Collegiate gymnasts may have been exposed to flame retardant chemicals from polyurethane foam safety equipment, such as pit cubes and landing mats, according to … Continue reading “Gymnasts exposed to flame retardants in foam safety equipment”
Being Mortal, the PBS documentary based on the 2014 book of the same name by surgeon, writer, and public health researcher Atul Gawande, has … Continue reading ““Being Mortal” wins Emmy nomination”
Businesses that encourage employees to take vacations and enroll in stress-reduction and wellness programs—like yoga or weight management classes—are likely boosting their bottom lines. … Continue reading “Companies can profit when workers are less stressed”
The nation’s pediatricians are launching new efforts to help their young patients avoid being traumatized by gun violence and racism. In July 2016, the … Continue reading “Protecting children from the trauma of gun violence, racism”
Health economist Katherine Baicker of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health was interviewed on the July 13 episode of Politico’s Pulse Check podcast … Continue reading “Building the evidence to shape health policies under Obamacare”
Facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon David Shaye, an MPH student at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, spends three months every year as … Continue reading “A Boston doc treats facial trauma in Rwanda”
Limiting access to guns could cut the rising suicide rate in the U.S. by over a third, according to recent analysis in the Washington … Continue reading “Fewer guns in U.S. could mean far fewer suicides”
Black men, compared to white men, were from five to 19 times at greater risk of a law enforcement-related death over the past 50 … Continue reading “Police killings, police deaths a public health issue”
Michelle Williams, new Dean of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Paula Johnson, new president of Wellesley College and a professor in … Continue reading “Michelle Williams, Paula Johnson breaking new ground”
Challenges faced by Brazil to reduce pollution and upgrade the slums of Rio de Janeiro prior to the August 2016 Summer Olympics illustrates the … Continue reading “Brazil’s Olympic preparations highlight challenge of slums, pollution”