As the Supreme Court hears challenges to the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) from March 26-28, 2012, Harvard School of Public Health … Continue reading “HSPH health policy experts weigh in on Supreme Court hearings on Affordable Care Act”
Amicus, or “friend of the court” briefs have been filed in record number prior to the start of oral arguments at the Supreme Court … Continue reading “HSPH faculty contribute to Affordable Care Act brief generating Supreme Court buzz”
A new study co-authored by Jorge Chavarro, assistant professor of nutrition and epidemiology at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), finds that overweight and … Continue reading “Excess weight may affect sperm production, reduce fertility in men”
A new study led by HSPH researchers finds that drinking just one daily sugar-sweetened soda, juice drink, or energy drink may increase a man’s … Continue reading “Daily sugar-sweetened drink may increase heart disease risk in men”
More than 500,000 babies around the world die each year from severe diarrhea and dehydration caused by rotavirus. A widely used vaccine for the … Continue reading “Rotavirus vaccine is safe, study finds”
Harvard School of Public Health faculty and other researchers across Harvard University have been at the forefront of efforts to understand and target the … Continue reading “Harvard Gazette highlights groundbreaking HSPH research linking diet, overweight, and diabetes”
A new study by HSPH researchers has found that Hispanics born outside of the United States are less likely to have a stroke than … Continue reading “Hispanics born abroad face lower stroke risk than US-born Hispanics and whites”
Two HSPH faculty members have been appointed to the new National Commission on Physician Payment Reform, sponsored by the Society for General Internal Medicine … Continue reading “Profs. Rosenthal, Brennan named to national commission on physician payment reform”
Two new studies led by Rania Mekary, a research associate at Harvard School of Public Health, and HSPH colleagues examine the health effects of … Continue reading “Two studies look at eating patterns and risk of type 2 diabetes and colorectal cancer”
Eating white rice on a regular basis may increase the risk for type 2 diabetes, according to new Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) … Continue reading “Eating white rice regularly may raise type 2 diabetes risk”