HSPH in the News Archives
2011
David Gergen gives insider view of policy-making to HSPH students
February 15, 2011
The White House is a small and very frenetic place packed with people who have no time to read, David…
Aging light fixtures in New York City schools leaking PCBs
February 14, 2011
Inspections have revealed that elevated levels of polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, are leaking from aging light fixtures in many New…
Millions of Americans may churn in and out of health coverage under Affordable Care Act
February 3, 2011
Millions of Americans could lose insurance for periods of time under the Affordable Care Act, according to a new report…
New findings that young men also benefit from HPV vaccine may warrant reconsideration of vaccination guidelines, HSPH researcher says
February 3, 2011
New findings reported in The New England Journal of Medicine suggest that vaccinating young men against human papillomavirus (HPV) that…
Global health news: guinea worm disease may soon join smallpox in the history books as worldwide cases dwindle
February 3, 2011
Guinea worm disease may soon be the second disease to be eliminated from the world after smallpox, Donald Hopkins, vice…
HSPH Dean Julio Frenk, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon call for action to address chronic disease in developing countries
January 27, 2011
HSPH Dean Julio Frenk spoke on a panel about the rising burden of chronic disease in the developing world at…
Health reform news: accountable care organizations offer promise for cost-savings, greater efficiency
January 27, 2011
Accountable care organizations (ACOs), legal partnerships between doctors and hospitals that provide financial incentives to providers for more efficient and…
HSPH health policy experts discuss implications of proposed Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan merger
January 25, 2011
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan, Massachusetts’ second and third largest health plans, are exploring a merger that…
Time to stop talking about low-fat, say HSPH nutrition experts
January 21, 2011
It is time to end the low-fat myth, Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) nutrition experts told food industry leaders…
Global experts convene for malaria eradication conference
January 21, 2011
Leading malaria experts from public and private institutions around the world convened for a three-day conference aimed at discussing and…