In 2012, Mexico achieved a significant milestone – enrolling 52.6 million previously uninsured Mexicans in public medical insurance programs and thereby achieving universal health … Continue reading “Insurance expansion improving health, preventing medical bankruptcies in Mexico”
Coverage on WBUR, November 16, 2012, featuring HSPH’s John McDonough
Coverage of Dean’s Distinguished Lecture in the New York Times, November 16, 2012
Coverage in backpainrelief.net, November 15, 2012, featuring HSPH’s Jack Dennerlein
Does adding dietary fiber to soda make it healthier than regular soda? Not necessarily, according to two nutrition experts at Harvard School of Public … Continue reading “Can soda with fiber fight fat?”
Democrat Raul Ruiz, MPH ’07, an emergency room doctor, defeated incumbent Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-Palm Springs) in the race for the 36th Congressional … Continue reading “HSPH alumnus wins congressional seat”
Coverage in The New York Times, November 9, 2012, featuring HSPH’s John McDonough
As India makes development progress, it also faces a growing threat from non-communicable diseases (NCDs)—cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic respiratory disease, diabetes, and mental health … Continue reading “Non-communicable diseases threaten health of India’s population”
As young people infected at birth with HIV enter adolescence and some, like other adolescents, begin having sex, it would be wise to offer … Continue reading “Interventions recommended to promote healthy behaviors among HIV-infected youth”
A new study led by HSPH’s Dariush Mozaffarian, associate professor in the Department of Epidemiology, finds that fish oil capsules with omega-3 fatty acids … Continue reading “Fish oil doesn’t prevent irregular heartbeat in cardiac surgery patients”
