March 10, 2015 — Exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDC) is estimated to cost the European Union more than €150 billion ($209 billion) a year … Continue reading “Cost of hormone-disrupting chemical exposure in Europe in billions”
March 3, 2015 — Ebola continues to afflict West Africa, with a spike in infections reported in February blamed on unsafe burials. Infectious disease … Continue reading “Flawed Ebola response is a learning opportunity”
March 3, 2015 — Drug resistance is a major public health challenge for malaria treatment and eradication. In new research, Dyann Wirth and colleagues … Continue reading “A new twist in malaria drug resistance”
The deans, faculty, students and staff at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health came together February 26, 2015 for the 7th Annual Unity … Continue reading “Unity Reception pays tribute to Black History Month”
February 27, 2015 — What should we eat to be healthy—and to stay that way? More fruits and vegetables. Less red and processed meat. … Continue reading “The science behind the new dietary guidelines report”
February 13, 2015 — Rose Epstein Frisch, an associate professor emerita of population sciences at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and … Continue reading “In memoriam: Rose Epstein Frisch, expert in women’s fertility”
February 13, 2015 — Primary care can be redesigned to combat the burgeoning global epidemic of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in developing countries by promoting … Continue reading “Retooling primary care to tackle chronic diseases”
February 10, 2015 Dear Faculty, Academic Appointees, and Staff, I am pleased to announce that the Faculty of Arts and Sciences has unanimously approved … Continue reading “New Ph.D. program in Population Health Sciences announced”
January 26, 2015 — Although a recent article in the journal Science and a subsequent press release about the article led to a spate … Continue reading “Most cancers not just ‘bad luck’”
January 21, 2015 — Günther Fink, a health economist with expertise in child health and development, thinks that all countries should aim to reduce neonatal … Continue reading “Saving neonatal lives”
