December 15, 2011 — The Indian Health Service’s limited resources are both a sore point and a strength, says its director, Yvette Roubideaux. They’re a … Continue reading “Indian health service director discusses challenges of doing more with less”
December 15, 2011 — Nan Laird was appointed the new Harvey V. Fineberg Professor of Public Health. This honor recognizes her more than 35 years … Continue reading “Faculty members Nan Laird, Robert Blendon, and Sarah Fortune honored”
December 14, 2011 — With national health care reform underway, there should be plenty of opportunities for individuals, health care providers, insurers, and policymakers … Continue reading “Health care policy expert says now is the time to focus on prevention”
December 13, 2011 With the completion of the 13-year Human Genome Project in 2003, many scientists have been hopeful that the wealth of new … Continue reading “Conference addresses quantitative challenges of using complex genomics data in medical research”
December 8, 2011 — Mary Ellen Avery, a major figure in Boston medicine and public health whose work while a research fellow at HSPH in … Continue reading “Mary Ellen Avery, pioneer in medicine and public health, dies at 84”
December 8, 2011 Flaminia Catteruccia, a molecular entomologist and new associate professor of immunology and infectious diseases at Harvard School of Public Health, wants … Continue reading “Fighting malaria with spermless mosquitoes”
December 8, 2011 — Congratulations to three HSPH papers, which were recognized in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s (RWJF) list of the Most Influential Research of … Continue reading “HSPH papers recognized as some of 2011’s most influential public health research”
December 7, 2011 — When people get hit by cars, what’s the biggest reason? Is it because people don’t pay enough attention when they … Continue reading “HSPH researcher studies best ways to prevent auto-pedestrian crashes”
December 5, 2011 Financial strain, insufficient food often to blame A study led by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers, published November 17, … Continue reading “Depression in nursing home workers linked to work-family stress”
December 2, 2011 — On World AIDS Day, George W. Bush and Laura Bush visited the new Mnazi Mmoja Center for Excellence in HIV Care and … Continue reading “Former U.S. President George W. Bush visits HSPH-affiliated AIDS clinic in Tanzania”
