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Burma: A Central Battleground for Malaria Control -- an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal Asia, May 15, 2012, co-authored by HSPH's Jay Winsten

Chef Jamie Oliver to Receive Harvard Award for Food Education – coverage in the Boston Globe, May 15, 2012, of HSPH Healthy Cup event

While Americans Debate Universal Health, Other Nations Adopt Coverage for All -- coverage in the Los Angeles Times, May 14, 2012, featuring HSPH Dean Julio Frenk

Hands-On Medical Education in Rwanda – coverage in The New York Times, May 14, 2012, mentioning HSPH program

HSPH Healthy Pyramid Helps Guide Offerings at Google's Cafés -- coverage in Los Angeles Times, May 11, 2012, highlighting HPSH's healthy eating pyramid

Availability of Beds, Poverty Drive Costly Hospital Readmissions – coverage on MSN.com, May 11, 2012, quoting HSPH’s Karen Joynt

One in 6 Cancers Caused by Infection – coverage on ABCNews.com, May 8, 2012, quoting HSPH’s Goodarz Danaei

At New Humanitarian Academy, Disaster Responders Will Learn Best Practices -- coverage in the Harvard Gazette, May 7, 2012, featuring HSPH's Michael VanRooyen

Two Cheers for House Health Financing Reform Bill – Boston.com blog post by HSPH’s John McDonough, May 5, 2012

HSPH’s Atul Gawande Tells the Evolving Story of Surgery Over the Past Two Hundred Years -- article in The New England Journal of Medicine by HSPH's Atul Gawande, May 3, 2012

Man Cannot Live On Rice And Beans Alone (But Many Do) -- coverage on NPR, May 3, 2012, featuring HSPH's Hannia Campos

An Anti-Obesity Campaign Takes to the Airwaves -- coverage in The New York Times, quoting HSPH's Vish Viswanath, May 2, 2012

IOM Panel: FDA Should Continue to Carefully Monitor Approved Drugs -- new Institute of Medicine report, released May 1, 2012, by committee including HSPH's Michelle Mello

Goodbye, Paper -- coverage in the Boston Globe, April 30, 2012, featuring HSPH's Ashish Jha quoted

High-Fructose Corn Syrup or Table Sugar: For Better Health, Avoid Too Much of Either -- coverage in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 30, 2012, featuring HSPH's Frank Hu

AEP Disputes Study Linking Plants to 3,200 Deaths -- coverage in the Boston Globe, April 28, 2012, quoting HSPH's Joel Schwartz

William Foege Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom -- White House press release, April 26, 2012, mentioning HSPH alumnus

With No Insurance, ‘Permanent’ Patients Linger in Hospitals -- coverage on NBC's Rock Center with Brian Williams, April 25, 2012, featuring HSPH's Ashish Jha

Is Sugar Really Toxic? – coverage in Macleans, April 19, 2012, quoting HSPH’s Dariush Mozaffarian

Why We Trust Doctors -- coverage in National Journal, April 19, 2012, quoting HSPH's Robert Blendon

More Smog Might Mean More Hospitalizations -- coverage from U.S. News and World Report, April 18, 2012, featuring HSPH's Joel Schwartz

A Happy, Optimistic Outlook May Protect Your Heart -- coverage from Time, April 18, 2012, featuring HSPH's Julia Boehm and Laura Kubzansky

Seniors Stop Taking Heart Drugs In Medicare 'Donut Hole' -- coverage in US News & World Report, April 17, 2012, quoting HSPH instructor Jennifer Polinski

The Future of Epidemiology: Next-Gen Sequencing -- coverage in Scientific American, April 13, 2012, quoting HSPH's Bill Hanage and Research Fellow Yonatan Grad

Fats You Can—and Should— Eat -- coverage on MSN.com, April 2012, quoting HSPH's Frank Hu

To Heal, First Eat -- coverage in The New York Times, April 11, 2012, mentioning HSPH's Walter Willett and Eric Rimm

HSPH Professor Teaches Health Professionals to be Healthy Eating Role Models -- coverage from The New York Times, April 10, 2012, featuring HSPH-affiliated program founded by Assoc. Prof. David Eisenberg

Study: Swinging Temps Could Be Fatal for Seniors with Chronic Diseases -- an interview on WBUR's "Radio Boston," April 9, 2012, featuring HSPH's Joel Schwartz

Fish Oil Delivers Few Heart Benefits, Study Finds -- coverage on ABC.com, April 9, 2012, quoting HSPH's Frank Hu and JoAnn Manson

Comfort: Why We Need Health Reform Law -- April 7, 2012, column by student Brandon W. Comfort

Harvard Study Finds Common Pesticide Kills Bees -- coverage in the Boston Globe, April 6, 2012, quoting HSPH's Alex Lu

Aging HIV/AIDS Survivors Place Growing Demands on Health System -- a Voice of America radio interview with HSPH's Till Baernighausen

Dean Frenk, Visiting Fellow de Ferranti List Key Elements of Successful Health Reform in New York Times Op-Ed -- New York Times April 5, 2012, op-ed by HSPH Dean Julio Frenk and co-author David de Ferranti

‘Relaxation Revolution’ Author Benson Says Stress-Control Methods Can Trigger Genetic Changes, Better Health -- The Harvard Gazette's coverage April 4, 2012 of Herbert Benson's talk at HSPH's Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series

Foods, Drinks With Flavonoids May Reduce Risk of Parkinson’s Disease -- coverage in U.S. News & World Report, April 4, 2012, featuring HSPH's Xiang Gao

Cancer Patients at Increased Risk for Suicide, Cardiac Deaths -- ABC News and MSNBC coverage April 4, 2012, of HSPH's Murray Mittleman

Research Team Corroborates Darfur Abuse Allegations -- new study in PLoS Medicine by HSPH's Alexander Tsai, April 3, 2012

Climate Change Topic of Inaugural Lecture -- The Harvard Gazette's coverage April 3, 2012 of HSPH's David Hemenway's and John Spengler's talks at Harvard's inaugural "One Harvard: Lectures that Last" program

Breast Cancer Screens Leads to 'Unnecessary Treatment' -- coverage on BBC.com, April 3, 2012, quoting HSPH's Mette Kalager

Benefits of Fish Outweigh Potential Risk for Individuals Who Are Not Pregnant -- coverage in The Washington Post, April 2, 2012, featuring HSPH's Dariush Mozaffarian

HSPH Health Policy Experts Weigh In on Supreme Court Hearings on Affordable Care Act -- coverage quoting HSPH's John McDonough, Robert Blendon, and Michelle Mello, March 2012

Mass. Keeps Close Eye On Supreme Court Health Care Hearings -- coverage on WBUR, March 29, 2012, featuring HSPH's Meredith Rosenthal

Two Studies Look at Eating Patterns and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes and Colorectal Cancer Risk -- two new studies by HSPH researchers, March 2012

Moderate Drinking May Help Men Live Longer After Heart Attack -- coverage in US News & World Report, March 28, 2012, featuring HSPH's Jennifer Pai

Hospital Pay Incentives Fail to Help Patients: Study -- coverage in Reuters, March 28, 2012, featuring HSPH's Ashish Jha

In Massachusetts, Insurance Mandate Stirs Some Dissent -- coverage in The New York Times, March 28, 2012, featuring HSPH's Robert Blendon

Global Health Focus Transitions to the Elderly, Chronic Disease -- coverage in the Harvard Gazette, March 27, 2012, featuring HSPH's Barry R. Bloom

Could the Health-Care Law Work Without the Individual Mandate? -- coverage in the Washington Post, March 27, 2012, quoting HSPH's John McDonough

Bankruptcies Hit People Challenging Health Insurance Rule -- coverage in Bloomberg, March 23, 2012, quoting HSPH's Michelle Mello

Kim: Obama's Unconventional Pick to Run the World Bank -- coverage in USA Today, March 23, 2012, quoting HSPH Dean Julio Frenk

HSPH Faculty Contribute to Affordable Care Act Brief Generating Supreme Court Buzz -- coverage in Reuters, March 17, 2012

Eating White Rice Regularly May Raise Type 2 Diabetes Risk -- coverage in Time magazine, March 16, 2012, featuring HSPH's Qi Sun.

Blueberries and Apples Tied to Lower Diabetes Risk -- coverage in Reuters, March 16, 2012, quoting HSPH researcher An Pan

Walking Could Lower Effect Of Genetic Predisposition For Obesity, Study Suggests -- coverage in the Huffington Post, March 15, 2012, quoting HSPH researcher Qibin Qi

Excess Weight May Affect Sperm Production, Reduce Fertility in Men -- coverage in Reuters Health, March 15, 2012, featuring HSPH's Jorge Chavarro

Researchers Eye Relationship of Hospital Funding to Outcomes -- a JAMA editorial by HSPH's Karen Joynt and Ashish Jha on hospital funding and patient outcomes is cited March 14, 2012 in BusinessWeek

Harvard School Dean All Praise for India’s Public Health Initiatives -- coverage in The Indian Express, March 14, 2012, featuring HSPH Dean Julio Frenk

All Red Meat is Bad for You, New Study Says -- coverage in the Los Angeles Times,  March 12, 2012, featuring HSPH researcher An Pan

Study: One Sugary Drink Per Day Raises Risk of Heart Disease for Men -- coverage on ABC News, March 12, 2012, featuring HSPH's Frank Hu

Daily Sugar-Sweetened Drink May Increase Heart Attack Risk for Men -- coverage on WebMD and CBS News, March 12, 2012, featuring HSPH's Frank Hu and Walter Willett

Bleary America Needs Some Shut-Eye -- coverage in Harvard Gazette, March 8, 2012, of HSPH Forum

Hispanics Born Abroad Face Lower Stroke Risk than US-Born Hispanics and Whites -- coverage in Reuters Health, March 7, 2012, featuring HSPH's J. Robin Moon and Maria Glymour

Harvard Gazette Highlights Groundbreaking HSPH Research Linking Diet, Overweight, and Diabetes -- coverage in the Harvard Gazette, March 7, 2012, featuring HSPH's Walter Willett and Frank Hu

'Safer' Products Often Contain Harmful Chemicals, Tests Show -- coverage in USA Today, March 7, 2012, quoting HSPH's Jack Spengler

Profs. Rosenthal, Brennan Named to National Commission on Physician Payment Reform -- the Society for General Internal Medicine on March 5, 2012 announces HSPH's Meredith Rosenthal and Troyen Brennan are members of new commission

Under Pressure from Parents, Advocacy Groups, Campbell's Goes BPA-Free -- coverage in Forbes, March 5, 2012, mentioning HSPH study

Rotavirus Vaccine Is Safe, Study Finds -- coverage in Voice of America and on NPR, featuring HSPH Research Fellow Irene Shui

Youth Angry with the Global Economic Crisis Insist on Change -- report by HSPH's David Bloom, March 1, 2012, in International Monetary Fund’s magazine, Finance & Development

