HSPH in the News Archives
2011
Patient safety experts call for shorter resident physician shifts
June 24, 2011
A group of physicians and patient safety experts, including HSPH’s Lucian Leape, adjunct professor of health policy in the Department…
Costly noncommunicable diseases on rise in developing world
June 21, 2011
Cancer, COPD, other diseases taking global toll The global economy last year spent an estimated $300 billion on newly diagnosed…
HSPH alum freed from Iranian prison thanks supporters
June 17, 2011
Kamiar Alaei, who received a Master of Science degree from HSPH in 2007, thanked David Bloom, chair, Department of Global…
Energy-efficient buildings can be hazardous to health
June 7, 2011
Buildings that are being weatherized and made energy-efficient and air tight can be hazardous to one’s health, according to a…
Boys who bully may grow up to abuse women
June 6, 2011
Boys who frequently bully peers when they are young are more likely to grow up to abuse their wives and…
Stress does not increase risk of getting MS, study finds
May 31, 2011
A new study by Harvard School of Public Health researchers and colleagues finds that stress does not appear to increase…
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…