Women are more likely than men to dismiss chest pain that signals heart problems and to delay seeking medical help, even though heart disease … Continue reading “Women dismiss heart disease warning signs more than men”
In the weeks since the first case of Ebola was diagnosed in the United States, officials have repeatedly tried to reassure Americans that this … Continue reading “Ebola: U.S. should learn from West Africa’s response”
Harvard launched a new five-year plan on October 22, 2014, aimed at improving the University’s environmental footprint, as well as the health and well-being … Continue reading “Harvard plans for ‘a more sustainable future’”
From tracking changes in landscapes and animal behavior that could be linked to disease transmission, to hunting for survivors in the wake of a … Continue reading “Drones may be boon to public health research”
The governors of states including New York and New Jersey who recently imposed 21-day quarantines on health workers returning to the U.S. from West … Continue reading “Quarantining health workers returning from Ebola-stricken countries ‘unfair and unwise’”
Americans are less likely to trust the medical profession than people in many other countries, but they often like their own doctors, according to … Continue reading “Americans mistrust medical profession, but like their own doctors”
This month, Harvard University President Drew Faust, Harvard School of Public Health Dean Julio Frenk, and other Harvard administrators and faculty traveled to Mexico … Continue reading “HSPH and Mexico: Ties that bind”
Cesarean (c-section) rates vary 10-fold across hospitals in the United States, but that variability doesn’t appear to be linked to the health and medical … Continue reading “Wide variation in c-section rates not explained by maternal diagnoses”
Pardis Sabeti has been a leader in the effort to analyze Ebola’s genetic code and track its mutations. Sabeti, who is an associate professor … Continue reading “Cracking Ebola’s genetic code”
Ashish Jha, K.T. Li Professor of International Health at HSPH, and director of the Harvard Global Health Institute, has done a number of interviews … Continue reading “U.S. hospitals prepare for Ebola”