In What Ways Does Lead Damage the Brain? It Derails the Brain's Center for Learning -- coverage on Science Daily, February 29, 2012, of study co-authored by HSPH's Quan Lu and Robert O. Wright

Wanted: 100,000 Nurses for Next Generation of Landmark Study -- coverage in the Boston Globe and WBUR's CommonHealth featuring the Nurses' Health Study 3 and HSPH's Jorge Chavarro

HSPH Researchers Help Boost Public Health in India -- coverage in the March/April issue of Harvard Magazine, featuring HSPH's Barry R. Bloom, Atul Gawande, and Richard Cash

Having Your Muffin and Eating it Too -- coverage on Boston.com, February 29, quoting HSPH's Walter Willett

Enhanced Water “Unequivocally Harmful to Health,” Says HSPH Nutrition Expert -- coverage in the Washington Post, February 28, 2012, quoting HSPH's Walter Willett

More Drugs Being Approved for Rare Diseases in Kids -- coverage on MSNBC, February 28, 2012, quoting HSPH Research Associate Aaron Kesselheim

Nicotine Quick-Fix Mouth Spray Helps Some Quitters -- coverage in Reuters, February 27, 2012, quoting HSPH's Greg Connolly

Health Care Reform Will Change Individual Health Insurance, But Won’t Destroy Insurance Companies -- blog on Boston.com, February 26,  2012, by HSPH's John McDonough

Prolonged Childhood Stress Takes Toll on Developing Brains That Can Last a Lifetime -- coverage in the Boston Globe, February 25, 2012, featuring HSPH's Jack Shonkoff

Can Massachusetts Lead The Way On Controlling Health Costs? -- coverage on WBUR, February 22, 2012, featuring HSPH's Meredith Rosenthal

Nurses' Health Studies Seek 100,000 New Recruits -- coverage in CBC, February 22, 2012, quoting HSPH's Walter Willett

Most Americans Support Reducing Nicotine Levels in Cigarettes to Stop Children from Taking Up Smoking -- coverage in U.S. News & World Report on a new study led by HSPH's Greg Connolly and Hillel Alpert, February 20, 2012

Kids Who Veer From Gender Norms at Higher Risk for Abuse -- coverage on CNN, February 20, 2012, featuring HSPH's Bryn Austin

Fears of Bioterrorism or an Accidental Release: Have Efforts to Combat Bird Flu Actually Increased the Risk to Public Health? -- coverage of HSPH in the Harvard Gazette, February 16, 2012

Conservatives Sowed Idea of Health Care Mandate, Only to Spurn It Later -- coverage in the New York Times, February 14, 2012, quoting HSPH's John McDonough

Stroke Risk Increased When Air Pollution was Moderate in Boston Area -- coverage on Boston.com, February 13, 2012, quoting HSPH's Murray Mittleman

Sticking to Nicotine Patch May Prevent Relapse -- coverage in the Chicago Tribune, February 9, 2012, quoting HSPH's Hillel Alpert

Walmart Joins Stores Labeling Healthier Food Selections
-- coverage in the Boston Herald, February 8, 2012 quoting HSPH's Walter Willett

Gradient Scientist Provides Congressional Testimony on Air Toxic Standards -- coverage in Marketwatch, February 8, 2012, featuring HSPH Lecturer Julie Goodman

Savor Every Bite With Mindful Eating -- coverage in the New York Times, February 7, 2012, featuring HSPH's Lilian Cheung

Epidural Plus Fever in Mom May Raise Risks for Baby -- coverage in US News & World Report, February 3, 2012, featuring HSPH student Elizabeth Greenwell

HSPH Researchers Led Pivotal Breakthroughs Against Polio, AIDS -- coverage in the Harvard Gazette, February 2, 2012, featuring HSPH's Max Essex and the late Thomas Weller

Toxic Stress and Survival of Our Species-- coverage of HSPH Forum referenced on Boston.com, February 2, 2012

Sleep Apnea May Be Tied to ‘Silent’ Strokes, Study Finds -- coverage in Health.com, February 1, 2012, featuring HSPH student Qianyi Wang

Eating Fish Tied to Lower Risk of Colon Polyps -- coverage in Reuters, January 31, 2012, featuring HSPH's Edward Giovannucci

Improving Access to Psychotropic Medicines in Low- and Middle-Income Countries -- a study published January 31, 2012 in PLoS Medicine featuring research led by HSPH's Ryan McBain and Theresa Betancourt

New Standard Helps Bioscience Researchers Overcome Data-Sharing Obstacles -- commentary in Nature Genetics, January 27, 2012, co-authored by HSPH's Winston Hide

Romney's Unlikely And Persuasive Defense Of The 'Individual Mandate' -- coverage on NPR's All Things Considered, January 27, 2012, featuring HSPH's John McDonough

Omega-3s Tied to Lower Risk of Irregular Heartbeat -- coverage in Reuters, January 26, 2102, featuring HSPH's Dariush Mozaffarian

Emergency Department Visits Down For First Time Since Health Reform, Survey Finds
-- coverage in WBUR's CommonHealth, January 26, 2012, featuring HSPH's John McDonough

Protein-Free Diet May Make Surgery Less Risky -- coverage on ABC News, January 25, 2012, featuring HSPH's James Mitchell

Harvard Study Finds the iPad Can be a Pain in the Neck -- coverage in the Los Angeles Times, January 25, 2012, featuring HSPH's Jack Dennerlein

Caution Urged for Mutant Flu Work
-- coverage in Nature, January 25, 2012, featuring HSPH's Marc Lipsitch

Confused About Carbs? HSPH Expert Offers Tips -- coverage in the Chicago Tribune, January 25, 2012, featuring HSPH's Dariush Mozaffarian

Chemical Exposure May Compromise Vaccine Response -- coverage in USA Today, January 24, 2012, featuring HSPH's Philippe Grandjean

Panel Sidesteps Controversy On Draft For Comparative Effectiveness Research -- coverage in Kaiser Health News, January 24, 2012, featuring HSPH's Arnold Epstein

Harvard Scientists vs. the Muffin
-- coverage in the Global News, January 24, 2012, quoting HSPH's Walter Willett

U.S. Consumers Tell Insurers to Cover Experimental Drugs -- coverage in Reuters, January 23, 2012, featuring HSPH's Robert Blendon 

What We’re Reading -- HSPH study mentioned in New York Times blog, January 20, 2012

Sex Gap: Men Get 32 of 35 Cancers More Often Than Women, Study Shows -- coverage in the Baltimore Sun, January 19, 2012

U.S. Obesity Rates Plateau Since ’00: CDC -- coverage in the New York Times, January 18, 2012, quoting HSPH's Frank Hu

La Niña Weather Patterns Linked to Flu Pandemics -- coverage in UPI and Toronto Star, January 17 & 18, 2012, of study co-authored by HSPH's Marc Lipsitch

Single By Choice -- coverage in Boston Magazine, January 2012, quoting HSPH's Lisa Berkman 

For the Heavy Drinker Cutting Back is a Boon; for the Moderate, Well, We're Not Sure -- coverage in the Chicago Tribune, January 13, 2012, quoting HSPH's Eric Rimm

Red Meat Linked to Higher Stroke Risk -- coverage by Reuters, January 11, 2012, featuring HSPH's Frank Hu

Prevent “Toxic Stress” in Childhood to Offset Lifelong Problems -- coverage in the New York Times, January 7, 2012, featuring HSPH's Jack P. Shonkoff

VanRooyen Leads Harvard Humanitarian Initiative’s Efforts to Improve Disaster Response -- coverage in January 2012 Boston Magazine, featuring HSPH's Michael VanRooyen

A Diabetes Link to Meat -- coverage in the January/February 2012 Harvard Magazine, featuring HSPH's Frank Hu 

The Water Tamer: John Briscoe Tackles Water Insecurity Around the World-- coverage in Harvard Magazine, January/February 2012, featuring HSPH's John Briscoe

Sugary Soda Ups Risky Fat Deposits -- coverage in Chicago Tribune, January 12, 2012, quoting HSPH's Frank Hu

Frequent Red Meat Eaters at Higher Risk of Stroke -- coverage in Reuters, January 11, 2012, quoting HSPH's Frank Hu

Study Finds Calories, Not Protein, Are Key to Weight Control, coverage in Voice of America, January 10, 2012, quoting HSPH's Dariush Mozaffarian

Recent Bereavement Greatly Increases Heart Attack Risk -- coverage in Time and the BBC, January 10, 2012, featuring HSPH's Murray Mittleman

North Carolina Task Force, Headed by HSPH Grad, Recommends Compensation for Sterilization Victims -- coverage in Associated Press, January 10, 2012, featuring HSPH alumna Laura Gerald, MPH '02

Nicotine Gum and Skin Patch Face New Doubt -- coverage in the New York Times, January 9, 2012, featuring HSPH's Greg Connolly

A Poverty Solution That Starts With a Hug -- coverage in the New York Times, January 8, 2012, featuring HSPH's Jack Shonkoff

Doctors Report Rise in Obesity-Related Cancers in US -- coverage in Voice of America, January 7, 2011, featuring HSPH's Dariush Mozaffarian

Use Anti-Smoking Tactics to Combat Obesity -- coverage on Voice of America, January 7, 2012, featuring HSPH's Dariush Mozaffarian

Tobacco Control News: E-Cigarette Health Risks; Decline in Greek Smoking Rates -- coverage in Reuters Health and SETimes, January 5, 2012, featuring studies from researchers at the Center for Global Tobacco Control at Harvard School of Public Health

Memory Loss May Occur as Early as 40s -- coverage on WebMD, January 5, 2011, quoting HSPH researcher Francine Grodstein quoted

Top 9 Heart Healthy Foods
-- coverage in ABC News, January 4, 2012, quoting HSPH's Walter Willett

Why Taking Care of Your Emotional Health is Important While Unemployed -- coverage in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, January 3, 2011, quoting HSPH researcher Kate Strully

A Collaboration That Began With a Disastrous Lunch -- coverage in the New York Times, January 3, 2011, on HSPH-affiliated Broad Institute

Why We're Fat, Part 1: Simple Question with Many Complex Answers -- coverage in the Orlando Sentinel, December 31, 2011, quoting HSPH's Walter Willett and Frank Hu

Dept. of Eating: Why Vegan? -- blog on Boston.com, December 30, 2011, by HSPH's John McDonough

Unhealthy Eating as Occupational Hazard?
-- coverage in Time, December 29, 2011, quoting HSPH's Frank Hu

Preventable Drug Reactions Land Vets in Hospitals -- coverage in Reuters, December 23, 2011, quoting HSPH's Lucian Leape 

Drug Coatings Can Contain Problematic Chemicals -- coverage in Discover, December 22, 2011, quoting HSPH's Russ Hauser

A Humanitarian Comes Home -- coverage in the Harvard Gazette, December 21, 2011, profiling HSPH alumna and HHI instructor Stephanie Kayden

Health Reform in the Crosshairs -- coverage in the Harvard Gazette, December 19, 2011, of HSPH Forum event

