Opinion: Bold action needed on U.S. food policies to improve health

New food policies are urgently needed in the U.S., according to three nutrition experts from Harvard Chan School.

Cancer rising in people under 50  

Incidence of early onset cancers—including breast, colon, esophagus, kidney, liver, and pancreas—has been dramatically increasing around the world since 1990.

Menstruation animation helps shed light on a touchy topic

A new educational animation that debuted at the Museum of Science in Boston over the summer aims to give parents and children the chance to learn about menstruation.

How our environment impacts reproductive health

Carmen Messerlian, assistant professor of environmental reproductive, perinatal, and pediatric epidemiology, studies how the world around us—everything from chemical exposures to trauma to climate change—can affect reproductive health and development.

More stringent COVID restrictions linked with better air quality

In cities that implemented stricter policies to contain COVID-19 during the early months of the pandemic, the air quality was more likely to improve, according to a new global analysis.