Teaching more nutrition education and self-care skills like mindfulness and behavioral change to medical students and other health professionals will better prepare them to … Continue reading “Teaching nutrition in an era of obesity and diabetes”
Adding a 50% excise tax onto tobacco products in China – which has the highest number of tobacco users in the world – could … Continue reading “China considering tobacco tax to reduce smoking deaths”
Eighty-four boys rescued by the Cameroonian army in March 2015 from Boko Haram, an Islamist terrorist group based in Nigeria, were initially silent. But that … Continue reading “Helping children rescued from Boko Haram”
Nancy Krieger, professor of social epidemiology at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, was named recipient of an American Cancer Society Clinical Research Professor Award on … Continue reading “Nancy Krieger receives prestigious American Cancer Society award”
Doctors across the country are taking action against ‘gag laws’ that would prevent then from asking patients if they have guns in their homes. … Continue reading “Doctors fight gun ‘gag laws’”
Living in an area having a high level of income inequality – whether people are low-income or high-income – appears to negatively impact health, … Continue reading “Living in community with income inequality may affect health”
Texting while driving and other forms of distracted driving are responsible for more than 1 million crashes, 400,000 injuries, and 3,000 deaths in the … Continue reading “Ramping up efforts against deadly distracted driving”
Five students have been named winners of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s 2015 Student Photo Contest. The photos were taken in Kenya, … Continue reading “Winners named in 2015 student photo contest”
Parents, teachers and others from Malibu to Massachusetts are grappling with what to do about toxic polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in schools. These chemicals—which are … Continue reading “Tracking down toxins in schools”
Millions of undocumented immigrants could get a reprieve from the threat of deportation and a chance for legal employment in the U.S. under a … Continue reading “Obama plan could boost health care for immigrants”