A new survey aims to shed light on the level of stress that pregnant and postpartum women are facing around the world during the … Continue reading “Assessing the mental health of pregnant and postpartum women during COVID-19”
Thirty-five female scientists, including eight from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, wrote that “the scientific response to COVID-19 has been characterized by … Continue reading “COVID-19 scientific response marked by sexism, racism, say women scientists”
Working in an office during the coronavirus pandemic will be very different from what it used to be. A May 16, 2020 Boston Globe … Continue reading “What will office life be like during the pandemic?”
There’s a possibility that COVID-19 is much more contagious than previously thought. In a May 13, 2020 article in Harvard Magazine, experts discussed an … Continue reading “Estimating the contagiousness of COVID-19”
Eating healthy food—along with getting adequate sleep, exercise, and managing stress—can help the body maintain a strong immune system.
Maternal mortality—the death of a woman during pregnancy or shortly after delivery—has hit racial minorities, particularly African Americans, hard for decades. Now, experts worry … Continue reading “COVID-19 may lead to more maternal deaths among blacks, Latinos”
American hospitals have figured out how to avoid becoming sites of spread of the coronavirus, and lessons can be learned from them as lockdowns … Continue reading “Hospitals offer lessons for reopening amid the coronavirus”
People whose diets included at least a daily half tablespoon of olive oil had a lower risk of heart disease than those who did not consume it.
The coronavirus pandemic has forced much of primary care medicine online—and that’s a good thing, according to health policy expert and primary care physician … Continue reading “Opinion: Pandemic shows that ‘visiting’ the doctor online works just fine”
Use of a face-aging app that demonstrates the long-term effects of sun damage improved skin-protecting behavior in teenagers.