July 24, 2013 — With just months remaining before the January 1, 2014 rollout of changes to the Medicaid program that will expand health … Continue reading “Medicaid expansion faces challenges as January 1 deadline looms”
Caffeine impact on brain chemicals may play role July 24, 2013 — Drinking several cups of coffee daily appears to reduce the risk of suicide … Continue reading “Drinking coffee may reduce risk of suicide in adults”
July 23, 2013 — A new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) adds to evidence that eating breakfast is important for good health. … Continue reading “Skipping breakfast may increase coronary heart disease risk”
July 19, 2013 — Three Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) postdoctoral researchers spent a week at Kocaeli University in Turkey in May 2013 under … Continue reading “Turkey fellowships give HSPH postdocs chance to teach, collaborate”
July 18, 2013 — Among developed countries, rates of violence are roughly similar. But in the United States, the chance of dying from a violent … Continue reading “New safety measures needed to reduce gun violence”
July 15, 2013 — A new initiative at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) aims to formalize and build on longstanding ties between the School … Continue reading “New partnership between HSPH and India aims to strengthen public health efforts in that country”
July 11, 2013 — In the 1960s, the late epidemiologist Ralph Paffenbarger, Jr. launched a study of men matriculating as undergraduates at Harvard University … Continue reading “Three generations of HSPH researchers explore health benefits of exercise”
June 26, 2013 — “Picture a bridge over a river with a hole in the middle,” said Dahianna Lopez, a PhD student in health … Continue reading “Shining a light on bicycle safety in Boston”
June 24, 2013 — John Quackenbush, professor of computational biology and bioinformatics in the Department of Biostatistics, has received a White House Open Science Champion … Continue reading “Biostatistics prof wins ‘Champion of Change’ award for commitment to open science”
June 24, 2013 — For the past few years, Atul Gawande, professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at Harvard School of Public … Continue reading “Ariadne Labs, a center for health systems innovation, launches new space”