According to a new study led by USF College of Public Health (COPH) PhD student Zailing Xing, premature menopause (defined as menopause occurring before age 40) increases the risk of all-cause death by 53 percent and reduces lifespan by nearly two years compared to women without premature menopause. The study, […]
August is National Breastfeeding Month The American Academy of Pediatrics, World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF all recommend that infants be breastfed exclusively for the first six months of life. Yet, according to WHO, fewer than half are. Part of the problem, say breastfeeding advocates like Mirine Richey, a USF […]
Antibiotic resistance is a big problem, in the human as well as the animal world. In fact, research has indicated that up to eight percent of β-Hemolytic Streptococcus (BHS) infections in animals are resistant to antibiotics like penicillin, which is the go-to treatment for BHS infection in humans. But veterinary […]
The 2023 hurricane season has officially begun and University of South Florida researchers are exploring ways to increase safety and preparedness across the state. The devastation from Hurricane Ian – a deadly Category 4 storm that made landfall in September 2022 – will be burned into the memories of many […]
USF College of Public Health (COPH) doctoral student Rolando Trejos has recently been appointed to the editorial advisory board of the Annals of LGBTQ Public and Population Health journal, published by Springer Publishing. The Annals of LGBTQ Public and Population Health is a peer-reviewed online journal covering populational research on […]
The USF College of Public Health (COPH) welcomed master’s and doctoral students to a graduation ceremony presented at the college (and also livestreamed) to family, friends, students, faculty and staff on May 5. Dr. Donna Petersen, dean of the COPH, began the ceremony sharing the morning’s top news headlines. The dean noted […]
In 2006, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) formally recommended preconception care for both women and men. Yet men are often overlooked when it comes to smoking cessation counseling, blood pressure screenings, weight management guidance and other preconception care services. And the consequences can be dire. In fact, […]
Dr. Gene Felber is a Bull three times over. He received his bachelor’s from the university in 1991, his MSPH in epidemiology and biostatistics from USF’s College of Public Health (COPH) in 1993 and his PhD in epidemiology five years later. “I was the first in my family—immediate or extended—to […]