A reduction in two modifiable risk factors for intestinal-type noncardia gastric adenocarcinoma (NCGA)—infection with the bacteria Helicobacter pylori and smoking—are associated with a significant … Continue reading “Modifiable risk factors linked with significant declines in U.S. gastric cancer”
Distracted driving plays a role in thousands of deaths and hundreds of thousands of injuries each year. And despite near-universal disapproval of texting and … Continue reading “Reducing distracted driving requires a dose of creativity”
A new study on the ongoing conflict in Sudan—combining satellite imagery, public reports, and online videos—reveals that the scope of the intentional destruction of … Continue reading “Satellite imagery-based report on Sudan conflict reveals scope of destruction”
Video interview with HSPH’s Ana Langer, May 17, 2013, The Lancet
More than 5% of U.S. teens and adolescents use snuff, chewing tobacco, or dipping tobacco—and that rate has been about the same for a … Continue reading “Rate of smokeless tobacco use among youth has leveled off”
When it comes to using new technology in education, “the trick is not to adopt, but to adapt,” Harvard School of Public Health Dean … Continue reading “Dean Frenk discusses use of technology in education”
Patient safety expert Lucian Leape has called for the creation of a federal agency to compel safer hospital practices. He thinks regulation is the … Continue reading “Regulations needed to compel safer hospital practices”
Eric McNulty and Leonard Marcus of the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative (NPLI), a joint program of Harvard’s School of Public Health and Kennedy School … Continue reading “Boston Marathon aftermath: Searching for resilience”
In a study dubbed the “Oregon Health Insurance Experiment,” researchers compared clinical outcomes among two groups of adults in Oregon—half who were on Medicaid … Continue reading “Two takes on the Oregon Medicaid study”
The April 15, 2013 Boston Marathon bombing killed three people and injured 264—20 critically—but every patient who was transported to a hospital survived the … Continue reading “Years of preparation helped Boston respond to Marathon tragedy”