Infectious Diseases
April 17, 2025 | Affordable Access to Preventive Services Has Been Lifesaving. Will it End?
The Supreme Court will decide the future of no-cost preventive services when it hears Kennedy v. Braidwood. The public health consequences are vast.
April 9, 2025 | Top Five Reasons Why We Love Public Health
For National Public Health Week, we are rounding up the top five accomplishments that make us love public health.
April 1, 2025 | Rollins Research Review: MRSA Infection Risk in the U.S., Dust Storms and ER Visits, Stunting in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, and Telehealth Use for Mental Health
Rollins researchers authored papers on everything from community-level factors that affect MRSA infection to telehealth use for children's mental health services.
March 24, 2025 | John Green Talks Tuberculosis and Community at Emory Book Tour Stop
John Green visited Emory on March 21 as part of the tour for his book Everything is Tuberculosis, where he was interviewed by Laurel Bristow of Health Wanted.
March 24, 2025 | Ask an Expert: Advances in Tuberculosis with Ken Castro
Ken Castro, MD, co-director of the Emory TB Center, explains recent advancements in TB, exciting possibilities on the horizon, and how recent funding cuts could put worldwide TB prevention and treatment in jeopardy.
March 21, 2025 | Health Wanted: World Tuberculosis Day
This week on Health Wanted, host Laurel Bristow and guest Kenneth Castro, MD, discuss the challenges of tuberculosis and the impact of recent cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development budget on global tuberculosis efforts.
March 17, 2025 | Protecting Infants from Measles
Stephen Patrick, MD, provides guidance on how to prevent illness in the most vulnerable.
March 14, 2025 | Health Wanted: COVID-19, Five Years Later
This week on Health Wanted, host Laurel Bristow and guest Akiko Iwasaki, PhD, co-lead investigator of the Yale COVID-19 Recovery Study, look back at the COVID-19 pandemic and discuss what we’ve learned, where we are, and what lies ahead.
March 11, 2025 | Lessons Learned: Five Years of the COVID Pandemic
A look back at the five years since WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic.
March 4, 2025 | HPV Vaccination is Safe, Effective
Robert Bednarczyk, PhD, discusses the HPV vaccine's role in cancer prevention.
February 21, 2025 | Health Wanted: Neglected Tropical Diseases
Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a group of conditions that disproportionately impact low-income countries and receive insufficient attention and resources from around the world. This week on Health Wanted, host Laurel Bristow and guest Jessica Fairley, MD, explore some of the most common NTDs and how the U.S. benefits from contributing to their research and prevention.
February 14, 2025 | Health Wanted: A Valentine for Public Health
From past to present, public health has driven essential progress, leaving a positive impact on our health and our hearts. This week on Health Wanted, host Laurel Bristow and guest Lisa Waddell, MD, talk about advancements in public health and the importance of addressing risk factors to improve heart health.
February 7, 2025 | Health Wanted: Americans' Public Health Priorities
In December 2024, the Rollins School of Public Health and the opinion polling company, Gallup, partnered up to get a sense of which public health issues rank as the most important among Americans following the election. In this episode of Health Wanted, host Laurel Bristow and guest Stephen Patrick, MD, discuss the survey’s results, their personal reactions, and the path ahead.
January 31, 2025 | Rollins Research Review: Out-of-Pocket Home Care Costs, Suspected Mpox Symptoms and Testing Trends, and Overweight and Obese Children in the Country of Georgia
This month, Rollins researchers authored papers on a wealth of public health topics. Find summaries of a few highlights below.
January 17, 2025 | Health Wanted: Sexual Health
This week on Health Wanted, host Laurel Bristow and guest Candice Hargons, PhD, discuss some of the most common sexually transmitted infections, effective prevention methods, and the importance of sexual education.
January 8, 2025 | Bird Flu Update: Four Questions with Jodie Guest
In this interview, Jodie Guest, PhD, professor of epidemiology at Emory’s Rollins School of Public Health, answers our most pressing questions about recent bird flu developments.
