Featured News Archives
2013
Desire to help the underserved lures former Army officer to public health
May 24, 2013 -- Serving more than a dozen years as a U.S. Army medical operations officer was a rich… Read more
Using business skills to propel ‘big impact’ health improvements
May 24, 2013 -- Five years ago, Shane Kiernan was an investment banker for a private equity real estate fund,…
HSPH and Ministry of Health of India formalize collaboration on public health issues
May 24, 2013 -- India faces daunting public health challenges. Maternal and infant mortality rates are high. Malaria and tuberculosis…
Applying global health lessons to U.S. health care
May 17, 2013 — The conversation around health care policy in the United States, mired as it is in partisan…
At three-day disaster simulation, students experience challenges, unpredictability of humanitarian relief work
May 15, 2013 — Ninety-three students spent April 26-28, 2013 learning how to rapidly respond to a refugee crisis while…
Spreading his wings: Air Force flight surgeon wants to promote healthy strategies for patients
May 13, 2013 -- As a flight surgeon for the U.S. Air Force, Russell Tontz doesn’t perform surgery—the name “flight…
Why epidemiologists should get involved with policy
May 13, 2013 -- In 1854, in the midst of a cholera epidemic in Soho, London, English doctor John Snow…
Quan Lu receives Tashjian award for excellence in endocrine research at annual ceremony and lecture
May 10, 2013 — Quan Lu, Mark and Catherine Winkler Assistant Professor of Lung Biology in the Departments of Environmental…
High schoolers get an introduction to field of public health
May 10, 2013 — Yaendy Matos, a student at Fenway High School in Boston, says she is interested in a…