In the wake of the latest school shooting, in which a female student shot and injured another female student on September 8 at Alpine … Continue reading “Can gun violence be reduced in a culture of guns?”
While 46 states ban texting when driving and police are getting more clever in ways to try to stop drivers from using the internet … Continue reading “Despite more regulations, texting while driving remains growing safety concern”
If Bill Clinton leaves the board of a charity called the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI)—which he has promised to do if Hillary Clinton … Continue reading “Global health gains may be at risk if Bill Clinton leaves charity”
People who work in “green” offices that are well-ventilated and have low levels of indoor pollutants and carbon dioxide may have significantly better cognitive … Continue reading “Can ‘green’ offices sharpen productivity?”
How can lessons from the Zika and Ebola outbreaks prepare the world for the next pandemic? That was the question discussed by experts during … Continue reading “Zika, Ebola offer lessons for managing future pandemics”
Heat waves are becoming more common, but the number of hospital admissions for heat stroke has declined significantly in the United States in recent years.
Treatment and prevention strategies for fighting infectious diseases are likely to come from partnerships between scientists and industry, according to Eric Rubin, the Irene … Continue reading “Partnering with industry to turn discoveries into drugs”
Children traumatized by war can still go on to lead normal lives, according to Theresa Betancourt, associate professor of child health and human rights … Continue reading “‘Tremendous resilience’ observed among war-affected children”
The rate of cigarette smoking among U.S. adults has declined substantially during the presidency of Barack Obama, according an article published in the New … Continue reading “Decline in cigarette smoking accelerated during Obama administration”
Harvard Chan School student Nazmim Bhuiya, DrPH ’18, is one of 15 graduate students in the 2016-2017 class of Boston Schweitzer Fellows, the Albert … Continue reading “Nazmim Bhuiya, DrPH ’18, awarded Schweitzer Fellowship”