In his new blog for Boston.com, “Health Stew,” John McDonough promises everything from soup to nuts on health care policy, politics, nutrition, exercise, and … Continue reading “HSPH’s John McDonough launches new Boston Globe health blog”
Although more than half of all new cancers and two-thirds of annual cancer deaths worldwide occur in low- and middle-income countries, with the cancer … Continue reading “Much can be done to ease cancer burden in poorer nations”
Weight-related ailments such as diabetes and heart disease are growing problems in developing countries. But such diseases are affecting mostly the rich. For the … Continue reading “In developing nations, the rich get heavier while the poor stay thin”
In his new book The Viral Storm: The Dawn of a New Pandemic Age, HSPH alumnus Nathan Wolfe, SD ’98, describes the origins of … Continue reading “Hunting for the next pandemic”
The average American youth takes in eight to ten hours of media every day, up more than two hours from just five years ago. … Continue reading “The mediatrician: Alum frames kids’ media diet as public health issue”
The November 2011 issue of Health Affairs, which examines synergies among community development, health care, and public health, includes five papers by HSPH authors. … Continue reading “HSPH authors contribute five papers to latest issue of Health Affairs”
China has made great progress on health care but still has much work to do. In a November 1, 2011 New York Times opinion … Continue reading “Health care in China: Progress made, more needed”
HSPH Professor John McDonough recently spoke to The Boston Globe about his new book Inside National Health Reform. McDonough, a former Massachusetts state legislator … Continue reading “Ensuring health care insurance”
HSPH Prof. Walter Willett renews his criticism that the healthy eating recommendations in the U.S. Dietary Guidelines—source of the well-known food pyramid and the … Continue reading “HSPH profs offer new recipes for addressing U.S. obesity epidemic”
Most people in Massachusetts think health care costs too much—and they want the state to do something about it. Those are the findings of … Continue reading “Poll: Mass. residents say state should take action on health care costs”