A group of physicians and patient safety experts, including HSPH’s Lucian Leape, adjunct professor of health policy in the Department of Health Policy and … Continue reading “Patient safety experts call for shorter resident physician shifts”
Cancer, COPD, other diseases taking global toll The global economy last year spent an estimated $300 billion on newly diagnosed cancer cases, $400 billion … Continue reading “Costly noncommunicable diseases on rise in developing world”
Kamiar Alaei, who received a Master of Science degree from HSPH in 2007, thanked David Bloom, chair, Department of Global Health and Population at … Continue reading “HSPH alum freed from Iranian prison thanks supporters”
Buildings that are being weatherized and made energy-efficient and air tight can be hazardous to one’s health, according to a new Institute of Medicine … Continue reading “Energy-efficient buildings can be hazardous to health”
Boys who frequently bully peers when they are young are more likely to grow up to abuse their wives and girlfriends, according to a … Continue reading “Boys who bully may grow up to abuse women”
A new study by Harvard School of Public Health researchers and colleagues finds that stress does not appear to increase a person’s risk of … Continue reading “Stress does not increase risk of getting MS, study finds”
Coverage in the Boston Globe, May 30, 2011 featuring HSPH’s John McDonough
Coverage in The New York Times, May 27, 2011, featuring HSPH’s Walter Willett
Coverage in the Harvard Gazette, May 26, 2011 featuring HSPH grad Mark Schembri, MPH ’11
Air pollution from traffic congestion in 83 of the nation’s largest urban areas contributes to more than 2,200 premature deaths annually, costing the health … Continue reading “Emissions from traffic congestion may shorten lives”
