A recent study showing that people covered by Medicaid may be less depressed than those who aren’t has prompted new debate about the value … Continue reading “Can lack of health insurance increase risk of depression?”
The efforts of environmental scientist Chensheng (Alex) Lu to study the effects of pesticide exposure on honeybees were chronicled in a Boston Globe Magazine … Continue reading “Searching for causes of bee colony collapse”
Donald Berwick, one of the nation’s leading authorities on healthcare quality and improvement and former professor of health policy and management at Harvard School … Continue reading “Healthcare expert Donald Berwick announces governor bid”
People who increase their red meat consumption may also increase their risk of type 2 diabetes, according to new research from Harvard School of … Continue reading “Eating more red meat may increase risk of type 2 diabetes”
Paying up to 40% more for organic food is worth the investment, wrote Chensheng (Alex) Lu, associate professor of environmental exposure biology at Harvard … Continue reading “Buying organic food is worth it, HSPH prof says”
Men who experience restless legs syndrome (RLS) may be at increased risk of dying earlier than men without the condition, according to a study … Continue reading “Restless legs syndrome linked to increased risk of earlier death among men”
Harvard is planning to offer a dozen new online courses in the 2013-14 school year through HarvardX—the University’s branch of the online education platform … Continue reading “HarvardX’s fall course lineup includes new HSPH offerings”
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”
