Not all plant-based diets are healthy
Eating a plant-based diet can reduce the risk of heart disease—but not all vegetarian or vegan foods are beneficial for health, according to a … Continue reading “Not all plant-based diets are healthy”
Eating a plant-based diet can reduce the risk of heart disease—but not all vegetarian or vegan foods are beneficial for health, according to a … Continue reading “Not all plant-based diets are healthy”
Madina Agénor of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health was one of eight junior faculty from around the country who participated this summer … Continue reading “Madina Agénor participates in HIV research program”
The nation’s contentious health care debate currently looms large in voters’ minds, and most don’t support the GOP plan for repealing the Affordable Care … Continue reading “Poll: Obamacare repeal unpopular—but other issues may sway 2018 voters”
Women with unintended pregnancies often get inadequate counseling from their doctors about their options for either continuing their pregnancies or terminating them, according to … Continue reading “Counseling often inadequate for women with unintended pregnancies”
After scientists at the University of Alberta put together from scratch a relative of the smallpox virus—horsepox—some experts are concerned that the ability to … Continue reading “Scientists recreate extinct virus, sparking concern”
Heat islands—dense urban areas with lots of heat-retaining cement and asphalt, many apartment buildings made of brick or stone, and few trees—can spike 20-50 … Continue reading “How ‘heat islands’ can harm health”
Unchecked economic ambition could result in irreversible environmental destruction and disastrous economic and health consequences, according to a new landmark report issued by a … Continue reading “Unregulated economic growth could lead to irreversible environmental destruction”
Senate Republicans have proposed a health care bill that would severely cut Medicaid and limit the access and affordability of private health insurance—in spite … Continue reading “Senate health care plan threatens the nation’s health”
Tired of grilling up the same old burgers and hot dogs at your July 4th cookout? Looking for some healthy alternatives?
The benefits of biking to work appear to outweigh the risks, according to Walter Willett, professor of epidemiology and nutrition at Harvard T.H. Chan … Continue reading “Benefits of biking to work appear to outweigh risks”