HSPH in the News Archives
2011
Hunting for the next pandemic
November 2, 2011
In his new book The Viral Storm: The Dawn of a New Pandemic Age, HSPH alumnus Nathan Wolfe, SD '98,…
The mediatrician: Alum frames kids' media diet as public health issue
November 1, 2011
The average American youth takes in eight to ten hours of media every day, up more than two hours from…
HSPH authors contribute five papers to latest issue of Health Affairs
November 1, 2011
The November 2011 issue of Health Affairs, which examines synergies among community development, health care, and public health, includes five…
Health care in China: Progress made, more needed
November 1, 2011
China has made great progress on health care but still has much work to do. In a November 1, 2011…
Ensuring health care insurance
October 31, 2011
HSPH Professor John McDonough recently spoke to The Boston Globe about his new book Inside National Health Reform. McDonough, a…
HSPH profs offer new recipes for addressing U.S. obesity epidemic
October 27, 2011
HSPH Prof. Walter Willett renews his criticism that the healthy eating recommendations in the U.S. Dietary Guidelines—source of the well-known…
Poll: Mass. residents say state should take action on health care costs
October 21, 2011
Most people in Massachusetts think health care costs too much—and they want the state to do something about it. Those…
Three HSPH faculty members elected to Institute of Medicine
October 17, 2011
HSPH faculty members Katherine Baicker, Atul Gawande, and JoAnn Manson are among the 65 new Institute of Medicine members announced…
Hairdressers may be first to spot skin cancer
October 17, 2011
Your hairdresser sees your head close up on a regular basis. Because of that, he or she may also be…
UN Population Fund director says population growth demands response
October 15, 2011
Educating girls, engaging young people, and caring for the elderly should be top priorities as the world’s population is poised…