As Ebola hysteria dies down in the United States, the international community should not lose sight of a larger issue highlighted by the epidemic … Continue reading “Comprehensive African health initiative needed”
Findings by Harvard School of Public Health’s Brendan Manning, professor of genetics and complex diseases, are providing new insights into tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) … Continue reading “New insights into mechanism behind tuberous sclerosis complex tumors”
Simple text message reminders to take medication can help malaria patients stick to their medication regimen, according to a new study by researchers at … Continue reading “Text messages effective in treating malaria”
The city of Cali, Colombia—considered the hub of the world’s cocaine industry in the 1980s—is now a safer, better place to live, even as … Continue reading “Cutting crime in a cocaine capital”
The current Ebola crisis spread quickly in West African countries, some of the poorest in the world, where health systems are poorly developed or … Continue reading “To stop Ebola, strengthen health systems in West Africa”
A new interdisciplinary program in child protection at Harvard School of Public Health was recognized at the UNICEF Children’s Champion Award Dinner in Boston … Continue reading “HSPH-UNICEF child protection curriculum recognized”
Doctors don’t have good ways to talk to their patients about guns—and that’s why an upcoming conference aimed at helping them do so is … Continue reading “Helping doctors talk to patients about guns”
Quarantining health care workers returning to the U.S. after caring for Ebola patients in West Africa isn’t a science-based strategy, according to Ashish Jha … Continue reading “Base Ebola quarantine policies on science”
Young adults in America are plagued with debt, low-paying jobs, poor physical health, and psychological burdens, according to a new report from the Institute … Continue reading “Report urges investment in health, well-being of young adults”
Congressional efforts to undermine school lunch nutrition standards implemented in 2012 could threaten progress in the fight against childhood obesity, according to an opinion … Continue reading “Rolling back school lunch nutrition standards a bad idea”