A movement to reduce gun-related suicides by spreading prevention techniques among firearm owners and sellers is slowly making its way through states with high … Continue reading “Suicide prevention fight moving into gun country”
Firefighters’ strikingly high cancer rates may be partly due to exposures to contaminants in firehouses, says Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health researcher … Continue reading “Op-ed: Firehouse contaminants are part of firefighters’ cancer story”
As Hurricane Florence was bearing down on the eastern coast of the U.S. in mid-September, Richard Serino of Harvard T.H Chan School of Public … Continue reading “Preparing for a deadly hurricane”
Heather Eliassen and Maryam Farvid of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health were featured on a list of nine women at the forefront … Continue reading “Two Harvard Chan researchers cited as women at forefront of cancer research”
The 2018 EASD–Novo Nordisk Foundation Diabetes Prize for Excellence has been awarded to Gökhan Hotamışlıgil, J.S. Simmons Professor of Genetics and Metabolism and chair … Continue reading “Gökhan Hotamışlıgil wins prestigious diabetes research award”
Surgeon and author Atul Gawande recently talked about mortality, his discomfort with imperfection, and his recent decision to become CEO of a new organization … Continue reading “Gawande discusses death, imperfection, health systems”
A new study found that a diet and exercise program helped overweight women keep off excess pounds during their pregnancies—but the program didn’t help … Continue reading “Lifestyle changes before conception may help stem pregnancy weight gain”
If so-called Medicaid work requirements were instituted nationally, 2.8% of current enrollees would no longer be eligible for coverage and financial savings would be … Continue reading “Savings from Medicaid work requirements slim, but loss of coverage could be significant”
Chronic pain may be a risk factor for suicide, according to a new study that found nearly one in 10 people who commit suicide … Continue reading “Chronic pain may be associated with higher suicide risk”
Dozens of passengers on three recent international flights to the U.S. arrived with flu-like symptoms in New York and Philadelphia. Public health experts say … Continue reading “Spate of sick airline passengers a ‘warning shot’ about future disease outbreaks”