December 18, 2024 | 2024: A Year of Growth
Throughout 2024, Emory’s Rollins School of Public Health expanded its academic offerings, advanced innovative public health research and practice, and grew its impact. Faculty, staff, and students helped move public health forward and create a healthier world for all. These are a few highlights from the past year.
December 6, 2024 | Health Wanted: World AIDS Day
Laurel Bristow and Carlos del Rio cover the global impact of HIV/AIDS, the progress made in treatment and prevention options, and the next steps to continue the fight against the disease.
October 8, 2024 | Water and Sanitation Safety and Risks After a Hurricane
Rollins School of Public Health experts explain the water and sanitation challenges that can follow a hurricane and what people can do to stay safe.
October 4, 2024 | Rollins Research Review: Demographic-Based Inequity in Insurance Claim Denial, Children’s Exposure to Pathogens in Animal Feces, and a Parenting Program Trial for Early Child Development
The September Rollins Research Review, covering recent research about demographic-based inequity in insurance claim denial, children's exposure to pathogens in animal feces, and a parenting program trial for early childhood development.
September 27, 2024 | Health Wanted: Clinical Trials
Clinical trials play a crucial role in advancing medical knowledge and developing life-saving therapies, but it has taken decades for medical testing and human research to become scientifically and ethically sound. On this week’s episode of Health Wanted, host Laurel Bristow and guest Seema Lakdawala, PhD, cover the evolution of clinical trials and highlight their importance in studying flu transmission dynamics.
September 20, 2024 | Event Helps Prepare Emory Public Health, Medical Students for Disease Outbreak Response
Students from Emory’s Rollins School of Public Health and School of Medicine took part in an interdisciplinary tabletop exercise that challenged them to work together to effectively respond to an infectious disease outbreak scenario.
September 6, 2024 | Health Wanted: Winter Respiratory Viruses
Health Wanted weekly episode article.
August 30, 2024 | Polio in Gaza: Questions and Answers with an Infectious Disease Expert
Kristin Nelson, PhD, assistant professor of epidemiology at Rollins, breaks down how polio is spreading in Gaza, the public health measures that can contain it, and the challenges ahead for the vaccination campaign.
August 30, 2024 | Health Wanted: Ode to Sewers
This week on Health Wanted, host Laurel Bristow and guest Marlene Wolfe, PhD, discuss the evolution of sewers and the role of wastewater surveillance in public health.
August 23, 2024 | Health Wanted: Vaccines
This week on Health Wanted, host Laurel Bristow and guest Jodie Guest, PhD, discuss topics including vaccine hesitancy, the benefits of vaccination, and how vaccines can be better distributed to populations in need.
August 2, 2024 | Health Wanted: Emory University, WABE Launch Fun Public Health Radio Show
Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health is partnering with WABE to present Health Wanted—a fun, fresh, and myth-busting alternative to the critical health discussions impacting communities across the state, nation, and globe
August 2, 2024 | Health Wanted: Mosquitoes—The Bane of Summer and Public Health
On this episode of HEALTH WANTED, host Laurel Bristow took a deep dive into the global impact of mosquitoes and the new and creative ways scientists like her guest Gonzalo Vazquez-Prokopec, PhD, are swatting them away.
July 25, 2024 | Cleaning Up the Seine: An Olympic Feat
Rollins expert explains the health risks present in urban waterways like the Seine, what it takes to clean them up, and how similar efforts have been made in Atlanta.
July 24, 2024 | 6 Tips for Healthier Summer Travel
Six tips for healthier summer travel with advice from Jodie Guest, PhD.
July 3, 2024 | Can We Have a Healthy Nation Without Federal Regulation?
Public health implications related to the end of Chevron deference
June 17, 2024 | Ask an Expert: HIV Testing with Travis Sanchez
Travis Sanchez, DVM, discusses HIV testing access and importance ahead of National HIV Testing Day.