Feds Face Challenges in Launching Health Exchange -- coverage in the National Journal, December 19, 2011, quoting HSPH's John McDonough

For Rescuers, Effects of Carmel Fire Linger On -- coverage in the Jerusalem Post, December 17, 2011, of study led by Visiting Scientist Eric Amster

Using Soap Operas, Cooking Classes To Fight Diabetes -- coverage on WBUR, December 16, 2011, with quote from HSPH's Goodarz Danaei 

Analysis: Wyden-Ryan Plan Could Neutralize Medicare In 2012 Election -- coverage in Kaiser Health News, December 15, 2011, with quote from HSPH's Robert Blendon 

Study: Higher Hospital Admissions Equal Higher Readmissions -- coverage in USA Today, December 15, 2011, of study by HSPH's Arnold Epstein

Why Tuberculosis Is So Hard to Cure -- coverage in Science, December 15, 2011, featuring HSPH's Sarah Fortune

No, Malthus, No: Living Longer Is a Blessing, Not a Curse -- article in the National Journal, December 15, 2011, quoting HSPH's David Canning

Google to Give $6m to Local Groups as Part of an Effort to Help Education and Tech -- coverage in the Boston Globe, December 14, mentioning grant to HSPH

Many Uninsured in Massachusetts Likely Eligible for Public Health Insurance Programs -- blog post on WBUR's CommonHealth, December 13, 2011, by HSPH's Nancy Turnbull

Web Site to Promote Food Stamp Reform -- article in UPI, December 13, 2011, quoting HSPH's Walter Willett

Why No Vermont-style Health System Transformation in Massachusetts? -- blog post by HSPH's John McDonough on the Boston Globe website, December 12, 2011

Eli Lilly Adds Harvard Professor as 14th Director -- coverage in the Chicago Tribune, December 12, 2011, featuring HSPH's Katherine Baicker

What You May Not Know About Harvard -- article in the Boston Globe, December 10, 2011, mentioning HSPH's Jay Winsten

Harnessing the Power of Crowds for Cancer Prevention -- coverage in The New York Times, December 8, 2011, featuring HSPH alumnus Eric Ding, SD ’07

Steward Enlarges its Footprint in Mass. -- article in the Boston Globe, December 8, 2011, quoting HSPH's Jim Conway

Breast Cancer Review in U.S. Fails to Identify Specific Causes of Disease -- coverage in Bloomberg, December 7, 2011, featuring HSPH's David Hunter

US to Keep Morning-After Pill Restrictions -- article in the Boston Globe, December 7, 2011, quoting HSPH's Robert Blendon

Farm Bill Reform Could Trim Americans' Waistlines -- coverage on the Huffington Post, December 7, 2011, featuring HSPH's Walter Willett

Irregular Night Shift Work Associated With Risk of Type 2 Diabetes -- coverage in the Wall Street Journal, December 7, 2011, of study by HSPH's An Pan and Frank Hu

Expert Panel Releases Report on Environmental Links to Breast Cancer -- coverage in Bloomberg News, December 7, 2011, featuring HSPH's David Hunter

Hsiao Helps Vermont Overhaul Its Health Care System -- a profile in The Harvard Crimson, December 7, 2011, featuring HSPH's William Hsiao

World AIDS Day: What Does the Future Hold? -- coverage in Los Angeles Times, December 1, 2011, featuring HSPH's Rick Marlink

HSPH Hosts AIDS@30 International Symposium -- coverage of HSPH conference on NPR, CNN, in the Boston Globe, and in other media outlets

The Y Makes Commitment to Advance First Lady's Efforts to Keep Kids Healthy -- coverage in the Sacramento B, November 30, 2011, mentioning HSPH research 

Nutrition News: USDA’s ‘MyPlate’ Doesn’t Go Far Enough -- coverage on WBUR show "Radio Boston," November 30, 2011, featuring HSPH professor Walter Willett

The Mediatrician: Alum Frames Kids' Media Diet as Public Health Issue -- coverage in Harvard Magazine, Nov.-Dec. 2011, featuring HSPH's Michael Rich

Cool Site of the Day: Best Source for Nutrition Information -- feature on the HSPH Nutrition Source on FoxNews.com, November 26, 2011

Moderate Drinking Tied to Lower Diabetes Risk -- coverage in Reuters, November 24, 2011, with quote from HSPH's Frank Hu

‘Old Ways’ Of Healthy Eating By Ethnic Group -- coverage on WBUR's CommonHealth blog, November 24, 2011, with quotes from HSPH's Walter Willett

Staying Trim When Fat Runs in the Family -- coverage in the New York Times, November 23, 2011, featuring HSPH's Lu Qi

Food Fight: Pizza and Spuds Win, School Kids Lose -- blog post by HSPH's Walter Willett on the Huffington Post, November 23, 2011

Poor Pay Linked to Worker Depression -- coverage in UPI, November 23, 2011, featuring HSPH's Cassandra Okechukwu 

Coffee Consumption Linked to Lower Risk of Endometrial Cancer -- coverage in Reuters, November 22, 2011, featuring HSPH's Edward Giovannucci

BPA Lurks in Canned Soups and Drinks -- coverage in the New York Times, November 22, 2011, featuring HSPH's Karin Michels

Coffee May Reduce Women's Risk of Endometrial Cancer -- coverage in Time Magazine and USA Today featuring quotes from HSPH's Edward Giovannucci

Hemenway's Violence Prevention Work Lauded -- coverage in the Harvard Crimson, November 22, 2011, with quotes from HSPH's David Hemenway

Nutrition News: Widely Studied Mediterranean Diet Linked to Good Health -- an interview with HSPH's Dimitrios Trichopoulos and Walter Willett on the Mediterranean diet in the Los Angeles Times, November 21, 2011

Nutrition News: Factors Linked to Long-Term Weight Gain -- an interview with HSPH's Dariush Mozaffarian on the Peoples Pharmacy Radio, November 19, 2011

Past Flu Exposures Weakened Pandemic Severity -- coverage in The Baltimore Sun, November 18, 2011, with quote from HSPH's Marc Lipsitch

Obese Find Telephone Counseling on Weight Loss Most Effective -- coverage in Businessweek, November 18, 2011, with quote from HSPH's Frank Sacks

Eat Like a Mediterranean — But How? -- coverage in Lost Angeles Times, November 17, 2011, with quotes from HSPH's Dimitrios Trichopoulos and Walter Willett

Mass. Falls From Top in Health Care Costs -- coverage in the Boston Globe, November 17, 2011, with quote from HSPH's John McDonough

Judge Devises Model for Resolving Medical Malpractice Cases More Quickly -- coverage in the Washington Post, November 16, 2011, with quote from HSPH's Michelle Mello

Malaria vs. Mankind: Chemicals, Conservation And An Ancient Arms Race -- coverage in the Huffington Post, November 16, 2011, with quote from HSPH's Dyann Wirth

Blood Type May Be Associated With Stroke Risk: Study -- coverage in US News & World Report, November 16, 2011, with quote from HSPH's Lu Qi

Paul R. Epstein, Public Health Expert Who Studied Climate Change, Dies at 67 (HSPH alumnus, MPH ’83) -- coverage in The Washington Post, November 15, 2011

In Florida, a Regulatory Battle That Could Upend Health Reform -- coverage in The Washington Post, November 15, 2011, with quote from HSPH's Bob Blendon 

Patient Safety Expert Calls on Health Care Institutions to Better Manage Adverse Events -- blog post on Boston.com, November 15, 2011, by HSPH's Lucian Leape>

Too Much TV, Very Little Exercise Tied to Depression -- coverage on Fox News, November 14, 2011, with quote from HSPH's Michel Lewis

Study Finds Many Patients Shun Free Heart Drugs -- coverage in USA Today, November 14, with quote from HSPH's Arnold Epstein

Childhood Sex Abuse Tied to Heart Risk -- coverage in Science News, November 13, 2011, with quote from HSPH's Janet Rich-Edwards

Making Sure Vegetarian Kids Get the Nutrition They Need -- coverage in The Chicago Tribune, November 11, 2011, with quote from HSPH's Lilian Cheung

Hunting for the Next Pandemic
-- coverage of new book The Viral Storm: The Dawn of a New Pandemic Age, by HSPH alumnus Nathan Wolfe, SD ’98, November 2011

Treating Trauma Patients in Libya, Advancing Health Care in Rural Nepal: HSPH Alumni Share Experiences -- profiles of recent HSPH alumni Catherine Mullaly and Dan Schwarz

Legacy of an Indonesian Tsunami -- coverage in the Harvard Gazette of Center for Population and Development event, November 8, 2011

HSPH Research on Benefits of Treating AIDS Patients Cited by Secretary Clinton
-- November 8, 2011 speech at National Institutes of Health cites research by HSPH's Stephen Resch

HSPH Authors Contribute Five Papers to Latest Issue of Health Affairs-- November 2011 issue includes papers co-authored by HSPH's Arnold Epstein, Katherine Swartz, Benjamin Sommers, Meredith Rosenthal, David Williams, John Ayanian, E. John Orav and doctoral candidate Mariana Arcaya

Banning Sugary Drinks From Schools Does not Decrease Consumption, Study Finds -- coverage in the Boston Globe, November 7, 2011, quoting HSPH researcher Angie Cradock

Study Raises Questions About ‘Bundling’ To Pay Doctors -- coverage in the Wall Street Journal, November 7, 2011, of study co-authored by HSPH's Meredith Rosenthal

HSPH's John McDonough Launches New Boston Globe Health Blog
-- Boston Globe blog launched November 7, 2011 by HSPH Prof. John McDonough

Poll Finds Americans Pessimistic about Country’s Health, Favor More Government Health Spending -- coverage in Kaiser Health News, November 7, 2011, featuring HSPH's Robert Blendon

Moving Forward: Simple Stretching and Exercising Can Help Fend Off Effects of Aging -- coverage in the Boston Globe, November 6, 2011, quoting HSPH's Alberto Ascherio 

Much Can Be Done to Ease Cancer Burden in Poorer Nations -- editorial in The Lancet about report by HSPH and partners, November 5, 2011

Depression Tied to Higher Stroke Risk -- coverage in Reuters, November 2, 2011, quoting HSPH's Maria Glymour

In Developing Nations, The Rich Get Heavier While The Poor Stay Thin
-- coverage in Reuters, November 2, 2011, featuring HSPH's S V Subramanian

American Chefs Discover Mustard Oil -- coverage in the New York Times, November 2, 2011, quoting HSPH's Walter Willett

Health Law Ruling Could be Political Earthquake -- coverage on Politico, November 1, 2011, quoting HSPH's Robert Blendon

Health Care in China: Progress Made, More Needed -- opinion piece in the New York Times, November 1, 2011, by HSPH's Yuanli Liu

School Lunch Proposals Set Off a Dispute -- coverage in the New York Times, November 1, quoting HSPH's Walter Willett

A Few Drinks a Week Raises Breast Cancer Risk -- coverage in the New York Times, November 1, 2011, of HSPH-affiliated study

