Thomas H. Weller, Nobel Laureate and Professor Emeritus, Dies
August 26, 2008
Boston, MA -- Thomas H. Weller, a Nobel Prize winner in 1954 and HSPH Professor Emeritus, passed away on Saturday, August 23, 2008. He was 93. [more...]

Cervical Cancer Prevention in U.S. Should Focus on Vaccinating Adolescent Girls and Revising Screening Policies
August 20, 2008
Boston, MA -- The cost-effectiveness of vaccination in the United States against human papillomavirus (HPV), a sexually-transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer, will be optimized by achieving universal vaccine coverage in young adolescent girls, by targeting initial "catch-up" efforts to vaccinate women younger than 21 years of age, and by revising current screening policies, according to an analysis by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers in the August 21, 2008 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine. [more...]

Women in India Abused by Husbands at Far Greater Risk for HIV Infection
August 12, 2008
Boston, MA -- India is home to the third-largest number of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases in the world and, as in the U.S. and many African nations, the rate of infection among women continues to rise faster than that among men. In a new study, researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) have found that married Indian women who experienced physical and sexual abuse at the hands of their husbands were approximately four times more likely to become infected with HIV than married women who were not abused. [more...]

Statement of Concern on Detention of Drs. Kamiar and Arash Alaei by Iranian Authorities
August 8, 2008
Boston, MA -- Barry R. Bloom, Dean of the Harvard School of Public Health, today expressed "deep concern regarding the detention by Iranian authorities of Dr. Kamiar Alaei, a 2007 Masters of Science graduate of our School, and of his brother, Dr. Arash Alaei. [more...]

Washington Post/Kaiser/Harvard Survey on Experiences of Low-Wage Workers 
August 4, 2008
A new national survey <http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/7802.cfm>  by The Washington Post, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and Harvard School of Public Health provides a detailed look at the real life experiences and views of low-wage workers. [more...]

Julius B. Richmond, Former U.S. Surgeon General and Professor of Health Policy, Emeritus, Dies
July 31, 2008

Julio Frenk Named Next Dean of Harvard School of Public Health
July 29, 2008

Survey of Hurricane Preparedness Finds Those Who Experienced Katrina Most Worried About Drinking Water and Medical Care
Substantial Number of Chronically Ill and Disabled Do Not Have Help They Need to Evacuate
July 23, 2008

Poll Shows Strong Support for Massachusetts Health Reform Law
More than two-thirds of Massachusetts residents support two-year-old reform effort
July 15, 2008

Binge Drinking Tied to Conditions in the College Environment
Review of Landmark 14-Year Study Cites Factors Such As Easy Access to Alcohol, Low Prices and Special Promotions, Weak Control Policies and Lax Enforcement
July 11, 2008

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