May 31, 2024 | Rollins Research Review: Youth Sexual Violence and Media in Vietnam, Novel Oral Rehydration Therapy, and Pharmacy Integration of PrEP Services
This month, Rollins researchers authored papers on a wealth of public health topics. Here, find summaries of a few highlights.
April 19, 2024 | CDC Director Shares Vision for Future of Public Health
On April 17, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Mandy Cohen, MD, joined Rollins Dean M. Daniele Fallin, PhD, for a fireside chat. The event, sponsored by the CDC Employee Association of Emory Alumni, brought together these two public health leaders to discuss their shared vision for the future.
April 18, 2024 | Wastewater Surveillance Could Mitigate Disease Outbreaks in Jails, Improve Community Health
Samples taken from Fulton County Jail's wastewater found a correlation between the percentage of positive COVID-19 tests among jail residents and the COVID-19 levels detected in the wastewater.
April 10, 2024 | At-Home HIV Testing Program Surpasses Expected Reach
Together TakeMe Home surpassed 444,000 tests ordered in less than a year.
April 4, 2024 | Syphilis in Newborns is a Growing Concern
Syphilis cases have seen the most rapid rise of all STIs in recent years. Most concerning is the dramatic increase in cases of congenital syphilis (when a fetus is infected with syphilis during pregnancy), which has increased ten-fold over the past decade. Rollins experts weigh in on how we got here ad what we can do about it.
February 22, 2024 | Rollins Research Review: Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Health, Breastfeeding to Curb Antibiotic Resistance, and Experiences of Violence in People Living with HIV
Summaries of a handful of research articles published by Rollins faculty in open access publications recently.
February 1, 2024 | Faculty Partner with WHO to Prevent Global Birth Defects and Fight TB
Rollins faculty often collaborate with partners at a global level, such as the World Health Organization. Here, we highlight two faculty currently working with WHO.
January 22, 2024 | Forecasting the Future
Rollins leadership share insights on what public health issues may take center stage this year.
January 19, 2024 | Sarita Shah Elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation
Sarita Shah, MD, professor of epidemiology and global health at Rollins School of Public Health, was recently elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI), one of the country’s oldest medical honor societies.
January 9, 2024 | Vaccinations Lag as Respiratory Viruses Surge
National trends are pointing to an increase in COVID, flu, and RSV cases in the weeks ahead. Despite this, vaccination rates are alarming low. Dr. Ben Lopman shares insights on behavior trends and emphasizes the importance of vaccines.
December 18, 2023 | Rollins Research Review: Foodborne Illness Transmission, Air Pollution and Pregnancy, and COVID-19 Prevention Practices
Summaries of impactful studies published by Rollins authors in December.
November 17, 2023 | Recent Rollins Publications
Recent publications from Rollins faculty, staff, and students.
November 3, 2023 | Recent Rollins Publications
Recent publications from Rollins faculty, staff, and students.
October 27, 2023 | Recent Rollins Publications
Recent publications from Rollins faculty, staff, and students.
October 20, 2023 | Recent Rollins Publications
Recent publications from Rollins faculty, staff, and students.
October 6, 2023 | Recent Rollins Publications
Recent publications from Rollins faculty, staff, and students.
September 29, 2023 | Recent Rollins Publications
Recent publications from Rollins faculty, staff, and students.
September 8, 2023 | Recent Rollins Publications
Recent publications from Rollins faculty, staff, and students.
September 1, 2023 | Dr. Jodie Guest Discusses the Two New COVID-19 Variants Circulating in the U.S.
Dr. Jodie Guest talks new COVID variants and how we can protect ourselves.
August 18, 2023 | Recent Rollins Publications
Recent publications from Rollins faculty, staff, and students.
July 26, 2023 | Book Talk with Jim Curran: HIV/AIDS then and now, the politics of pandemics, and hope for a better future
James W. Curran discusses his new book, Dispatches from the AIDS Pandemic, and the public health lessons we can learn from it.
July 17, 2023 | Researcher Profile: Michael Goodman
A profile on Mike Goodman, whose research interests include trans health, children's health, global epidemiology of non-communicable diseases, and cancer epidemiology.
