Twenty-five experts from around the world gathered in Boston recently to discuss the impact of chronic stress stemming from low socioeconomic status and discrimination … Continue reading “Role of stress in health disparities explored”
A new partnership between the City of Boston and most of the city’s large supermarkets aims to help consumers choose healthier and less sugary … Continue reading “Boston teams with supermarkets to promote healthy beverages”
Lisa Berkman of Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) testified on November 20, 2013 at a U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing that called attention to … Continue reading “Lisa Berkman testifies before Senate subcommittee on economic status and mortality”
Katherine Baicker, professor of health economics at Harvard School of Public Health, was quoted in a November 20, 2013 NPR story on the recent … Continue reading “Spike in Medicaid enrollment could have health benefits for low-income adults”
New research led by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) found that the so-called ‘widowhood effect’—an increased chance of dying after a spouse dies—is … Continue reading “‘Widowhood effect’ greatest in first three months”
Safety-net hospitals—those that typically treat the poorest patients—are losing money under a Medicare program that bases reimbursements on hospital quality. In a new analysis, … Continue reading “Safety-net hospitals losing money under Medicare quality-based payments program”
A new phase of the Human Microbiome Project (HMP)—which over the past five years identified the millions of microorganisms living on, and in, the … Continue reading “The role of microbes in health and disease”
John McDonough, professor of public health practice at Harvard School of Public Health and director of the HSPH Center for Public Health Leadership, discussed … Continue reading “Obamacare and the insurance kerfuffle”
As the confetti was still settling after the Boston Red Sox’s World Series win, Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) first-year doctoral student Michael … Continue reading “Student wins shave of a lifetime”
A Mediterranean diet—rich in fish, nuts, vegetables, and fruits—appears to reduce the chances of developing chronic disease later in life, according to new research … Continue reading “Mediterranean diet boosts women’s physical, mental health”