Xihong Lin, professor of biostatistics at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, testified before the UK Parliament’s Science and Technology Committee in April. … Continue reading “Biostats professor testifies before UK Parliament on COVID-19 response”
Gina McCarthy, former director of the Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment (Harvard C-CHANGE) at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health … Continue reading “From academia to advocacy: Gina McCarthy takes on Trump’s EPA”
Barbershops and hair salons opened across Massachusetts after Memorial Day, under strict safety measures including the use of face masks and gloves, and cuts … Continue reading “Should you get a haircut?”
The federal government should play a strong role in guiding how states navigate the COVID-19 pandemic and reopen their economies, according to a May … Continue reading “Op-ed: Why the federal government should take the lead on COVID-19”
While vaccines for COVID-19 are urgently needed, the public would do well to realize that vaccines will not simply prevent all infections. It’s more … Continue reading “COVID-19 vaccines unlikely to be cure-all”
Experts believe that the 2020 allergy season will be particularly severe, and climate change may be one of the reasons. Rising average temperatures driven … Continue reading “Forecast grim for allergy sufferers in 2020”
If people opt to eat less red meat as a result of meat shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic, it could be good for their health.
As Memorial Day approaches, experts say it’s OK to spend time outside—on beaches, in parks, and seated outdoors at restaurants—if you’re careful. Scientists think … Continue reading “Headed outdoors over Memorial Day weekend? Be careful, say experts.”
The effects of climate change can have an impact on cancer-prevention efforts and cancer survival, according to a new report co-authored by Aaron Bernstein, … Continue reading “Report: Climate change is an overlooked threat to cancer prevention and survival”
Using the coronary artery calcium score to determine when to start statin therapy among African Americans at intermediate risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is … Continue reading “Probing cost-effective strategies for statin use among African Americans”