Healthy Eating for a Healthy Heart -- report from the Harvard Health Letter, prepared in consultation with HSPH's Dariush Mozaffarian

City Smog Linked to Cognitive Deficits in Children -- coverage in The Atlantic, October 31, 2011, mentioning HSPH study

Ensuring Health Care Insurance -- interview with HSPH's John McDonough in the Boston Globe, October 31, 2011

Happy? You May Live 35% Longer, Tracking Study Suggests -- coverage in USA Today, October 31, 2011, quoting HSPH's Laura Kubzansky

Air Pollution Tied to Lung Cancer in Non-Smokers -- coverage in Reuters, October 28, 2011, with quote from HSPH's Francine Laden

HSPH Profs Offer New Recipes for Addressing U.S. Obesity Epidemic -- editorials by HSPH's Walter Willett and Meredith Rosenthal in The New England Journal of Medicine, October 27, 2011

Hormones May Increase Risk of Cancer -- coverage in The Harvard Crimson, October 25, 2011, featuring HSH's Shelley Tworoger

Cigarettes Are Enlisted to Test Ways of Quitting -- coverage in The New York Times, October 27, 2011, with quote from HSPH's Greg Connolly 

Health Experts: Regulate Junk Food as a Pollutant -- coverage in the International Business Times, October 27, 2011, featuring HSPH's Meredith Rosenthal and Walter Willett

Harvard Study Highlights Wide Range Of Medicaid Expansion Estimates -- coverage in Kaiser Health News, October 26, 2011, featuring HSPH's Katherine Swartz 

Routine HPV Vaccine Recommended for Boys -- coverage in the Los Angeles Times, October 25, 2011, featuring HSPH's Jane Kim

Mediterranean Diet Tied to Better Fertility -- coverage in Reuters, October 25, 2011, with quote from HSPH's Jorge Chavarro

Food Reform to Fight Obesity -- coverage of HSPH Forum event in the Harvard Gazette, October 21, 2011

Vaginal Gel Intended to Cut AIDS Works for Herpes Too -- coverage in ABC News, October 21, 2011, featuring HSPH doctoral student Justin O’Hagen

Young Vegetarians: Getting the Nutrition They Need -- coverage in CNN, October 21, 2011, quoting HSPH's Lilian Cheung

Poll: Massachusetts Government Should Take Action on Health Care Costs -- coverage in WBUR's Common Health blog, October 21, 2011, featuring HSPH's Robert Blendon

The Mediatrician: Alumnus Frames Kids’ Media Diet as a Public Health Issue -- coverage in Harvard Magazine, November/December 2011, featuring HSPH's Michael Rich

Test Vaccine Reduces Malaria Risk in Children -- coverage in the Boston Globe, October 19, 2011, featuring HSPH's Dyann Wirth

Hairdressers May Be First to Spot Skin Cancer -- coverage in HealthDay, October 17, 2011, featuring HSPH's Alan Geller

Three HSPH Faculty Members Elected to Institute of Medicine -- IOM press release, October 17, 2011, featuring HSPH's Katherine Baicker, Atul Gawande, and JoAnn Manson

5 Diseases More Common in Minorities -- coverage on ABC News, October 13, 2011, featuring HSPH's David Williams 

Weight Loss Can Be Maintained -- coverage on ABC News, October 13, 2011, quoting HSPH's Walter Willett

Research Sheds Light on Vitamin D's Role in Immunity -- coverage in U.S. News & World Report, October 12, 2011, featuring HSPH's Barry Bloom

UN Population Fund Director Says Population Growth Demands Response -- coverage in the Harvard Gazette, October 12, 2011, featuring Babatunde Osotimehin, former HSPH fellow

Mother’s Trans Fat Consumption Linked to Baby’s Size -- coverage in Reuters, October 12, 2011, featuring HSPH's Juliana Cohen

HSPH Partners with Mass. on Childhood Obesity Prevention in New Bedford, Fitchburg -- Massachusetts Department of Health and Human Services release, October 11, 2011, featuring HSPH's Steven Gortmaker

Air Pollution From Traffic Impairs Brain -- coverage in the Telegraph, October 9, 2011, featuring HSPH's Melinda Power

Why Don’t Boston’s Great Professors Study Boston? -- coverage in the Boston Globe, October 8, 2011, mentioning HSPH's Nancy Krieger

Surgery Common Among Elderly Medicare Patients at End of Life -- coverage in the New York Times and ABC News, October 6, 2011, featuring HSPH's Ashish Jha

Worst Hospitals Treat Twice As Many Elderly Minority And Poor Patients As Best Hospitals -- coverage in U.S. News & World Report, October 6, 2011 featuring HSPH's Ashish Jha

Minimizing the Risk of Infections at the Gym -- coverage in the Boston Globe, October 5, 2011, featuring HSPH's William Hanage

AIDS Treatment is Good Value for Money, Says New Study -- coverage in The Guardian, October 5, 2011, featuring HSPH study

Vigorous Exercise Boosts Vitamin D While Lowering Heart Risk -- coverage in USA Today, October 4, 2011, featuring HSPH researcher Andrea Chomistek

Should Health Professionals Have Coaches? -- an article written by HSPH’s Atul Gawande in the October 3, 2011, issue of The New Yorker

Rising Health Care Costs Mean Lower Wages -- coverage in the October 1, 2011, Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel, with quotes from HSPH's Katherine Baicker

Health Insurers Seek Higher Premiums -- coverage on MPR, September 30, 2011, featuring HSPH's John McDonough

More Realize They Face Pricey Long-Term Care -- coverage on NPR, September 29, 2011, featuring HSPH's Robert Blendon

Diabetes Again Linked to Colon Cancer Risk -- coverage in MSNBC, September 28, 2011, with quote from HSPH's Edward Giovannucci

Study Raises Questions about 'Double Malnutrition' Theory -- a study published September 28, 2011, in PLoS One featuring SV Subramanian, senior author

Research from HSPH’s Goldie Showed Inexpensive Techniques to Combat Cervical Cancer Cost-Effective -- coverage in Harvard Magazine, September 27, 2011, featuring HSPH's Sue Goldie

The Simplest Health Solutions? It’s Complicated  -- coverage in The New York Times, September 27, 2011, with quote from HSPH’s Atul Gawande

Analysis: Democrats Hit Reset on Health Care – coverage in ABC News, September 27, 2011, with quote from HSPH’s Robert Blendon

BPA Found in Kids’ Canned Food – coverage in WFAA, September 27, 2011, featuring HSPH research fellow Joe Braun

Drinking Coffee May Decrease Depression Risk in Women -- coverage by NBC News, The New York Times, and Huffington Post , Sept. 26, 2011, featuring HSPH's Alberto Ascherio and Michel Lucas

Low-Income Countries Committing to Improve the Health of Mothers and Children -- coverage in the Guardian, Forbes, and Huffington Post featuring HSPH Dean Julio Frenk

Gene Associated with Cancer Might be Beneficial – coverage in NewScientist, September 25, featuring HSPH’s Alkes Price

180 Healthcare Managers Complete US Course – coverage of HSPH course in The Egyptian Gazette, September 24

Climate Change Influences Disease Pattern – coverage in The Daily Star, September 24, featuring HSPH researcher Paul Epstein

Poor Countries are Developing the Diseases of the Rich, with Lethal Consequences – coverage in The Economist, September 24, featuring HSPH’s Julio Frenk

The Battle for Medicine’s Soul – coverage in the Harvard Gazette, September 23, featuring HSPH’s Atul Gawande

Improving Health Care in China, U.S. – coverage of HSPH event in the Harvard Gazette, September 22

HIV Prevention Gets $20M Boost – coverage in the Harvard Gazette, September 21, featuring HSPH’s Max Essex

Student-Led Team Documents Health Conditions on Isolated Idjwi Island -- new report from team including four recent HSPH alumni

New Study Finds Stronger Link Between Depression and Stroke -- coverage in Time Magazine, Sept. 21, 2011, featuring HSPH's An Pan

Low-Fat Yogurt Consumption Tied to Asthma and Hay Fever Risk in Kids, Says Study – coverage in ABC News, September 20, featuring HSPH researcher Ekaterina Maslova  

Can Food Industry, Governments Work Together to Fight Obesity? – coverage on PBS Newshour, September 20, featuring HSPH’s Julio Frenk

HEALTH: Call for Healthier Lifestyles May Fall on Deaf Ears – coverage  in IRIN News, September 19, mentioning HSPH report

Killer Diseases Spur UN Action to Avert $47 Trillion Cost – coverage in Bloomberg, September 19, featuring HSPH’s David Bloom

HSPH Researchers Pursue Risk Factors for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome -- coverage in the Wall Street Journal, Sept. 15, 2011, featuring HSPH's Alberto Ascherio

Inside National Health Reform – coverage in KERA, September 14, featuring HSPH’s John McDonough

From Harvard, a Different Take on a Healthy Plate – coverage in The Wall Street Journal, September 14, featuring HSPH’s Walter Willett

Dean Frenk Urges Action on Noncommunicable Diseases in Poor Countries -- coverage in the Washington Post, Sept. 14, 2011, featuring HSPH Dean Julio Frenk

Attacking the Obesity Epidemic by First Figuring Out Its Cause – coverage in The New York Times, September 12, featuring HSPH’s Steven Gortmaker

Almost Half of Uninsured Expect No Help From Health Reform – coverage in American Medical News, September 12, featuring HSPH’s Robert Blendon

Veteran’s Health Administration Hospital Patients “Rebound” as Often as Patients at Private Hospitals -- coverage in The Washington Post, September 11, featuring HSPH's Ashish Jha

Sky-High Salaries, Costly Hips Boost US Health Costs -- coverage on MSNBC, September 9, featuring HSPH's Meredith Rosenthal

Eating Fish May Lower Stroke Risk -- coverage in Reuters, Sept. 8, 2011, featuring HSPH's Dariush Mozaffarian

City of Boston Launches Ad Campaign to Curb Drinking of Sugary Beverages -- coverage in the Boston Globe, Sept. 7, 2011, featuring HSPH's Steven Gortmaker

Harvard Researcher Chosen as New Dean of Weill Cornell Medical College -- coverage in The New York Times, September 7, featuring HSPH's Laurie Glimcher

No Outlier Excuse for Disasters -- coverage of HSPH 9/11 Forum in Reuters, September 6, featuring HSPH's Jennifer Leaning

A Drink a Day Good for Middle-Aged Women, Study Finds -- coverage in the Washington Post, September 6, featuring HSPH's Qi Sun

‘Contagion’ Thriller Sure to Scare -- and Teach -- coverage in the Boston Globe, September 6, featuring HSPH's K. Vish Viswanath

White House Delays Any Change to Smog Standard -- coverage in Science, September 2, featuring HSPH's Joel Schwartz

Obesity Can Turn Body Fat Toxic -- coverage in ScienceNews, September 2, featuring HSPH's Gökhan  Hotamisligil

