August 30, 2013 — The Harvard School of Public Health community welcomed 515 new students during orientation activities held August 26-30, 2013. Students from … Continue reading “Orientation 2013: HSPH welcomes new students”
Antiretroviral resistance could increase if untreated HIV-infected individuals exposed to antiretroviral medication August 28, 2013 — A new study led by researchers at Harvard School … Continue reading “Popular South African street drug may contain HIV medication”
August 27, 2013 — While studying climate change in the Himalayas, Catlin Powers, SM’11, a Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) PhD candidate in environmental … Continue reading “Solar-powered cooker helps reduce toxic indoor air pollution”
August 21, 2013 — Caroline Buckee, assistant professor of epidemiology and associate director of the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics at Harvard School of Public … Continue reading “Buckee named an ‘Innovator Under 35’”
August 20, 2013 — For the past 25 years, a prostate cancer screening test called Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) has offered the hope of reducing … Continue reading “Prostate cancer: To screen or not to screen?”
August 13, 2013 — James Robins, whose work at the intersection of statistical science and epidemiology aims to estimate causal effects of exposures or drug … Continue reading “James Robins receives Nathan Mantel Lifetime Achievement Award”
August 12, 2013 — People who live near foreclosed homes may be at greater risk of being overweight than those who don’t have such … Continue reading “Living near foreclosed homes may raise risk of being overweight”
August 9, 2013 — Gestational diabetes—diabetes that women develop while pregnant—can lead to serious health problems for both babies and mothers. Babies can be … Continue reading “Gestational diabetes: The diagnosis debate”
August 6, 2013 — The U.S. health care system needs more trained professionals and prevention specialists to take on the often overlooked―and sometimes deadly―issue of … Continue reading “New strategies needed for preventing eating disorders”
July 29, 2013 — Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers have discovered that chemicals generated by bacteria in the colon help important immune cells … Continue reading “Bacterial metabolites regulate immune system function in the colon and may help reduce inflammatory bowel disease”