General

The primary mission of the Department of Population Health Sciences is to conduct research and evaluations related to key healthcare policy and delivery topics, developing and spreading critical evidence to improve the health of populations. Our faculty members have substantial research strengths across various areas, including healthcare policy and economics, data analytics and informatics, epidemiology, and health outcomes. Their innovative, quantitative, and qualitative research addresses the effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and comparative effectiveness of various healthcare interventions and delivery models.

Current Research Highlights

Study Finds Addictive Screen Use, Not Total Screen Time, Linked to Youth Suicide Risk

June 18, 2025

Adolescents exhibiting high addictive use behavior with social media, mobile phones or video games face roughly double the risk of suicidal behavior, as well as symptoms of anxiety, depression, aggression or rule-breaking. Credit: Shutterstock

New research shows that youth who become increasingly addicted to social media, mobile phones or video...

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Dr. Fei Wang to Lead the Division of Health Informatics and Artificial Intelligence

June 17, 2025

The Division of Health Informatics in the Department of Population Health Sciences has been renamed the Division of Health Informatics and Artificial Intelligence (AI). As digital health evolves, this updated name...

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AI Tool Accurately Sorts Cancer Patients by Their Likely Outcomes

May 14, 2025

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A new artificial intelligence-based method accurately sorts cancer patients into groups that have similar characteristics before treatment and similar outcomes after treatment, according to a study led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine. The new approach has the potential to enable better patient selection in clinical trials and better treatment selection for individual patients.

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