Health Buzz: Half of Americans Consume a Daily Sugary Drink -- coverage in U.S. News & World Report, September 1, featuring HSPH's Vasanti Malik

Iraqi Civilians Hit Hard by Suicide Bombs -- coverage of Lancet editorial by Jennifer Leaning in Family Practice News, September 1

Eat More Beans, Less White Rice, to Reduce Diabetes Risk -- coverage in Reuters, September 1, featuring HSPH's Frank Hu

Japan: Universal Health Care at 50 Years -- coverage in the Lancet, Sept. 1, 2011, featuring HSPH's Michael Reich, others

$1M Donation Helps Project Bread Teach Kids to be Healthy -- coverage in the Boston Herald, August 29, of HSPH-monitored project

Aspirin, Angioplasty and Proton Beam Therapy: The Economics of Smarter Health Care Spending -- coverage in Bloomberg, NPR, August 26, 2011, featuring HSPH's Kathleen Baicker

Vitamin A Supplement Programs Improve Child Survival -- coverage in CBC News and the BBC, August 25, featuring HSPH's Wafaie Fawzi and and doctoral candidate Andrew Thorne-Lyman

New Computer Model System Shown Effective in Toxicology Testing -- environmental health study co-authored by HSPH's Philippe Grandjean and published in Environmental Health Perspectives

Harvard School of Public Health AIDS Initiative Newsletter Features Q&A with HSPH’s Max Essex, Profile of Research Scientist Vladimir Novitsky -- Summer 2011 issue

Pinpointing Health Risk Factors: Tricky Business -- coverage in Harvard Magazine, Sept.-Oct. 2011, featuring HSPH's Karin Michels

Cholesterol-Lowering Foods Reduce LDL Levels More Than Low-Fat Foods -- coverage in ABC News, August 23, with quote from HSPH's Walter Willett

Malaria Resurgence Raises Treatment Questions -- coverage on NPR, August 18, featuring quotes from HSPH's Dyann Wirth

Population Explosion Demands Thoughtful Response -- commentary on CNN, August 17, by HSPH's David Bloom

Peace Corps Needs New Sex Abuse Policy -- commentary on CNN, August 17, by HSPH's Karestan Koenen

Depression Linked to Stroke Risk in Women -- coverage by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and The Huffington Post, August 11, featuring HSPH's An Pan

Red, Processed Meat Linked to Higher Risk of Type 2 Diabetes -- coverage in USA Today, August 10, featuring HSPH's Frank Hu

Boston High School Students Drinking Fewer Sugary Drinks -- coverage in The Boston Globe, August 9, featuring HSPH's Angie Cradock

Children's HIV Drugs May Cause High Cholesterol -- coverage in US News & World Report, August 5, featuring HSPH's Denise Jacobson

Don’t Just Eat in Moderation, Make Better Food Choices, HSPH Researcher Says-- coverage on NPR, August 3, featuring HSPH's Dariush Mozaffarian

Tea Party Groups See Medicare Overhaul Chance -- coverage in Reuters, August 3, featuring HSPH's Robert Blendon

Data-Mining Curbs Still on the Table -- coverage in Medpage Today, August 3, featuring HSPH's Michelle Mello

School Obesity-Prevention Program May Reduce Medical Costs -- coverage of HSPH program and study, Boston Globe, August 1, featuring HSPH's S. Bryn Austin

Heart Disease: A Little Exercise Goes a Long Way -- coverage in Health Day, August 1, featuring former HSPH doctoral student Jacob Sattelmair

Medicare Rule Would Decrease Payments to Hospitals With High Re-Admission Rates -- coverage in The Washington Post, July 30, with quote from HSPH’s Ashish Jha

Countdown To 7 Billion: A Tale Of Two Worlds -- coverage on NPR, July 29, featuring HSPH’s David Bloom

Why Americans Live Shorter Lives -- coverage in UPI, July 28, of study co-authored by HSPH Research Fellow Yuhui Zheng

Tracking Africa’s Silent Killers -- coverage in The Charlotte Post, July 27, mentioning HSPH Africa cohort study

Stiffer Air Pollution Regulations Crucial, HSPH’s Schwartz Tells Congressional Committee -- Congressional testimony by HSPH's Joel Schwartz, July 26

HPV Vaccine Coverage Debated -- coverage in the Boston Globe, July 23, with quote from HSPH's Jane Kim

Hard Fight Ahead: Experts Hope for Rapid Progress Against Alzheimer’s -- coverage of HSPH webcast event, July 22, Harvard Gazette

Mass. Healthcare Reform Increased Access -- coverage in UPI, July 19, featuring HSPH’s Joshua Salomon

A Vaccine May Shield Boys Too -- coverage in The New York Times, July 18, with quote from HSPH’s Jane Kim

Still Counting Calories? Your Weight-Loss Plan May Be Outdated -- coverage in The New York Times, July 18, with quotes from HSPH’s Walter Willett, Frank Hu, and Dariush Mozaffarian

Medicaid's Moment -- column by HSPH’s John McDonough for Kaiser Health News, July 13

Mediterraneans Abandon Their Famous Diet -- coverage on NPR, July 14, featuring HSPH's Walter Willett

Partners Unveils Plan To Provide Better Health Care, Lower Costs -- coverage on WBUR, July 13, with quote from HSPH’s Nancy Turnbull

Mass Graves Documented in Sudan, Says Harvard Humanitarian Initiative-Affiliated Satellite Sentinel Project -- release from Harvard Humanitarian Initiative-affiliated Satellite Sentinel, June 13

Influence of “Food Deserts” on Eating Habits May Be Overstated -- coverage on Health.com, July 13, featuring HSPH postdoctoral fellow Renee Walker

Should Parents Lose Custody of Super Obese Kids? -- coverage in USA Today, July 12, featuring HSPH's Lindsey Murtagh

Poor Choices the Real Culprit in Weight Gain with Age, Expert Says -- coverage in Montreal's The Gazette, July 11, featuring HSPH's Dariush Mozaffarian

Diet, Exercise May Lower Women’s Risk of Cardiac Death -- coverage in the Boston Globe, July 11, featuring HSPH study

Nutrition News: Hold the Salt, Pass the Potassium -- coverage in Reuters, July 11, featuring HSPH's Frank Hu

Toxic Metals In 'Clean' Shop Towels May Pose A Health Risk To Some Workers -- coverage in The Huffington Post, July 11, featuring HSPH's Robert Herrick

Risk Factors for Autism Remain Elusive: Study -- coverage in Reuters, July 11, featuring Hannah Gardener, who led the study as an HSPH researcher

Study: Potassium Boosts Heart Health, Salt Harms It -- coverage in US News & World Report, July 11, featuring HSPH's Frank Hu

Secondhand Smoke May Cause Mental Health Problems in Children -- coverage in the Huffington Post, July 11, featuring HSPH's Hillel Alpert

Mass. Researchers find Medicaid Improves Health and Reduces Money Woes -- coverage in the Boston Globe, July 8, featuring HSPH's Katherine Baicker

As Cuts Loom, Study Finds Medicaid Works -- coverage on PBS Newshour, July 8, featuring HSPH's Katherine Baicker

Mass. Hospitals May Lose $322m -- coverage in the Boston Globe, July 8, with quote from HSPH's Nancy Kane

Scenes from a Disaster Zone -- article in Harvard Magazine, July 7, by HSPH researcher in environmental health Akira Tsuda

Size of Flu Epidemics can be Predicted by Computer -- coverage in GP, July 7, featuring HSPH Research Scientist Edward Goldstein

Report Finds Dramatic Increases in US Obesity Rates; HSPH Nutrition Expert Blames Supersized Portions, Easy Access to Empty Calories -- coverage in Bloomberg, July 7, featuring HSPH's Steven Gortmaker

Hey, Doc, are You Listening? -- coverage in the Los Angeles Times, July 7, featuring HSPH's Jim Conway

Low-Risk, Healthy Lifestyle Can Lower Sudden Cardiac Death Among Women -- coverage in Reuters, July 6, featuring HSPH researcher Stephanie Chiuve.

Satisfaction With Daily Life May Protect Against Heart Disease -- European Society of Cardiology release for European Heart Journal study by HSPH’s Julia Boehm and Laura Kubzansky, June 5

What’s Inside the Bun? -- coverage in the New York Times, July 1, with quote from HSPH's Walter Willett

Freeze Sought on Health Insurance Rates -- coverage in the Boston Globe, June 30, with quote from HSPH's John McDonough

Long-Term Weight Gain: How Does it Happen? -- coverage in the Boston Globe, June 27, featuring HSPH study

As Hospitals Rely More on Electronic Data, Worries Over Potential Errors Grow -- coverage in the Chicago Tribune, June 27, with quote from HSPH's Ashish Jha

Prostate Cancer More Deadly for Patients who Smoke -- coverage in the Boston Globe, June 27, featuring HSPH's Stacey Kenfield

Working Night Shifts May Raise Diabetes Risk for Women -- coverage in U.S. News & World Report, June 27, featuring HSPH's An Pan

Inequalities in Consumer Health Spending Essential in Controlling Mass. Health Care Costs -- post on WBUR's CommonHealth blog, June 26, by HSPH's Nancy Turnbull

Diabetes on Upswing Worldwide -- coverage in USA Today, June 25, featuring HSPH's Goodarz Danaei

Will Graphic New Cigarette Warnings Scare People Into Quitting? -- coverage in the Chicago Sun-Times, June 25, with quote from HSPH Gregory Connolly

Patient Safety Experts Call for Shorter Resident Physician Shifts -- coverage in Reuters, June 24, featuring HSPH's Lucian Leape

Potatoes Bad, Nuts Good for Staying Slim, Harvard Study Finds -- coverage in the Washington Post, June 22, featuring HSPH's Dariush Mozaffarian

Costly Noncommunicable Diseases on Rise in Developing World -- coverage in the New York Times, June 21, featuring HSPH's David Bloom

HSPH Alum Freed from Iranian Prison Thanks Prof. Bloom and Others Who Supported His Freedom -- coverage in the Boston Globe, June 17, featuring HSPH alumnus Kamiar Alaei and David Bloom

Sedentary Lifestyle Tied to Diabetes, Heart Disease, Premature Death: Is TV to Blame? -- coverage on CBS.com, June 15, featuring HSPH's Frank Hu

Energy-Efficient Buildings Can Be Hazardous To Health -- coverage in United Press International, June 7, featuring HSPH's John Spengler

Boys Who Bully May Grow Up to Be Abusive Men -- coverage in U.S. News & World Report, June 6, featuring HSPH's Jay Silverman

Facing Death: Tough Decisions on Pricey Care -- coverage in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, June 6, featuring HSPH's Katherine Baicker

Vermont’s Move Toward Single-Payer Health Insurance -- coverage in The New York Times, June 6, mentioning HSPH's William Hsiao

A Doctor Who Must Navigate a Contentious Divide -- profile in the New York Times, June 6, of HSPH alum Jonathan Samet. HSPH's Frank Speizer quoted.

