Black men, compared to white men, were from five to 19 times at greater risk of a law enforcement-related death over the past 50 … Continue reading “Police killings, police deaths a public health issue”
Michelle Williams, new Dean of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Paula Johnson, new president of Wellesley College and a professor in … Continue reading “Michelle Williams, Paula Johnson breaking new ground”
Challenges faced by Brazil to reduce pollution and upgrade the slums of Rio de Janeiro prior to the August 2016 Summer Olympics illustrates the … Continue reading “Brazil’s Olympic preparations highlight challenge of slums, pollution”
While industrially producing food has lowered the cost of many products, it has taken a toll on health and the environment, according to Harvard … Continue reading “Eating sustainably for health and the environment”
People who eat homemade lunches and dinners for most of the week may be less likely to develop type 2 diabetes than people who … Continue reading “Eating more homemade meals may help reduce type 2 diabetes risk”
Americans are spending more time than ever looking at screens, according to a new Nielsen Company report. During the first quarter of 2016, U.S. … Continue reading “More screen time, more obesity”
Women who attend religious services at least once a week may have a lower risk of suicide than those who never attend services, according … Continue reading “Church attendance may lower suicide risk in women”
John-Arne Rottingen, adjunct professor of global health and population at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and head of infectious disease control at … Continue reading “Rottingen receives Norwegian Fulbright Article award”
A study by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that farmers’ markets can be a way to help families on … Continue reading “Farmers’ market program improves diets in low-income neighborhoods”
On Tuesday, June 28, Harvard Chan School faculty Sarah Fortune, professor of immunology and infectious diseases, and Eric Rubin, Irene Heinz Given Professor of … Continue reading “Researchers discuss drug resistance in reddit ‘AMA’”