HSPH in the News Archives
2013
New strategies needed to curb costs among expensive Medicare patients
June 28, 2013
Preventable emergency room visits and hospitalizations represent only a small part of the health costs among Medicare patients with the…
Hospital performance on trio of medical conditions may predict quality of broader hospital care
June 27, 2013
How well a hospital performs on three major publicly reported conditions—heart attack, congestive heart failure, and pneumonia—may prove a useful…
Daily iron supplement during pregnancy reduces risk of low birth weight, anemia
June 25, 2013
Taking even a small amount of iron during pregnancy cuts a woman’s risk of developing anemia and decreases the risk…
New strategies needed to help vulnerable children grow into healthy adults
June 25, 2013
Parents and adults working with vulnerable young children and babies must be better equipped to shield the youngsters from “toxic…
Can lack of health insurance increase risk of depression?
June 24, 2013
A recent study showing that people covered by Medicaid may be less depressed than those who aren’t has prompted new…
Searching for causes of bee colony collapse
June 24, 2013
The efforts of environmental scientist Chensheng (Alex) Lu to study the effects of pesticide exposure on honeybees were chronicled in…
Healthcare expert Donald Berwick announces governor bid
June 19, 2013
Donald Berwick, one of the nation’s leading authorities on healthcare quality and improvement and former professor of health policy and…
Eating more red meat may increase risk of type 2 diabetes
June 19, 2013
People who increase their red meat consumption may also increase their risk of type 2 diabetes, according to new research…
Buying organic food is worth it, HSPH prof says
June 18, 2013
Paying up to 40% more for organic food is worth the investment, wrote Chensheng (Alex) Lu, associate professor of environmental…
Restless legs syndrome linked to increased risk of earlier death among men
June 14, 2013
Men who experience restless legs syndrome (RLS) may be at increased risk of dying earlier than men without the condition,…