HSPH in the News Archives
2011
Romney and health care: In the thick of history
May 30, 2011
Coverage in the Boston Globe, May 30, 2011 featuring HSPH's John McDonough
Goodbye food pyramid, hello dinner plate
May 27, 2011
Coverage in The New York Times, May 27, 2011, featuring HSPH's Walter Willett
Equine specialist will use public health master’s to aid animals, humans
May 26, 2011
Coverage in the Harvard Gazette, May 26, 2011 featuring HSPH grad Mark Schembri, MPH '11
Emissions from traffic congestion may shorten lives
May 25, 2011
Air pollution from traffic congestion in 83 of the nation’s largest urban areas contributes to more than 2,200 premature deaths…
Selective abortion of girls appears common throughout India
May 18, 2011
Over the past decade, an increasing number of families in India appear to be aborting their second child if prenatal…
HSPH's Connolly fighting tobacco use worldwide
May 12, 2011
Gregory N. Connolly, director of the Center for Global Tobacco Control and professor of the practice of public health at…
Rapid population growth poses daunting challenges for Africa
May 4, 2011
The world’s population is predicted to reach 10.1 billion by 2100, according to a United Nations report released May 3, 2011. Much…
New IOM report finds that protein and calories may help lessen effects of traumatic brain injury
April 20, 2011
A new report by the Institute of Medicine’s committee on Nutrition, Trauma, and the Brain supports the potential role of…
Study finds early treatment may delay onset of AIDS
April 19, 2011
New findings suggest that HIV-infected patients may delay the onset of AIDS by starting drug therapy earlier while their immune…
Report recommends new United Nations Population Fund head focus on sexual and reproductive health
April 12, 2011
The new head of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) should focus on the agency’s core mission—promoting sexual and reproductive…