A Massachusetts elementary school closed earlier this month to remove caulk containing PCBs, or polychlorinated biphenyls, but the potentially harmful chemicals are likely present … Continue reading “Toxic chemicals used to build older Mass. schools”
The Harvard Humanitarian Initiative is sponsoring the traveling exhibit “Our World at War: Photojournalism Beyond the Front Lines.” The International Committee of the Red … Continue reading “Aftermath of a world at war: Photojournalists’ exhibit records tragic results of remote conflicts”
Last year, Atul Gawande, an associate professor at HSPH and a surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), and colleagues demonstrated that when surgical teams … Continue reading “Surgical checklist improves quality of care and reduces costs”
Pakistan is a nation built around a single river, the 1,800-mile Indus. Earlier this summer, rains sent floodwaters raging down the river, killing more … Continue reading “Global health news: In Pakistan, controlling water is key”
Nigeria must provide its burgeoning youth population with opportunities for health, education and jobs to avoid social, economic and security disaster in the next … Continue reading “Global health news: Healthy, educated youths key to future of Nigeria”
Prof. Gregory Connolly, director of the Tobacco Control Research Group at HSPH, is quoted in a Boston Globe article about tobacco advertising in Boston. … Continue reading “Tobacco companies target poorer neighborhoods with advertising”
Jay A. Winsten, Frank Stanton Center Director for the Center for Health Communication, is quoted in a Boston Globe article about the influence celebrities … Continue reading “Health communication: Celebrities can influence decision not to text-message while driving”
Sissela Bok, senior visiting fellow at the Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies, was interviewed Aug. 23, 2010, on NPR’s Talk of the … Continue reading “Population studies: Philosopher-author discusses the meaning of happiness in new book”
Once thought to be a problem primarily in the developed world, cancer is now a leading cause of death and disability in poorer countries. … Continue reading “Global health leaders advocate for expanding cancer care in developing countries”
On Aug. 13, 2010, a collaboration between the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA), Uniwater (Monash and Melbourne Universities) and Harvard University (represented … Continue reading “Global health: Harvard and Australia join together to make water a priority”