Support for State Health Law Rises -- coverage of HSPH poll in the Boston Globe, June 5

New Food Plate Icon: Will it Change How You Eat? -- coverage in the Boston Globe, June 2. HSPH's Walter Willett quoted.

Looking For Early Signs Of Autism In Brain Waves -- coverage on NPR, June 2. HSPH's Charles Nelson quoted.

A Time to Kill -- coverage in Science, June 1, featuring HSPH's Daniel Wikler.

Cellphone Radiation May Cause Cancer, Advisory Panel Says -- coverage in The New York Times, May 31, with quote from HSPH's Meir Stampfer

Employers Seeing Pluses in Keeping Workers Healthy -- coverage in the Boston Globe, May 31, with quote from HSPH's (Katherine Baicker quoted)

Stress Does not Increase Risk of Getting MS, Study Finds -- coverage in USA Today, May 30, with quote from former Visiting Scholar Trond Riise

Romney and Health Care: In the Thick of History -- coverage in the Boston Globe, May 30, with quote from HSPH's John McDonough

Goodbye Food Pyramid, Hello Dinner Plate -- coverage in The New York Times, May 27, with quote from HSPH's Walter Willett

Equine Specialist Will Use Public Health Master’s to Aid Animals, Humans -- coverage in the Harvard Gazette, May 26, featuring HSPH grad Mark Schembri, MPH '11

Study Blames 2,200 Deaths on Traffic Emissions -- coverage in USA Today, May 25, with quote from HSPH's Katherine von Stackelberg

GSD To Study Persian Gulf -- coverage in The Harvard Crimson, May 24, with quote from HSPH's Jack Spengler

Forum Discusses Egyptian Politics -- coverage in The Harvard Crimson, May 24, with quote from HSPH student Mona Mowafi

A Conversation with Michael Jacobson, Food and Public Health Advocate -- coverage in The Atlantic, May 23, mentioning HSPH's Walter Willett

A (Good) Death Panel -- coverage in the Boston Globe, May 23, mentioning HSPH's Atul Gawande

Gram Gives Peace a Chance -- coverage in the Harvard Gazette, May 23, mentioning the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative

From the World Health Assembly: New Committments for Women and Children’s Health -- coverage in the UN Dispatch, May 19, with a quote from HSPH's Julio Frenk

Selective Abortion of Girls Appears Common Throughout India -- a commentary in The Lancet co-authored by HSPH's S V Subramanian

Health Experts Attack McDonald's, but Can They Bite Into Its Bottom Line? -- coverage in Daily Finance, May 18, featuring HSPH's Hans-Olov Adami

Prostate Cancer Risk May Be Reduced by Drinking Coffee, Harvard Study Says -- coverage in Bloomberg, May 17, featuring HSPH's Lorelei Mucci

Tying Race and Stress to Health -- coverage in the Boston Globe, May 16, featuring HSPH's David Williams

HSPH’s Connolly Fighting Worldwide Tobacco Spread -- coverage in the Harvard Gazette, May 12, featuring HSPH's Greg Connolly

LIBYA: How Online Mapping Helped Crisis Response -- coverage in IRIN News, May 12, mentioning Harvard Humanitarian Initiative crisis mapping project

Leadership Crucial for U.S. Preparedness -- op-ed by HSPH's Leonard Marcus and Barry Dorn in The Washington Post, May 11

A New Cost Control Idea – Paying For Outcomes -- column by HSPH's John McDonough in Kaiser Health News, May 9

Holder’s Mission: AG Calls for Wider Effort to Reduce Children’s Exposure to Violence -- coverage in the Harvard Gazette, May 9, featuring HSPH Forum event

New Insight Into Obesity and Metabolic Disorders -- coverage in Focus, May 6, featuring HSPH's Gökhan S. Hotamisligil

Rapid Population Growth Poses Daunting Challenges for Africa -- coverage in the New York Times, May 4, featuring article by HSPH's David Bloom

Low-Salt Diet Ineffective, Study Finds. Disagreement Abounds. -- coverage in the New York Times, May 3, featuring article by HSPH's Frank Sacks

Diagnosis on State Health Care -- coverage in the Harvard Gazette, April 29, featuring HSPH Forum event

Eradicating Malaria a Tall Order: Roundtable Says Long-Term Goal may Prove Beyond Reach -- coverage in the Harvard Gazette, April 26, featuring HSPH's Barry Bloom

Height: Very Poor Women Are Shrinking, as Are Their Chances at a Better Life -- coverage in the New York Times, April 25, featuring HSPH's SV Subramanian

Health and Science - Fighting Malaria: Selling v. Giving -- coverage in AlertNet, April 25, featuring HSPH's Jessica Cohen

Making Sense of Scary News About Calcium Supplements -- coverage in the Boston Globe, April 22, featuring HSPH's Frank Hu

Study Uncovers Genes that Aid Malarial Resistance -- coverage in Reuters, April 21, featuring HSPH's Sarah Volkman

Texting Their Way to Better Health: Student Project on Mother-Child Care Moves Toward India Field Test -- coverage in the Harvard Gazette, April 21, featuring HSPH's SV Subramanian

New IOM Report Finds That Protein and Calories Can Help Lessen Effects of Traumatic Brain Injury -- report released April 20 by the Institute of Medicine’s committee on Nutrition, Trauma, and the Brain, co-authored by HSPH Research Scientist Xiang Gao

Study Finds Early Treatment May Delay Onset of AIDS  -- study released April 19 co-authored by HSPH Research Fellow Lauren Cain

American Academy of Arts and Sciences Announces 231st Class -- coverage in the Harvard Gazette, April 19, featuring HSPH's Julio Frenk

Feathers Tell Century-Plus Tale of Mercury Pollution -- coverage in the BBC, April 18, featuring HSPH Research Associate Michael Bank

Diet Soda Does Not Appear to Boost Type 2 Diabetes Risk -- April 15, coverage by Reuters Health of a new study by HSPH's Frank Hu and colleagues.

HIV Study: 76 Drop in Cases with Expanded Treatment -- coverage in the Bay Area Reporter, April 14, featuring HSPH's Victor DeGruttola

Curbing Tobacco Use in the Developing World -- April 13, 2011, coverage in The Harvard Crimson of HSPH's Gregory N. Connolly and other experts who participated in the Harvard Undergraduate Global Health Forum.

Green Carpet Awards Recognize Leaders in Campus Greening -- coverage in The Harvard Gazette, April 12. HSPH's Jack Spengler and new 90 Smith St. building won awards at event.

Americans Rate Their Own Health Care Highly, But Income Matters -- coverage in the Wall Street Journal, April 12, featuring HSPH poll

Report Recommends New United Nations Population Fund Head Focus on Sexual and Reproductive Health -- report released April 12, 2011, by working group co-chaired by HSPH's David Bloom

Challenges, Solutions for South Asia: Two-Day Conference Focuses on Region’s Needs, Future Initiative -- coverage in the Harvard Gazette, April 11, featuring HSPH's Julio Frenk

The Women’s Health Initiative and the Body Politic -- coverage in the New York Times, April 11, featuring HSPH's JoAnn Manson

Challenges, Solutions for South Asia: Two-Day Conference Focuses on Region’s Needs, Future Initiatives -- coverage in the Harvard Gazette, April 11. HSPH Dean Julio Frenk was a panelist.

Individual Stories are Weapon of Choice in Fight Over Health-Care Law -- coverage in The Washington Post, April 9, featuring HSPH's Robert Blendon

Study Finds Coffee Craving May be in the Genes -- coverage in UPI, April 8, featuring HSPH's Mary Cornelis

HSPH’s Walter Willett Endorses Sugary Drinks Ban on Boston City Property -- coverage in WHDH-Boston, April 7, featuring HSPH's Walter Willett

With Health Costs Rising, Vermont Moves Toward a Single-Payer System -- coverage in The Boston Globe, April 7, featuring HSPH's William Hsiao

Baby Steps Toward a National Electronic Medical Records System? -- coverage on Marketplace, April 7, featuring HSPH's Ashish Jha

Teenage Weight is Tied to Heart Disease in Adulthood -- coverage in The Washington Post, April 6, featuring HSPH's Amir Tirosh

Health Risks from Estrogen Pills Fade after Women Stop Taking Them -- coverage in The New York Times, April 6, featuring HSPH's JoAnn Manson

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Emissions from Traffic Congestion May Shorten Lives -- coverage in USA Today featuring a study led by HSPH's Jonathan Levy and Katherine von Stackelberg

HSPH’s “Dam Guy” Tackles Water Problems Around the World -- profile of HSPH's John Briscoe in the January/February 2012 Harvard Magazine

Selective Abortion of Girls Appears Common Throughout India -- a commentary in The Lancet co-authored by HSPH's S V Subramanian

Health Experts Attack McDonald's, but Can They Bite Into Its Bottom Line? -- coverage in Daily Finance, May 18, featuring HSPH's Hans-Olov Adami

Prostate Cancer Risk May Be Reduced by Drinking Coffee, Harvard Study Says -- coverage in Bloomberg, May 17, featuring HSPH's Lorelei Mucci

Tying Race and Stress to Health -- coverage in the Boston Globe, May 16, featuring HSPH's David Williams

HSPH’s Connolly Fighting Worldwide Tobacco Spread -- coverage in the Harvard Gazette, May 12, featuring HSPH's Greg Connolly

Leadership Crucial for U.S. Preparedness -- op-ed by HSPH's Leonard Marcus and Barry Dorn in The Washington Post, May 11

A New Cost Control Idea – Paying For Outcomes -- column by HSPH's John McDonough in Kaiser Health News, May 9

Holder’s Mission: AG Calls for Wider Effort to Reduce Children’s Exposure to Violence -- coverage in the Harvard Gazette, May 9, featuring HSPH Forum event

New Insight Into Obesity and Metabolic Disorders -- coverage in Focus, May 6, featuring HSPH's Gökhan S. Hotamisligil

Rapid Population Growth Poses Daunting Challenges for Africa -- coverage in the New York Times, May 4, featuring article by HSPH's David Bloom

Low-Salt Diet Ineffective, Study Finds. Disagreement Abounds. -- coverage in the New York Times, May 3, featuring article by HSPH's Frank Sacks

Diagnosis on State Health Care -- coverage in the Harvard Gazette, April 29, featuring HSPH Forum event

Eradicating Malaria a Tall Order: Roundtable Says Long-Term Goal may Prove Beyond Reach -- coverage in the Harvard Gazette, April 26, featuring HSPH's Barry Bloom

Height: Very Poor Women Are Shrinking, as Are Their Chances at a Better Life -- coverage in the New York Times, April 25, featuring HSPH's SV Subramanian

Health and Science - Fighting Malaria: Selling v. Giving -- coverage in AlertNet, April 25, featuring HSPH's Jessica Cohen

Making Sense of Scary News About Calcium Supplements -- coverage in the Boston Globe, April 22, featuring HSPH's Frank Hu

Study Uncovers Genes that Aid Malarial Resistance -- coverage in Reuters, April 21, featuring HSPH's Sarah Volkman

Texting Their Way to Better Health: Student Project on Mother-Child Care Moves Toward India Field Test -- coverage in the Harvard Gazette, April 21, featuring HSPH's SV Subramanian

New IOM Report Finds That Protein and Calories Can Help Lessen Effects of Traumatic Brain Injury -- report released April 20 by the Institute of Medicine’s committee on Nutrition, Trauma, and the Brain, co-authored by HSPH Research Scientist Xiang Gao

Study Finds Early Treatment May Delay Onset of AIDS  -- study released April 19 co-authored by HSPH Research Fellow Lauren Cain

American Academy of Arts and Sciences Announces 231st Class -- coverage in the Harvard Gazette, April 19, featuring HSPH's Julio Frenk

Feathers Tell Century-Plus Tale of Mercury Pollution -- coverage in the BBC, April 18, featuring HSPH Research Associate Michael Bank

Diet Soda Does Not Appear to Boost Type 2 Diabetes Risk -- April 15, coverage by Reuters Health of a new study by HSPH's Frank Hu and colleagues.

