Public health politician
August 19, 2014 — When she was running for a seat in Japan’s house of representatives, Mayuko Toyota, SM ’02, one day found herself … Continue reading “Public health politician”
August 19, 2014 — When she was running for a seat in Japan’s house of representatives, Mayuko Toyota, SM ’02, one day found herself … Continue reading “Public health politician”
August 11, 2014 — The U.S. spends more than $2.8 trillion on health care each year, and some estimate that 30% of that price … Continue reading “Reducing wasteful health care spending begs the question, what is waste?”
August 7, 2014 — Today more people than ever have health insurance. In the U.S., millions have signed up for coverage since the 2008 … Continue reading “Quality missing from global health agenda”
August 4, 2014 — In St. Louis, Missouri, Delmar Boulevard marks a sharp dividing line between the poor, predominately African American neighborhood to the … Continue reading “Zip code better predictor of health than genetic code”
July 29, 2014 — Ana Langer, director of the Women and Health Initiative and Maternal Health Task Force (MHTF) at Harvard School of Public Health, … Continue reading “Growth, size of babies worldwide remarkably similar”
Research could lead to better picture of patients facing mood disorders July 23, 2014 — It’s a common stereotype that women talk more than … Continue reading “Do women talk more than men?”
July 23, 2014 — Tamil Kendall, a Canadian Institutes of Health Research postdoctoral researcher with the Women and Health Initiative and a Takemi Fellow in … Continue reading “Under pressure: Latin American women face forced sterilization”
July 22, 2014 — Health and wealth are intimately connected. In the United States, people with lower incomes and less education are more likely … Continue reading “Overcoming inequality by improving Internet access”
July 22, 2014 — What’s the most cost-effective way to prevent childhood obesity? Is it by taxing sugary beverages? Requiring more physical education classes … Continue reading “The cost of childhood obesity”
July 14, 2014 — Making use of the ties between friends and family to promote healthy behaviors appears to motivate people to better manage … Continue reading “Social network project tackles obesity and diabetes”