New research finds vaccination decisions aren't primarily driven by weighing facts, but by what researchers call "gist"—the feelings people have about vaccination.

Behavioral Science and Health Equity, Biostatistics, and Epidemiology are designated as STEM OPT-3 eligible programs for international students. Thus, international students are eligible for three ...

In this Special Feature, we will be looking at the psychology of disaster management and offering an overview of the impact of disaster management techniques on the mental and emotional health of ...

About a decade ago, I (Frank W. Putnam) read an editorial by the president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences lamenting the high rates of fraudulent research published in Chinese journals. Could ...

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with Perry N. Halkitis, PhD, MS, MPH, dean of the Rutgers School of Public Health, on the public health implications of the US withdrawal from the World ...

It has been another busy and productive month for the BPS Policy and Public Affairs team. Here’s what the team has been up to.

Not so long ago, public health ranked high in the scientific pantheon. Its heroes—the conquerors of cholera, smallpox, yellow fever, and polio—were celebrated in history textbooks. When the ...