Experts in maternal and newborn health gathered for a panel discussion at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health on February 4, 2016. Sponsored … Continue reading “The road ahead for maternal and newborn health”
In spite of longstanding concerns about problems with the Veterans’ Administration health system, a new study found that VA hospitals compare relatively favorably with … Continue reading “VA hospitals compare well on deaths, readmission rates”
The alarming spread of Zika is as much about the poverty and powerlessness faced by women in Latin America, where the virus is rampant, … Continue reading “Spread of Zika raises issues of poverty, women’s rights”
Editing the DNA of the Zika-transmitting mosquito might be a way to wipe out the species entirely and thus stop the spread of the … Continue reading “Should gene-edited mosquitoes be used to stop Zika?”
A four-year-old boy shown in a recent Islamic State execution video—who pushes a button that apparently sets off an explosion that kills four alleged … Continue reading “Can child bomber go on to have normal life?”
Paula Johnson, MPH ’85, a professor in the Department of Epidemiology, has been named president of Wellesley College, according to a February 12, 2016 … Continue reading “Paula Johnson named first African American president of Wellesley College”
New research has found evidence of the Zika virus in the brain tissue of a fetus with microcephaly, providing support for a link between … Continue reading “Link between Zika virus and microcephaly strengthened”
Most Americans oppose altering genes of unborn babies to prevent serious inherited diseases and, especially, to enhance the baby’s appearance or intelligence, according to a … Continue reading “Poll: Most Americans oppose ‘designer babies’”
The disability and mortality that results from mental illness around the world is underestimated by more than a third, according to researchers from Harvard … Continue reading “Global burden of mental illness underestimated”
International vaccine funding provided to low- and middle-income countries grew from $822 million in 2000 to $3.6 billion in 2014, according to a new … Continue reading “Vaccine assistance increases to $3.6 billion”