Leading malaria experts from public and private institutions around the world convened for a three-day conference aimed at discussing and rethinking the future of … Continue reading “Global experts convene for malaria eradication conference”
Last year, Harvard School of Public Health economist William Hsiao was commissioned by the Vermont state legislature to design three options for reforming the … Continue reading “Health reform news: HSPH Prof recommends single-payer health care system for Vermont”
HSPH’s Atul Gawande, a physician and regular contributor to The New Yorker, wrote a piece in the January 24, 2011 issue of the magazine … Continue reading “Health reform news: For the most expensive patients, better preventative care can drastically reduce costs”
A new study co-authored by HSPH research fellow Karen Joynt found that hospitals treating a high number of patients suffering from heart failure—the most … Continue reading “Hospitals treating high number of heart failure patients see better outcomes than low-volume hospitals, but at higher cost for care”
Barry R. Bloom, Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor and Joan L. and Julius H. Jacobson Professor of Public Health at the Harvard School of … Continue reading “Professor Barry Bloom named AAAS Fellow”
January is National Mentoring Month, an annual media campaign calling on Americans to mentor the estimated 15 million young people who are in need … Continue reading “President Obama calls on Americans to volunteer as mentors”
HSPH’s Michael VanRooyen, director of the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, spoke to the Harvard Gazette about HHI’s response over the past year to the January … Continue reading “One year after Haitian earthquake, HSPH faculty and alumni involved in recovery efforts reflect on progress”
Among the many issues raised by the Tucson, Arizona shootings that left Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in critical condition, six people dead and more than … Continue reading “Arizona shooting spree casts light on gun violence in U.S.”
The Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI) is collaborating on a new human rights project initiated by George Clooney to monitor tension in Sudan surrounding the … Continue reading “Harvard Humanitarian Initiative collaborates on George Clooney-funded project to monitor tension, avert potential disaster in Sudan”
Atul Gawande, associate professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at HSPH, spoke with Tom Ashbrook of NPR’s On Point about health … Continue reading “Gawande talks health reform with NPR, Colbert Report”