Hospital Boards and Quality

Ashish Jha, Associate Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, on the surprising results of a new survey of hospital boards. (11.2009)

NYC's War on Fat

Michelle Mello, Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, on New York City's war on fat. (05.2009)

Teen Smoking

Stephen Gilman, Assistant Professor of Society, Human Development and Health, on why teens are more likely to smoke if their parents do. (03.2009)

Media & Tobacco

K. "Vish" Viswanath, Associate Professor of Society, Human Development and Health, on the role of media in promoting and reducing tobacco use. (10.2008)

Healthy Lifestyles

Rob van Dam, Assistant Professor in the Department of Nutrition, on how following a combination of healthy lifestyle factors may reduce the risk of dying prematurely. (10.2008)

Wellness Programs

Michelle Mello, Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, on whether insurers can discriminate based on health behaviors. (09.2008)

HIV Prevention

Daniel Halperin, Lecturer on International Health in the Department of Population and International Health, talks about HIV prevention priorities. (05.2008)

Kidney Market

Daniel Wikler, Professor of Ethics and Population Health in the Department of Population and International Health, talks about the global market for kidneys. (03.2008)

Emotions & Disease

Laura Kubzansky, Associate Professor of Society, Human Development, and Health, discusses the links between emotions and disease. (01.2007)

Health Disparities

Nancy Krieger Professor of Society, Human Development, and Health in the Department of Society, Human Development, and Health talks about trends in health disparities. (03.2008)

Genetic Profiling

David Hunter, Professor of Cancer Prevention in the Departments of Epidemiology and Nutrition, discusses the downsides of personal genetic profiling. (01.2008)

Coffee and Health

Rob van Dam, Assistant Professor in the Department of Nutrition, talks about coffee and health, including the effects of coffee on people with type 2 diabetes. (10.2007)

Health Courts

Michelle Mello, associate professor of Health Policy and Law, discusses her research on health courts, a new approach to resolving medical liability disputes. (08.2007)

Hospital Rankings

Ashish Jha, assistant professor of Health Policy and Management, discusses hospitals and hospital rankings. (08.2007)

Genetics and Breast Cancer

David Hunter, Professor in Cancer Prevention in the Departments of Epidemiology and Nutrition, discusses FGFR2, a gene that correlates highly with breast cancer in women. (05.2007)

Polio Eradication

Kimberly Thompson, Associate Professor in the Dept. of Health Policy and Management, discusses the benefits of polio eradication. (04.2007)

Environmental Chemicals & Kids

Philippe Grandjean, adjunct professor of Environmental Health, talks about the vulnerability of the fetus and child to chemicals in the environment. (08.2007)