colleagues highlights the potential of fine-tuned large language models in enhancing error detection within radiology reports: bit.ly/3H6i7CL

A research letter in @JAMA_current from @LTummalapalli and colleagues finds that stratified benchmarks in the ESRD Treatment Choices model mitigated financial penalties to dialysis facilities serving low-income patients: bit.ly/43lIufk

We look forward to learning from Dr. Regina Barzilay at today’s Grand Rounds. Dr. Barzilay joins us from @AIHealthMIT, @MITEECS, and @MIT_CSAIL. bit.ly/4deeo1M