HIV Study: 76 Drop in Cases with Expanded Treatment -- coverage in the Bay Area Reporter, April 14, featuring HSPH's Victor DeGruttola

Curbing Tobacco Use in the Developing World -- April 13, 2011, coverage in The Harvard Crimson of HSPH's Gregory N. Connolly and other experts who participated in the Harvard Undergraduate Global Health Forum.

Green Carpet Awards Recognize Leaders in Campus Greening -- coverage in The Harvard Gazette, April 12. HSPH's Jack Spengler and new 90 Smith St. building won awards at event.

Americans Rate Their Own Health Care Highly, But Income Matters -- coverage in the Wall Street Journal, April 12, featuring HSPH poll

Report Recommends New United Nations Population Fund Head Focus on Sexual and Reproductive Health -- report released April 12, 2011, by working group co-chaired by HSPH's David Bloom

Challenges, Solutions for South Asia: Two-Day Conference Focuses on Region’s Needs, Future Initiative -- coverage in the Harvard Gazette, April 11, featuring HSPH's Julio Frenk

The Women’s Health Initiative and the Body Politic -- coverage in the New York Times, April 11, featuring HSPH's JoAnn Manson

Challenges, Solutions for South Asia: Two-Day Conference Focuses on Region’s Needs, Future Initiatives -- coverage in the Harvard Gazette, April 11. HSPH Dean Julio Frenk was a panelist.

Individual Stories are Weapon of Choice in Fight Over Health-Care Law -- coverage in The Washington Post, April 9, featuring HSPH's Robert Blendon

Study Finds Coffee Craving May be in the Genes -- coverage in UPI, April 8, featuring HSPH's Mary Cornelis

HSPH’s Walter Willett Endorses Sugary Drinks Ban on Boston City Property -- coverage in WHDH-Boston, April 7, featuring HSPH's Walter Willett

With Health Costs Rising, Vermont Moves Toward a Single-Payer System -- coverage in The Boston Globe, April 7, featuring HSPH's William Hsiao

Baby Steps Toward a National Electronic Medical Records System? -- coverage on Marketplace, April 7, featuring HSPH's Ashish Jha

Teenage Weight is Tied to Heart Disease in Adulthood -- coverage in The Washington Post, April 6, featuring HSPH's Amir Tirosh

Health Risks from Estrogen Pills Fade after Women Stop Taking Them -- coverage in The New York Times, April 6, featuring HSPH's JoAnn Manson

HSPH Prof. Cites 10 Reasons for Optimism about Health Reform Implementation -- column in Kaiser Health News, March 31, by HSPH's John McDonough

Murky Waters of Eating Fish While Pregnant -- coverage in the Chicago Tribune, March 30, featuring HSPH's Elsie Sunderland

Overweight Adults Who Fail to Recognize Excess Pounds Less Likely to Eat Healthy and Be Active -- Duke University press release featuring HSPH doctoral student Dustin Duncan

Experts Debate the Proper Dose of Vitamin D at HSPH Forum -- coverage in the Harvard Gazette, March 30, featuring HSPH Forum with Walter Willett and JoAnn Manson

Lessons of the Haiti Quake: Inter-Agency Leaders Talk Successes, Challenges in Days After Disaster -- coverage in the Harvard Gazette, March 28, featuring HSPH's Michael VanRooyen

Tapping the ‘Information Fire Hose’: Report Says New Techniques Can Boost Aid in Natural Disasters -- coverage in the Harvard Gazette, March 28, featuring HSPH's Michael VanRooyen

Are Hot Dogs Better For You Than Roasted Chicken? -- coverage in Time, March 28, mentioning HSPH study

HSPH Students Simulate International Aid Negotiations -- coverage in the Harvard Crimson, March 28, featuring student event

Efforts by HSPH Dean Julio Frenk and Colleagues to Fight Cancer in the Developing World Highlighted in Science Magazine Special Issue -- coverage in March 25 issue

Benefits of Eating Fish Tip the Scale: Mercury Exposure Doesn't Increase Risk of Heart Disease coverage in the Harvard Gazette, March 24, featuring HSPH's Dariush Mozaffarian

When Background Checks are Given a Chance, They Work -- coverage on Minnesota Public Radio, March 23, featuring HSPH's David Hemenway

Radiation Risk to U.S. from Japanese Reactors Very Low, Top Expert Explains -- coverage from Daily Finance, March 23, featuring HSPH's Edward Maher

Out of Shape? Intense Exercise, Sex May Raise Heart Risk -- coverage in USA Today, March 23, featuring HSPH's Jessica Paulus

10 Ideas That Will Change the World: Sweet Bird of Youth! The Case For Optimism -- coverage in Time, March 17, featuring HSPH's David Bloom

Harvard Rushes to Aid Japan -- coverage in the Harvard Gazette, March 17, mentioning HSPH event

Single-Payer Health System Under Consideration in Vermont Could be Model for U.S. -- article in the New England Journal of Medicine, March 16, by HSPH's William Hsiao

Whether Chronic Diseases Are Diagnosed May Depend on Where You Live -- coverage in U.S. News & World Report, March 15, featuring HSPH's Ashish Jha

In Wake of Japanese Earthquake, HSPH Experts Discuss Humanitarian Response, Radiation Risks -- coverage in The Boston Globe, March 15, featuring HSPH's Michael VanRooyen, and NPR, March 14, featuring HSPH alum John Boice

When Working at a Computer All Day, What's the Best Way to Avoid Wrist Pain and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? -- coverage in The Boston Globe, March 14, featuring HSPH's Jack Dennerlein

Maternal Mortality Ratio Globally Declines -- Study -- coverage from the Ghana News Agency, March 14, featuring HSPH-sponsored conference

Coffee Lowers Stroke Risk: Is it the New Green Tea? -- coverage in The Boston Globe, March 10, featuring HSPH’s Frank Hu

Fat Alone, Not Where It Sits, May Be Key to Heart Problems -- coverage in HealthDay, March 10, featuring HSPH’s Walter Willett

Experts at HSPH Forum Debate Effectiveness of Mammograms for Breast Cancer Screening -- coverage in the Harvard Gazette, March 9, of The Forum at Harvard School of Public Health

President Obama's Decision to Allow States More Flexibility in Implementing Health Insurance Reform Law Offers Window Into Future Bargaining -- column in Kaiser Health News, March 8, by HSPH's John McDonough

Health Care Merger Efforts Fail -- coverage in the Harvard Crimson, March 8, featuring HSPH’s Nancy Turnbull

HSPH Dean Julio Frenk on Health Reform Lessons from Mexico -- blog post from the Harvard Business Review, March 7, written by Dean Julio Frenk

India: Despite Growth, Struggle Continues With Malnutrition Among Children -- coverage in The New York Times, March 7, featuring HSPH’s S. V. Subramanian

Health Reform Lessons from Mexico -- Harvard Business Review blog post, March 7, written by HSPH Dean Julio Frenk

Study: Using Toenails to Predict Risk of Lung Cancer – coverage in Time, March 7, featuring HSPH’s Walter Willett

HSPH Awarded $8 million from EPA for Air Pollution Research-- EPA press release, March 7

New Understanding of Cell Movement Could Spark New Cancer Treatment Research --coverage in The Harvard Crimson, March 4, of study by HSPH's Jeffrey Fredberg

Ibuprofen 'Cuts Parkinson's Disease Risk' – coverage on the BBC, March 2, featuring HSPH’s Alberto Ascherio

Further Research Critical to Eliminating Pediatric AIDS – op-ed in The Huffington Post, March 1, co-written by HSPH’s Richard Marlink

Asking Patients to Pay More for Health Care May Not Reduce Costs, Could be Harmful to Vulnerable Populations -- report and web seminar by HSPH's Katherine Swartz (February)

Traffic and Air Pollution Most Significant Triggers of Heart Attacks Worldwide -- coverage in The Boston Globe, February 28, featuring HSPH's Andrea Baccarelli

HSPH's Connolly Passionate About Curbing Smoking Worldwide -- coverage in Harvard Magazine, March/April, featuring HSPH's Gregory Connolly 

Study Finds Governments No More Likely To Cut Global Health Funding During Economic Crisis -- coverage in The Harvard Crimson, February 28, featuring HSPH's David Stuckler

Massachusetts Health Policy News: Patrick Administration Introduces Payment Reform Legislation -- commentary on WBUR's CommonHealth, February 25, by HSPH's Nancy Turnbull

Other Nations' Restrictive Gun Laws Cut Down on Shooting Deaths -- editorial in the Arizona Star, February 23, by HSPH's David Hemenway

Poll Finds Whites Without College Degrees Pessimistic About Economy’s Future -- coverage of HSPH poll in The Washington Post, February 22

Cell phones Cause Temporary Brain Changes -- coverage in The Boston Globe, February 22, featuring HSPH's Dimitrios Trichopoulos

Healthcare: Transparently Opaque -- coverage in the Financial Times, February 21, featuring HSPH's Katherine Baicker

Patrick’s Health Care Plan Gets Mixed Reaction -- coverage on WBUR, February 18, featuring HSPH's Nancy Turnbull

Biking in Cycle Tracks Safer than Cycling in the Road -- coverage on Businessweek.com, February 18, featuring HSPH's Anne Lusk

David Gergen Gives Insider's View of Policy-Making to HSPH Students -- HSPH video, February 15

Eating Berries May Protect Against Parkinson's Disease -- coverage on Fox.com, February 15, featuring HSPH's Xiang Gao

Blacks Readmitted to Hospital More Than Whites: Study -- coverage in Reuters, February 15, featuring HSPH's Karen Joynt

High-Fiber Diet Tied to Lower Odds of Early Death-- coverage in Reuters, February 15, featuring HSPH's Frank Hu