May 18, 2023 | Study demonstrates effectiveness of government’s at-home COVID-19 test kit program, shows opportunities for the future
A recent Rollins-authored MMWR article was the first to report on the effectiveness of the free, at-home COVIDTests.gov program in attaining its desired health outcomes.
May 4, 2023 | The End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: What it Means
Rollins researchers discuss the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency.
January 31, 2023 | Emory faculty named 2022 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has named six Emory faculty members as 2022 Fellows, which is one of the largest classes of AAAS Fellows selected from Emory in more than a century.
December 16, 2022 | Recent Rollins Publications
November 30, 2022 | Emory’s Dr. Manoj Jain Named Recipient of the Jeffrey P. Koplan Global Health Award
The Emory Global Health Institute has named Manoj Jain, MD, MPH of Emory University’s School of Medicine and Rollins School of Public Health as the inaugural recipient of the Jeffrey P. Koplan Global Health Award.
October 24, 2022 | Study Shows Hep C Infection May Increase TB Incidence
September 20, 2022 | Emory Receives CDC Award to Deliver 1 Million Rapid HIV Self-tests Across the Country
July 28, 2022 | Monkeypox Outbreak a Public Health Concern
A statement from Dean M. Daniele Fallin regarding the monkeypox outbreak.
July 4, 2022 | Recent Rollins Publications
June 9, 2022 | Recent Rollins Publications
April 7, 2022 | Recent Rollins Publications
March 23, 2022 | Emory, CDC Foundation, CDC, Gates Foundation Team Up to Evaluate Tuberculosis Preventative Treatment
The CDC Foundation and CDC are partnering with Sarita Shah, MD, MPH, an Emory University researcher, on a three-year, $4.76 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to evaluate TB preventative treatment in six countries.
March 14, 2022 | Recent Rollins Publications
October 20, 2021 | Rollins Faculty Authors Chapter in New Book About HIV/AIDS
Claudia E. Ordóñez authored a chapter in the newly released book, Living with HIV in Post-Crisis Times, Beyond the Endgame, released August 2021.
June 18, 2021 | Recent Research Publications
Rollins faculty are prolific authors and collaborators on articles that advance research, provoke thought, and inspire action. This is an abbreviated list of recent publications.
April 7, 2021 | Recent Rollins Research Publications
March 24, 2021 | Recent Rollins Research Publications
January 6, 2021 | Recent Rollins Research Publications
November 2, 2020 | Rollins Faculty Guest Edit Special IJTLD Supplement Focused on Bedaquiline Use in Drug-Resistant TB Treatment
Bedaquiline was approved in late 2012 by the FDA and is the first anti-TB drug approved by the FDA in more than 40 years.
October 30, 2020 | Recent Rollins Research Publications
Read a few of the scholarly articles released by Rollins faculty this week.
October 23, 2020 | Recent Rollins Research Publications
Read highlighted research published by our faculty this week.
June 18, 2020 | Recent Research Publications
Read about recent student and faculty publications.
June 15, 2020 | Research Spotlight: Travis Sanchez
April 28, 2020 | Study Examines Spread of Epidemics Before and After Vaccine
A recent study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution explores the spread of measles pre- and post-vaccine.
April 23, 2020 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications
Read about recent student and faculty publications.
March 5, 2020 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications
Read about recent student and faculty publications.
February 13, 2020 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications
Read about recent student and faculty publications.
January 30, 2020 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications
Read about recent student and faculty publications.
January 15, 2020 | HepVu Launches New Data Visualizing Hepatitis C's Impact on Americans of Different Ages, Sexes, and Races
Research From Georgia State, Emory, CDC, and UAlbany Illustrate Disparities in Hepatitis C Infections in Communities Across the U.S.
November 21, 2019 | Study Uses Metagenomics to Diagnose Diarrheal Infections
Diarrheal infections can be efficiently diagnosed for their etiological agent using metagenomic tools, opening new possibilities for diagnosis and treatment.
