HSPH in the News Archives

A new report suggests that children who are overweight or obese by the time they enter kindergarten have a high likelihood of staying that…

A new study finds that people with access to a gun are three times more likely to commit suicide and almost twice as likely…

Men who sleep well at night may be at less risk of developing advanced prostate cancer, according to researchers from Harvard School of Public…

Despite progress made in educational systems in recent decades, over 100 million children are not enrolled in primary or lower-secondary school, and many of…

A new report urges a stronger focus on improving socioeconomic conditions in the U.S. as a way to improve health—especially among low-income Americans. Issued…

A new Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) study finds that muscle strengthening and conditioning activities—like resistance exercise, yoga, stretching and toning—are associated with…

A new report released by Harvard’s FXB Center for Health and Human Rights on January 13, 2014 documents the dire conditions faced by Syrian…

The Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI) and its affiliate the Humanitarian Academy at Harvard released a joint report on the past year’s accomplishments in research…

For years scientists have sought to unravel the mystery of why about 90% of people infected by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacteria that cause tuberculosis…

For those who practice medicine, the fee-for-service business model and “production pressure”—the requirement to see as many patients in as little time as possible—are…