Featured News Archives
2012
Recalling Joseph Warren--physician, revolutionary, leader
March 23, 2012 Every school kid learns about Paul Revere’s famous ride at the beginning of the Revolutionary War, when…
The legal battle over health care reform
March 16, 2012 From March 26-28, 2012, the Supreme Court will hear challenges to the constitutionality of the landmark health…
Documenting public health needs in African communities destabilized by militia violence
March 6, 2012 The militant group the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) has waged a 25-year campaign of fear in Uganda…
Students take sides in legal battle over health care reform
March 5, 2012 Later this month, the Supreme Court will hear challenges to the constitutionality of the landmark health care…
Social networks and volunteering linked with good health worldwide
February 28, 2012 Much research has indicated that strong social networks and volunteering are linked with good health. But most…
Using cell phones for public health
February 28, 2012 Nathan Eagle is an expert in how to use cell phone data to predict and influence human behavior.…
Working healthy snacks into after-school programs
February 22, 2012 Nutritious snacks don’t have to bust budgets, Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers conclude in a…
Bring lessons from the "AIDS decade" to the fight against the global epidemic of noncommunicable diseases
February 22, 2012 There is a myth that chronic diseases such as cancer and diabetes are only a problem for…