November 20, 2019 | Dr. William H. Foege Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr. Foege was recognized for his vast contributions to public health, including his role in developing the plan that eradicated small pox.
October 24, 2019 | With expedited partner therapy, researchers forecast lower rates of sexually transmitted infections
Existing intervention that targets therapy to partners of MSM could decrease new gonorrhea and chlamydia infections.
October 9, 2019 | Study finds states with higher minimum wages have lower STI rates among women
Rollins study finds states with higher minimum wages experienced lower rates of STI among women in metro areas.
September 24, 2019 | New Speaker Series to Focus on Planetary Health and Infectious Diseases
The new speaker series launches October 11 and features researchers from across Emory University.
August 26, 2019 | Gilead COMPASS Initiative to accept proposals from organizations to end HIV in the South
COMPASS is seeking applications for their Transformative Grant until September 23, 2019.
August 15, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications
Read about recent student and faculty publications.
August 1, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications
Read about recent student and faculty publications.
July 30, 2019 | RSPH teaching geographic data skills to Central American ministries of health in El Salvador
RSPH Center for Humanitarian Emergencies hosted a training workshop in geographic data skills for mosquito surveillance in El Salvador.
July 19, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications
Read about recent student and faculty publications.
July 3, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications
Read about recent student and faculty publications.
June 27, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications
Read about recent student and faculty publications.
June 20, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications
Read about recent faculty publications.
June 13, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications
Read about recent faculty publications.
June 6, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications
Read about recent faculty publications.
May 30, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications
Read about recent faculty publications.
May 6, 2019 | Pitch Perfect: Angela Udongwo's winning business model tackles tropical diseases
Angela Udongwo has won three student pitch competitions with her start-up InnoHealth Diagnostics Co.
April 25, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications
Read about recent faculty publications.
April 18, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications
Read about recent faculty publications.
April 11, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications
Read about recent faculty publications.
March 21, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications
Read about recent faculty publications.
March 14, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications
Read about recent faculty publications.
March 7, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications
Read about recent faculty publications.
February 27, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications
Read about recent faculty publications.
February 20, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications
Read about recent faculty publications.
January 17, 2019 | HPV Vaccination Rates Remain Low
Only 16 percent of U.S. adolescents receive the HPV vaccine by the time they're 13 according to new findings.
December 10, 2018 | Dean Curran receives lifetime achievement award
The Fulton County Board of Health recognized James W. Curran with a lifetime achievement award for his work in HIV/AIDS.
November 28, 2018 | December 1 is World AIDS Day
December 1, 2018, marks the 30th anniversary of World AIDS Day.
November 9, 2018 | Study finds large disparity of HIV and syphilis rates among black and Hispanic MSM
Researchers have calculated state-level disparity measures for HIV and syphilis for men who have sex with men (MSM) using both state-level disease reports and population-based estimates.
July 24, 2018 | International panel releases new guidelines for HIV treatment and prevention
Panel includes Carlos del Rio, MD, professor and chair of global health at Rollins
May 28, 2018 | From Rollins students to CDC disease detectives
Rollins alumni recount their most interesting cases as CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service officers
April 23, 2018 | Rollins-Developed Database Integrated into CDC Platform
Rollins-developed PrEP Locator has been integrated into NPIN's national service directory
April 16, 2018 | Study finds increased survival and cure rates for patients with HIV and MDR-TB when infections treated concurrently
Patients co-infected with HIV and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis can achieve similar survival and tuberculosis cure rates to those infected with MDR-TB but not HIV when treated concurrently for both infections
January 5, 2018 | PrEP and targeted intervention strategies effective in high risk adolescent sexual minority males
PrEP with targeted implementation strategies have the potential to significantly reduce HIV incidence among high risk, adolescent sexual minority males.
