Improving cancer care around the world
With cancer now the leading cause of death in low- and middle-income countries, it’s important to urge leaders around the world to address global … Continue reading “Improving cancer care around the world”
With cancer now the leading cause of death in low- and middle-income countries, it’s important to urge leaders around the world to address global … Continue reading “Improving cancer care around the world”
The Ebola epidemic is stoppable—if health professionals use procedures that are known to be effective in quelling such outbreaks, and by widening the international … Continue reading “Ebola epidemic is stoppable”
West African nations like Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia could suffer exponentially more disastrous effects from the Ebola virus if the international response to … Continue reading “Ebola’s disastrous effects could ramp up significantly”
Research suggests that “eating like a Greek”—with lots of olive oil, fruits, vegetables and fish, and smaller amounts of dairy, eggs, meats and sweets—can … Continue reading “Mediterranean diet and workplace health”
The number of premature deaths worldwide could be reduced by 40% by 2030 with political commitment and sustained international efforts, according to a new … Continue reading “Premature deaths could be reduced by 40%”
Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) epidemiologist Caroline Buckee and her team are using cell phone data to track travel patterns across West Africa … Continue reading “Predicting Ebola’s spread using cell phone data”
Mosoka Fallah, MPH ’12, who grew up in Monrovia, Liberia, has returned to the capital city to help contain the spreading Ebola epidemic. An … Continue reading “Combating Ebola by gaining trust”
People who have had colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy to remove low-risk colorectal polyps may have no greater risk of dying from colon cancer than the … Continue reading “Colon cancer: Aggressive follow-up not needed after low-risk polyp removal”
Pardis Sabeti, associate professor in the Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases at Harvard School of Public Health and senior associate member of the Broad … Continue reading “Ebola containment requires international collaboration”
The rush to halt the spread of Ebola in West Africa is not only about saving lives, it’s also about keeping the epidemic from … Continue reading “Ebola epidemic could lead to broader humanitarian crisis”