New vision for public health education
Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) Dean Julio Frenk outlined the School’s new educational strategy at a symposium held November 1, 2013 at the … Continue reading “New vision for public health education”
Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) Dean Julio Frenk outlined the School’s new educational strategy at a symposium held November 1, 2013 at the … Continue reading “New vision for public health education”
A group of men in Harvard’s medical community are growing mustaches in November to raise awareness and money for men’s health, particularly prostate and … Continue reading “For Movember, a professor shaves his ’stache”
Public health leaders from China and the U.S. gathered on October 31, 2013, for a day-long event highlighting the two countries’ health challenges. With … Continue reading “Preventive medicine a focus of U.S.-China Health Summit”
Caroline Buckee, assistant professor of epidemiology and associate director of the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), was … Continue reading “Buckee named a “CNN 10” top thinker”
Men may be able to boost their sperm counts by eating less processed meats such as bacon, eating more fish, and getting more exercise, … Continue reading “Less processed meat, more fish and exercise may boost sperm count, quality”
It’s not a good idea to cut out all fat from the diet because some fats are “good,” says Harvard School of Public Health … Continue reading “Fat in food: not necessarily a bad thing”
CEO compensation at nonprofit hospitals varies widely across the United States and is influenced by such factors as hospital size, setting, use of technology, … Continue reading “Hospital CEO pay not linked to quality of care”
On October 1, 2013, state and federal health exchanges began enrolling uninsured individuals for health care coverage, which is scheduled to begin on January … Continue reading “With exchanges launched, ACA rollout begins”
Resilience — “an ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change” — is the quality that allows some people to survive … Continue reading “Nurturing resilience in vulnerable children”
Examining connections between infectious and metabolic diseases is the focus of an October 2013 tuberculosis (TB) symposium, and an accompanying blog, cosponsored by Harvard … Continue reading “Tuberculosis researchers explore links between infectious and metabolic diseases”