Employees at three U.S. electronic scrap recycling facilities were overexposed to metals known to cause serious health effects—including cancer as well as respiratory, neurologic, … Continue reading “Workers at electronics recycling facilities exposed to toxic metals”
Teens who spend many hours a day on smartphones, tablets or computers may be more likely to become obese than those who don’t spend … Continue reading “Smartphone, tablet use linked with obesity in teens”
Members of the millennial generation—born between 1982 and 2004—are now the largest segment of the workforce. Health care institutions will need to adapt to … Continue reading “Making way for millennials in the health care industry”
Elsie Sunderland, associate professor of environmental science and engineering in the Department of Environmental Health at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, was … Continue reading “Declining mercury levels in tuna a positive development”
Lisa Robinson, senior research scientist at the Center for Health Decision Science and the Center for Risk Analysis at Harvard T.H. Chan School of … Continue reading “Warning labels on consumer products not effective”
Robert J. Blendon, Richard L. Menschel Professor of Public Health and Professor of Health Policy and Political Analysis and director of the Harvard Opinion Research … Continue reading “Bi-partisan approach to ACA could aid Trump presidency”
How will climate change affect the food we eat? What does it mean to eat sustainably? How can consumers make environmentally-friendly food choices? Those questions will be discussed during a Facebook Live Q&A on Monday, December 12.
A program launched by Ariadne Labs, a joint center of innovation between Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, … Continue reading “Helping seriously ill patients discuss end-of-life wishes”
In a large-scale disaster, when tens of thousands of people need medical help quickly, doctors and nurses with limited resources must make on-the-spot decisions … Continue reading “Professionalizing medical care after disasters”
Deepali Ravel, a doctoral student who conducts malaria research at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, has received a Young Investigator Award from … Continue reading “Two honored for work in tropical medicine”