[ Spring/Summer 2011 ] The training of doctors and other health care professionals must change dramatically to meet 21st-century medical and public health needs, … Continue reading “A cure for health professional education”
[ Spring/Summer 2011 ] A renowned physician explains how defeating militarism could solve global health problems. During his career, Harvard School of Public Health’s … Continue reading “Waging peace, saving lives”
Hearts too good to die: Remembering how the defibrillator was invented In the 1950s, cardiac death was the leading cause of fatality in the … Continue reading “Forging new pathways in cardiovascular disease”
In this issue Happiness & health The biology of emotion—and what it may teach us about helping people to live longer Do happier people … Continue reading “Harvard Public Health: Winter 2011”
[ Winter 2011] The biology of emotion—and what it may teach us about helping people to live longer Could a sunny outlook mean fewer … Continue reading “Happiness & health”
[ Winter 2011] “Philanthropy” comes to us from the ancient Greek word “philanthropos,” which means “loving humankind.” Loving humankind. As flowery as that may sound … Continue reading “Dean’s message: The multiplying effect”
[ Winter 2011] If we can’t stop Americans from getting heavier, can we at least develop drugs that prevent them from getting sick with obesity-related … Continue reading “Shrinking the effects of the obesity epidemic”
[ Winter 2011] HSPH student sees the future of energy production—and cleaner, healthier skies—in tiny green algae Birds no longer fall dead out of the … Continue reading “From pond to pump”
[ Winter 2011] School sets stage for global conversation with state-of-the-art webcasts. In November 2010, the School presented a preview of The Forum at Harvard School … Continue reading “The Forum at Harvard School of Public Health”
[ Winter 2011] We asked this year’s winners James Dalen, Fernando Guerra, Lynn Rosenberg, and David Schottenfeld: What do you know now about improving the public’s health that you didn’t … Continue reading “Alumni award winners: What we know now”