Health care law: Insurance still just a promise
Coverage in the San Angelo Standard-Times, March 30, 2013, quoting HSPH’s Robert Blendon
Coverage in the San Angelo Standard-Times, March 30, 2013, quoting HSPH’s Robert Blendon
As nations struggle with the health consequences associated with physical inactivity—5.3 million deaths per year, according to a 2012 study published in Lancet and … Continue reading “Support for bicycle mass transit in China may hold lessons for other countries”
Coverage in the Boston Globe, March 24, 2013, featuring HSPH’s Andrea Roberts
With the rapid growth of edX—the virtual learning initiative launched by Harvard and MIT in May 2012—Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) professors are … Continue reading “HSPH considers adapting courses for target audiences on edX”
The U.S. health sector and the health of Americans will suffer numerous adverse effects from budget “sequestration,” writes Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) … Continue reading “Budget ‘sequestration’ will hurt vital health care functions”
The global taste for salt — seventy-five percent of the world’s population consumes nearly double the daily recommended amount of sodium — may have … Continue reading “Eating too much salt led to nearly 2.3 million heart-related deaths worldwide in 2010”
New Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) research suggests that roughly 180,000 obesity-related deaths worldwide—including 25,000 Americans—are associated with the consumption of sugary drinks. … Continue reading “Roughly 180,000 deaths worldwide linked to sugary drink consumption”
Popular Jamaican dancehall performers who promote skin bleaching in their music are sending a harmful message to their fans, according to Dustin Duncan, an … Continue reading “Jamaican dancehall music promoting skin bleaching sends harmful message”
Cancer is increasingly a disease of the poor and a disease in which the poor suffer disproportionately, according to Harvard health economist Felicia Knaul. … Continue reading “Poor suffer disproportionately from cancer”
Coverage in The Atlantic, March 12, 2013, citing HSPH’s Nancy Krieger