Trump administration efforts to roll back Obama-era environmental regulations aimed at reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions could result in nearly 14,000 premature deaths per … Continue reading “Environmental regulation rollbacks could lead to premature deaths”
Public health researchers are alarmed by an analysis of U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data showing that the number of Americans … Continue reading “Flawed CDC gun violence data concerns researchers”
Women in mid-life who are survivors of sexual assault and harassment can experience long-term physical and mental health problems including high blood pressure, anxiety, … Continue reading “Sexual assault, harassment linked with long-term health problems in women”
Regularly consuming processed meats such as bacon or sausage appears to be linked to a higher risk of breast cancer in women, according to … Continue reading “Higher risk of breast cancer seen in women who regularly eat processed meats”
There appear to be important differences between male- and female-derived tumors, according to two new studies. The findings revealed differences both in genes that … Continue reading “New studies reveal differences between tumors from men and women”
Two Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health nutrition experts appeared on a recent CBS Boston podcast to address common food and public health questions.
Hospitals should offer better, more nutritious food to improve patients’ health.
More than a third of American adults eat at fast-food restaurants every day. But it’s possible to make healthy choices at these restaurants, say experts. … Continue reading “Choosing healthy fast-food options”
Child abuse may leave molecular “scars” on the DNA of male survivors, suggesting that health problems related to trauma could conceivably be passed on … Continue reading “Can DNA ‘scars’ from child abuse affect future generations?”
Many firefighters die from cardiac arrest rather than fire-related injuries, but little is known about why these heart-related deaths occur. A new study examined … Continue reading “Many firefighters who die of cardiac arrest have heart disease”