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2013
Monkey malaria parasite poses increasing risks to humans
May 9, 2013 -- A new study has shed light on why a monkey malaria parasite that typically caused only…
HSPH student profiles
Harvard School of Public Health's student population is made up of more than 1,000 individuals from throughout the United States…
HSPH student Ali Chisti aims to improve health—and health care access—in rural Oregon
May 6, 2013 -- Three years ago, Oregon native Ali Chisti, MPH ’13, Carson Scholar, was on course to become…
HSPH students propose data-sharing system to improve bicycle safety in Boston
May 3, 2013 — Despite its flummoxing street layout and notoriously aggressive drivers, Boston has made strides in recent years…
African finance ministers convene at Harvard to discuss health financing
May 1, 2013 -- The influence of a minister of finance in shaping broad public policy, building sustainable health financing,…
GHP@50: Symposium explores progress, challenges in global health
April 24, 2013 -- In 1962, Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) launched the Department of Demography and Human Ecology,…
Harvard-led research to quantify economic costs of stunted child cognitive development in resource-poor countries
April 23, 2013 -- A comprehensive global study of the educational and economic impact of stunted cognitive development due to…
Researchers uncover 74 new genetic risk factors for breast, prostate and ovarian cancer
April 11, 2013 -- In the largest-ever study of its kind, an international collaboration of hundreds of scientists has uncovered…
HSPH Dean Julio Frenk joins global health experts in endorsing polio eradication plan
April 10, 2013 -- Harvard School of Public Health Dean Julio Frenk joined hundreds of scientists, doctors, and technical experts…