HSPH in the News Archives
2010
Institute of Medicine Head Harvey Fineberg discusses growing disease burden in developing nations
November 10, 2010
Scarce health resources in the developing world are being increasingly stretched by the growing challenge of heart disease, diabetes and…
Surgery an unmet need in global health
November 8, 2010
Public health professionals who work in the developing world have long focused on defeating infectious diseases, and recently have widened…
Nanoparticles' path from lungs to body illuminates effects of air pollution, offers promise for inhaled drug therapies
November 7, 2010
Nanoparticles too small to see through a traditional microscope could be used in developing therapeutic agents to treat pulmonary disease,…
Health policy: Experts debate future of U.S. health care reform law
November 5, 2010
The mid-term elections may be over, but the battle over health care reform is just beginning, according to the panel…
Infectious disease: HPV vaccine appears to be cost-effective way to prevent anal cancer in young males
November 3, 2010
Jane Kim, assistant professor of health decision science at HSPH, is the author of a study in The Lancet Infectious…
Universities can help Pakistan rebuild water management system, HSPH expert says
October 15, 2010
The flood waters have receded in Pakistan, but those working to rebuild after this summer’s disaster have a long road…
Women's health: Rape of the Congo
October 14, 2010
In her role as gender-based violence research coordinator at the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, 2008 HSPH graduate Jocelyn Kelly traveled to…
Nutrition news: Few Americans eat all their fruits and vegetables
October 8, 2010
Walter Willett, chairman of HSPH’s Department of Nutrition and the Fredrick John Stare Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition, was interviewed…
HSPH paper on inflammation and metabolic disorders widely cited
October 1, 2010
An article published in Nature by Gökhan S. Hotamisligil, chair of HSPH’s Department of Genetics and Complex Diseases and James…
Marcus leads disaster-readiness summit
September 27, 2010
A group of 100 Milwaukee business and governmental leaders recently role-played a terrorist attack scenario at The Meta-Leadership Summit for…