Coronavirus news – March 2022
Harvard Chan School experts offer comments and context about the coronavirus in a variety of media outlets.
In the News Archives
Nutrition advice gets personal
When it comes to healthy eating guidance, a one-size-fits-all approach may not be enough.
How spirituality can benefit medicine
Bringing spirituality into medicine can benefit both patients and doctors, according to experts.
About 40% of parents think mask-wearing harmed their kids’ school experience
A recent poll found that more than 4 in 10 parents of school-aged children think that mask-wearing to protect against COVID-19 harmed their kids’ overall scholastic experience.
Green Mediterranean diet may help protect against brain atrophy
A “green” form of the Mediterranean diet may be protective against age-related brain atrophy.
New dashboard shows life expectancy by U.S. congressional district
Researchers at the Harvard Geographic Insights Lab have launched the first-ever dashboard that tracks life expectancy on the U.S. congressional district level.
Both rich and poor countries saw essential health services decline during COVID
Many essential health services—including cancer and tuberculosis screenings, HIV testing, maternal health services, and child vaccinations—declined during the COVID-19 pandemic in poor and rich countries alike around the globe, according to a new study co-authored by Harvard Chan School researchers.
Why more sex may lower prostate cancer risk
Frequent ejaculation has been linked with decreased prostate cancer risk. One reason may be that frequent ejaculation may help clear potentially cancer-causing substances from the prostate, according to Harvard Chan School’s Lorelei Mucci.
Calling out a double standard in treatment of refugees from Ukraine
The war in Ukraine has unleashed “new, overt, and cruel manifestations of racism” in Europe, according to three experts from Harvard Chan School.
Evidence mounts on the benefits of strength training
A recent meta-analysis found that people who do muscle-strengthening workouts are less likely to die prematurely than those who don’t, adding to previous evidence that strength training has long-term health benefits.