Romney and health care: In the thick of history
Coverage in the Boston Globe, May 30, 2011 featuring HSPH’s John McDonough
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”
Over the past decade, an increasing number of families in India appear to be aborting their second child if prenatal tests indicate the child … Continue reading “Selective abortion of girls appears common throughout India”
Gregory N. Connolly, director of the Center for Global Tobacco Control and professor of the practice of public health at HSPH, was featured in … Continue reading “HSPH’s Connolly fighting tobacco use worldwide”
The world’s population is predicted to reach 10.1 billion by 2100, according to a United Nations report released May 3, 2011. Much of the growth is … Continue reading “Rapid population growth poses daunting challenges for Africa”
A new report by the Institute of Medicine’s committee on Nutrition, Trauma, and the Brain supports the potential role of nutrition in protecting against … Continue reading “New IOM report finds that protein and calories may help lessen effects of traumatic brain injury”
New findings suggest that HIV-infected patients may delay the onset of AIDS by starting drug therapy earlier while their immune systems are stronger. Researchers … Continue reading “Study finds early treatment may delay onset of AIDS”
The new head of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) should focus on the agency’s core mission—promoting sexual and reproductive health, including universal access … Continue reading “Report recommends new United Nations Population Fund head focus on sexual and reproductive health”