Adding warning labels to sugary beverages such as soda and sports drinks led to a drop in sales of such beverages and strengthened perceptions … Continue reading “Warning labels on sugary drinks impact sales, consumer behavior”
Protests against police brutality across the U.S. are having the unintended consequence of limiting access to food for low-income and minority children, who already … Continue reading “Op-ed: A call to ensure food security for children during protests”
Large protests in cities across the U.S., prompted by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, are likely to fuel the spread of the … Continue reading “Crowding at protests could increase spread of coronavirus, say experts”
A May 30, 2020 Boston Globe article traced the path of the coronavirus through Massachusetts from its first known appearance in the state in … Continue reading “‘A tidal wave rushing towards us’”
A selection of articles from May 2020 featuring Harvard Chan School experts discussing the coronavirus pandemic.
Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health Dean Michelle Williams spoke with NBA star Carmelo Anthony of the Portland Trail Blazers in a video posted May 26, 2020 on his YouTube channel.
An interdisciplinary team of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health researchers has launched a custom app to collect data on vaping habits and … Continue reading “New study and app aimed at analyzing vaping habits and health”
Marc Lipsitch, professor of epidemiology at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and director of the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics, has emerged … Continue reading “How Marc Lipsitch’s winding career path prepared him for the pandemic”
While muscle-building supplements are legal, they may not be safe for boys to use, say experts.
Mitigating airborne transmission of the coronavirus “should be at the front of our disease-control strategies for COVID-19,” according to Joseph Allen, assistant professor of … Continue reading “Op-ed: We should focus on airborne transmission of COVID-19”