HSPH in the News Archives
2012
Coffee appears to protect against heart failure, skin cancer
July 2, 2012
Two new studies led by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers provide more good news for coffee drinkers. The…
HSPH experts comment on Supreme Court health care ruling
June 29, 2012
Harvard School of Public Health experts provided analysis to major news outlets following the Supreme Court’s decision on June 28,…
New drugs, strategies needed to combat drug-resistant tuberculosis
June 29, 2012
Medical researchers from around the globe met June 28, 2012 at the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT to discuss…
First step in fighting Lyme Disease is understanding its scope
June 28, 2012
Lyme disease is now endemic in Massachusetts, with 2,000 to 4,000 officially confirmed cases and as many as 10,000 additional…
Restrict future research on bird flu virus, HSPH experts recommend
June 27, 2012
Marc Lipsitch, professor of epidemiology and director of the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics at Harvard School of Public Health,…
Education levels linked to hypertension in African Americans
June 20, 2012
Education trumps genetics as a predictor of high blood pressure in African Americans, according to a new study led by…
Climate change could increase number of undernourished women and children by 20 percent
June 20, 2012
Today almost half a billion women and children under five in the developing world are undernourished. That number could increase…
Poll: Eight of ten Massachusetts patients find health care costs a serious problem
June 11, 2012
In a new poll of Massachusetts residents who required significant medical care during the past year, 78% of respondents said…
Dean Frenk receives honorary degree at University of Alberta
June 11, 2012
Julio Frenk, Dean of Harvard School of Public Health, was one of 11 innovators, scientists, volunteers, and world leaders who…
Taxing soda could help curb obesity epidemic, says HSPH expert
June 11, 2012
Taxing sugar-sweetened drinks is a good step to take toward fighting the national obesity epidemic, said Eric Rimm, associate professor…