December 21, 2017 | Emory researchers and colleagues receive $1.2 million grant for hepatitis C elimination research
Researchers receive $1.2 million grant to study the elimination of hepatitis C virus
December 20, 2017 | Researchers find increase in global mortality rates associated with seasonal flu
Study shows worldwide increase in annual deaths caused by seasonal influenza-related respiratory illnesses
November 1, 2017 | First ever state-level primary and secondary syphilis report shows highest cases among MSM
CDC and Rollins researchers released the first ever report of state-level rates of primary and secondary syphilis by race/ethnicity among men who have sex with men.
May 8, 2017 | Emory Center for AIDS Research receives $10 million NIH renewal
The Center for AIDS Research at Emory University received a five-year, $10 million award from the National Institutes of Health.
April 26, 2017 | HepVu provides first systematic estimates of hepatitis C virus infection at state level
HepVu tool reports estimates of hepatitis C virus infection in every U.S. state for persons over 18 years old.
February 17, 2017 | New study determines how long Zika remains in body fluids
Study provides evidence that the Zika virus particles remain longer in blood than in urine and some other body fluids.
January 27, 2017 | Study highlights role of person-to-person spread in drug-resistant TB epidemics
Person-to-person transmission is driving the spread of drug-resistant tuberculosis.
November 30, 2016 | Emory experts take on the HIV paradox
HIV rates of infected men who have sex with men in some Southern cities twice as high as the national average.
November 23, 2016 | Emory/ACTG celebrate decades of game-changing HIV/AIDS clinical trials
The AIDS Clinical Trials Group Network celebrates its 30th anniversary.
November 15, 2016 | Emory scientists rush to solve the mysteries of Zika
Learn about the ways in which Rollins researchers responded to the Zika epidemic.
October 6, 2016 | The Task Force for Global Health receives world's largest humanitarian prize
The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation has awarded The Task Force for Global Health with the Hilton Humanitarian Prize.
October 3, 2016 | School of Public Health to receive over $850K for Zika capacity building in Latin America
Rollins has received $850K from the CDC in support of cross-collaborative Zika response and training efforts.
September 27, 2016 | First national location-based search engine for HIV PrEP launches, removing access barriers
PrEP-Locator tool lets patients find places that prescribe Pre-exposure Prophylaxis.
July 14, 2016 | In next decade, HIV PrEP could reduce new cases by one third among MSM, study says
PrEP could reduce new cases of HIV infection by one-third among men who have sex with men over the next decade.
July 14, 2016 | CDC study highlights gonorrhea's increasing drug resistance, along with rising incidence
Study shows gonorrhea's increasing drug resistance, along with rising incidence
July 12, 2016 | For HIV patients with substance use, patient navigation, incentives don't improve outcomes
Study finds patient navigation did not improve outcomes for patients hospitalized with HIV and substance use.
July 12, 2016 | Experts issue 2016 guidelines for drug therapy to treat, prevent HIV
Experts provided recommendations for the use of antiretroviral therapy in adults with HIV infection.
June 28, 2016 | Task Force on HIV/AIDS announces new recommendations to end AIDS in Fulton County
New recommendations for Task Force on HIV/AIDS reflect broad-based community input.
June 17, 2016 | Rollins researcher appointed to Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS
Patrick Sullivan has been appointed to the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS.
May 19, 2016 | New analyses show where gay and bisexual men are at greatest risk for HIV
New analyses show where in the U.S. gay and bisexual men are at greatest risk for HIV.
May 16, 2016 | Getting to Zero
Getting to Zero: Experts weigh in on what it will take to end the AIDS epidemic
April 19, 2016 | Government of Mexico selects Carlos del Rio for Ohtli Award
The government of Mexico selected Carlos del Rio for the Ohtli Award.
March 15, 2016 | Substantial proportion of U.S. measles cases were in those intentionally unvaccinated
Unvaccinated or undervaccinated people represent large portion of cases in measles and some pertussis outbreak
January 27, 2016 | Winship Cancer Institute joins national effort urging HPV vaccination
Winship Cancer Institute issues statement encouraging use of HPV vaccine
