HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has targeted ultra-processed foods, saying they’re a major contributor to chronic disease in the U.S. Some food experts welcome his stance, others are skeptical if food policy changes will come to fruition.
Adolescents belonging to racial minority groups are significantly less likely to receive mental health care than white adolescents, according to a new Harvard Chan School study.
Harvard Chan School’s Erica Kenney discusses how federal grant terminations may impact her research on how to help families, particularly children, eat nutritious foods.
U.S. Republicans in Congress are currently working to pass a tax and spending bill that may include a provision banning states from regulating artificial intelligence—a move that could increase the technology’s electricity consumption and worsen climate change, according to experts.
Fueled by warming temperatures and wetter climates, tick-borne illnesses such as Lyme disease and babesiosis are becoming more prevalent across the U.S. In this panel discussion, researchers and clinicians discussed…
Harvard Chan School’s Alan Geller, a trained nurse and skin cancer prevention researcher, discusses the ins and outs of one of the best tools to protect oneself against skin cancer: sunscreen.
While lung cancer screening is effective in preventing disease and reducing mortality, racial and socioeconomic disparities in screening access have led to worse outcomes for marginalized groups. Now, experts suggest that artificial intelligence tools may help close that gap.