Zimbabwe: Fewer Extramarital Partners and Dollars Push Precipitous Decline in H.I.V. Rate -- coverage in The New York Times, February 14, featuring study by HSPH's Daniel Halperin

PCB Q&A: How Toxins Ended Up in City Schools -- coverage in The Wall Street Journal, February 14, featuring HSPH's Robert Herrick

Harvard Prof. Dislikes Term 'Low-Fat' -- coverage in The Harvard Crimson, February 12, featuring HSPH's Dariush Mozaffarian

Taking Diet Soda Study with a Grain of Salt -- coverage on ABC News, February 8, featuring HSPH's Walter Willett

Salad Dressings: Hold the Guilt -- coverage in The New York Times, February 7, featuring HSPH's Dariush Mozaffarian

More Sun and Vitamin D may Prevent MS Risk -- coverage in MSNBC, February 7, featuring HSPH's Alberto Ascherio

State's Public Worker Safety Efforts Lag -- coverage in the Hartford Courant, February 6, featuring HSPH's Tom Leamon

Global Health News: Guinea Worm Disease May Soon Join Smallpox in the History Books as Worldwide Cases Dwindle -- coverage in the Harvard Gazette, February 3, featuring Yerby Diversity Lecture in Public Health at HSPH

New Findings That Young Men Also Benefit from HPV Vaccine May Warrant Reconsideration of Vaccination Guidelines, HSPH Researcher Says -- editorial in The New England Journal of Medicine, February 3, written by HSPH's Jane Kim

Millions of Americans Will 'Churn' In and Out of Coverage Under Affordable Care Act -- coverage on NPR's Marketplace and in Healthday, February 3, featuring HSPH's Benjamin Sommers

Parents Seek More Action on PCBs in Schools -- coverage in The New York Times, February 3, featuring HSPH's Robert Herrick

Let's Stand on the Side of Freedom in Egypt -- editorial in The Huffington Post, February 1, by HSPH Research Fellow Mona Mowafi and alumna Nadine Farag

Experts: New Dietary Guidelines not Specific Enough -- coverage from The Washington Post, January 31, featuring HSPH's Walter Willett

Mexico’s Universal Health Care Is Work in Progress -- coverage from The New York Times, January 29, featuring HSPH Dean Julio Frenk

Accountable Care Organizations Offer Providers Cost-Savings, Greater Efficiency -- coverage from The New York Times, January 27, featuring HSPH's Meredith Rosenthal 

Pneumonia-Causing Bacterium Disguises Itself to Escape Detection: Research -- coverage from The Vancouver Sun, January 27, featuring HSPH's William Hanage

HSPH Dean Julio Frenk, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon Call for Action to Address Chronic Disease in Developing Countries -- coverage from the World Economic Forum, January 27, 2011

HSPH Health Policy Experts Discuss Implications of Proposed Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan Merger -- January 25 coverage featuring HSPH's Nancy Turnbull and Meredith Rosenthal

Public Doesn't Support Cuts To Health Care Programs -- coverage from Kaiser Health News, January 25, 2011, featuring HSPH's Robert Blendon

Smoking Slightly Increases the Risk of Breast Cancer, a New Study Shows -- coverage from USA Today, January 25, 2011, featuring HSPH's Walter Willett

Blue Cross CEO Says Providers Must Control Costs, or Else -- coverage from The Boston Globe, January 23, 2011, featuring HSPH's Nancy Turnbull

Global Experts Convene for Malaria Eradication Conference -- coverage from the Harvard Gazette, January 21, 2011, featuring HSPH's Dyann Wirth and Julio Frenk

Time to Stop Talking about Low-Fat, Say HSPH Nutrition Experts -- coverage of World of Healthy Flavors Conference in Napa, CA, January 19 - 21, featuring HSPH's Walter Willett, Dariush Mozaffarian and others

Health Reform News: HSPH Prof Recommends Single-Payer Health Care System for Vermont -- coverage from Vermont Public Radio, January 20, 2011, featuring HSPH's William Hsiao

Consultant: Vt. Could do Single-Payer Health Care -- coverage from Bloomberg, January 19, 2011, featuring HSPH's William Hsiao

Lowering Medical Costs By Providing Better Care -- coverage from NPR, January 19, 2011, featuring HSPH's Atul Gawande

Repeal would Dash Hopes to Reduce Disparities -- commentary from the Baltimore Sun, January 19, 2011, co-authored by

Hospitals Treating High Number of Heart Failure Patients See Better Outcomes than Low-Volume Hospitals, but at Higher Cost for Care -- coverage from Reuters, January 18, 2011, featuring HSPH's Karen Joynt

For Heart Failure, Better Care Comes at a Cost -- coverage from Reuters, January 17, 2011, featuring HSPH's Karyn Joynt 

Taking Short Breaks From Sitting May Help Waistline and Heart -- coverage from Bloomberg, January 12, 2011, featuring HSPH's Murray Mittleman

Surgical Checklists Could Cut Malpractice Claims—Study -- coverage from Reuters, January 14, 2011, featuring HSPH's Atul Gawande

War's Overlooked Victims: Rape is Horrifyingly Widespread in Conflicts all Around the World -- coverage from The Economist, January 13, 2011, featuring the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative

One Year After Haitian Earthquake, HSPH Faculty and Alumni Involved in Recovery Efforts Reflect on Progress -- coverage from the Harvard Gazette, January 11, 2011, featuring HSPH's Michael VanRooyen

President Obama Calls on Americans to Volunteer as Mentors -- coverage from FoxNews.com, January 11, 2011, featuring Harvard Mentoring Project at Harvard School of Public Health

Professor Barry Bloom Named AAAS Fellow -- coverage from the Harvard Gazette, January 11, 2011, featuring HSPH's Barry Bloom

Arizona Shooting Spree Casts Light on Gun Violence in U.S. -- coverage from WBUR's Radio Boston, featuring HSPH's David Hemenway, and WGBH’s The Emily Rooney Show, featuring Mary Vriniotis, January 10, 2010

Good Place to Start -- coverage from The Boston Globe, January 7, 2011, featuring HSPH's Nancy Turnbull

Violence at Home Linked to Deaths of 1.8 Million Girls -- coverage from Times of India, January 7, 2011, featuring HSPH's Jay Silverman

Harvard Humanitarian Initiative Collaborates on George Clooney-Funded Project to Monitor Tension, Avert Potential Disaster in Sudan

Fishy Diet Comes With Lower Risk of Stroke -- coverage from Reuters, January 4, 2011, featuring HSPH's Dariush Mozaffarian

Gawande Talks Health Reform with NPR, Colbert Report -- interview with NPR's On Point Radio, January 4, 2011

Resolutions for 2011: Eat and Drink More Healthfully -- coverage from The Washington Post, January 4, 2011, featuring HSPH's Walter Willett

Pro / Con: The Fairness of Health Insurance Incentives -- coverage from the Los Angeles Times, January 3, 2011, featuring HSPH Fellow Harald Schmidt 

11 Healthy Resolutions for 2011-- coverage from the Boston Globe, January 3, 2011, featuring HSPH's Anne Lusk

Food Truths be Told! -- coverage from the New York Post, January 1, 2011, featuring HSPH's Frank Hu 

Health Buzz: Meat Will Soon Carry Nutritional Panels -- coverage from U.S. News & World Report, December 30, 2010, featuring HSPH's Walter Willett

Pollutants in Boys' Blood Tied to Lower Growth -- coverage from Reuters, December 30, 2010, featuring HSPH's Jane Burns

Hearing Loss Rising Among Teen Girls, Study Finds -- coverage from Reuters, December 28, 2010, featuring HSPH's Elisabeth Henderson

HSPH Alum Explores Role of Stress in Heart Health Disparities -- coverage from the Boston Globe, December 27, 2010, featuring HSPH alum Michelle Albert

Does Health-Care Law Need Title Reform? -- coverage from The Washington Post, December 27, 2010, featuring HSPH's Robert Blendon

Fatty Acids in Dairy Cut Diabetes Risk?-- coverage from CBS News , December 21, 2010, featuring HSPH's Dariush Mozaffarian

Many Ignore Indoor Tanning Risks -- coverage from FoxNews.com , December 21, 2010, featuring HSPH's Alan Geller

Health Effects of PCBs Discussed on New York City Radio Show -- coverage from public radio station WNYC in New York, December 21, 2010, featuring HSPH's Robert Herrick

A Reversal on Carbs -- coverage from The Los Angeles Times, December 20, 2010, featuring HSPH's Walter Willett and Frank Hu

More? Or Less? Experts Disagree About How Much Vitamin D and Calcium You Should Get -- coverage from the The Boston Globe, December 20, 2010, featuring HSPH's Walter Willett and JoAnn Manson

Nutrition News: The Good and Bad of Carbohydrates -- coverage from the Los Angeles Times, December 20, 2010, featuring HSPH's Walter Willett and Frank Hu

Health Care Rationed in U.S., HSPH Ethicist Says -- coverage from Public Radio International's The World, December 17, 2010, featuring HSPH's Daniel Wikler

Study Finds Intensive Care Cost-Effective for Newborns in Mexico -- coverage from the Voice of America, December 17, 2010, featuring HSPH's Joshua Salomon

HSPH Researchers Seek to Understand Africa's Chronic Diseases -- coverage from the Harvard Gazette, December 16, 2010, featuring HSPH's Hans-Olav Adami and Michelle Holmes

Reforming Vermont's Health Care System Won't be Cheap, Says HSPH Prof -- coverage from Vermont Public Radio, December 16, 2010, featuring HSPH's William Hsiao

WHO Gets a Rough Checkup -- coverage from Science, December 15, 2010, featuring HSPH's Barry Bloom

Smoking Bans may Benefit Kids with Asthma - coverage from Reuters, December 14, 2010, featuring HSPH's Greg Connolly

Health is Key Component of Global Agenda, says HSPH Dean Frenk -- coverage from The Huffington Post, December 10, 2010, featuring HSPH's Dean Julio Frenk

Turner, Frenk Discuss Global Health Challenges at Forum Launch -- coverage of the launch of The Forum at Harvard School of Public Health with Ted Turner and Dean Julio Frenk 

Rebuilding the Food Pyramid for 2010 -- coverage from The Boston Globe, December 8, 2010, featuring HSPH's Walter Willett

Triple-Digit Premium Shock For Some Brigham Part-Timers -- coverage from The Boston Globe, December 8, 2010, featuring HSPH's Nancy Turnbull

City Delays Cleanup of PCBs at Schools -- coverage from The Wall Street Journal, December 8, 2010, featuring HSPH's Robert Herrick

Keeping HIV Out of the Cradle: Multidrug Therapies Prevent Mother-baby Transmission of Deadly Virus -- coverage from Harvard Gazette, December 2, 2010, featuring HSPH's Roger Shapiro and Max Essex

Plan to Treat 'Super-Carriers' Offers New Hope -- coverage from The Independent, December 1, 2010, featuring HSPH's Max Essex

HSPH Hosts HIV/AIDS Panel on World AIDS Day -- December 1, 2010

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