A new study by Amitabh Chandra, Harvard Kennedy School Professor of Public Policy and Pop Center executive committee member, finds that female physicians in the U.S. are paid less.
Americans Living Longer and Healthier
In a bit of good news, David Cutler, the Otto Eckstein Professor of Applied Economics, and Pop Ctr faculty member, finds that Americans are living longer healthier lives. http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2013/09/the-good-life-longer/
Small Changes in Household Eating Routines Make a Difference
Associate Professor of Population Medicine at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute/Harvard Medical School and Pop Ctr faculty member Elsie Taveras discusses how small changes in household routines and eating habits can make a difference.
Association between Work-Family Conflict and Musculoskeletal Pain
Pop Center faculty members Cassandra Okechukwu, Orfeu Buxton and their colleagues examine the association between work-family stress and musculoskeletal pain in hospital workers. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23019044