There is no one-size-fits-all health system that will work for every country, according to Rifat Atun, professor of global health systems at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. What’s most important, he said, is that a system is “efficient, effective, equal, and responds to local needs.”
Experts agree that it’s not “if” there will be another pandemic, but “when”—and that we should learn from our mistakes during the current one if we want to fare better next time.
Marquee Boston-based hospitals such as Massachusetts General Hospital and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center have been expanding their footprint in the surrounding suburbs, according … Continue reading “How Boston-area hospitals are catering to the suburbs”
An additional feeding on human blood by a mosquito infected with Plasmodium falciparum, the parasite that causes malaria, can accelerate the development of the … Continue reading “Multiple blood meals for mosquitoes can speed development of malaria-causing parasites”
Coconut oil has been touted as a healthy fat with an array of beneficial effects, but these claims lack evidence.
Four new videos produced by the Ad Council and the COVID Collaborative aim to answer health care professionals’ questions about COVID-19 vaccination.
People who had elevated blood levels of a toxic chemical called perfluorobutanoic acid had an increased risk of a more severe course of COVID-19 than those who did not have elevated levels, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
The Senate runoff elections in Georgia could have profound implications for health care in the state and beyond, according to an op-ed co-authored by Harvard Chan School’s Benjamin Sommers.
Experts from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health were featured in some of the top stories of 2020 in both Harvard Magazine and the Harvard Gazette.
A selection of articles from December 2020 featuring Harvard Chan School experts discussing the coronavirus pandemic.
