A May 27, 2018 cover story in the Boston Globe Magazine profiled Gina McCarthy, director of the Center for Climate, Health, and the Global … Continue reading “Can Gina McCarthy help save the planet one straight-talking conversation at a time?”
A May 19, 2018 article in Consumer Reports emphasized the health benefits of eating upward of two cups of fruit a day. Eric Rimm, … Continue reading “Fruits pack a nutritious punch to a healthy diet”
A May 16, 2018 article on the Harvard Health Blog discussed the benefits of eating fermented foods, particularly with regard to the gut microbiome. … Continue reading “Fermented foods improve gut health”
The American Heart Association published new guidelines in Circulation recommending that people eat one to two meals of non-fried fish or shellfish per week … Continue reading “New AHA guidelines recommend eating fish twice a week to improve heart health”
Children who are exposed to the highest levels of fine-particulate air pollution during pregnancy are more likely to have high blood pressure compared with … Continue reading “Air pollution during pregnancy linked to high blood pressure in kids”
The World Health Organization appears to have mounted a swift response to the newly declared Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, … Continue reading “Is WHO’s response to new Ebola outbreak symbolic or substantive?”
Faculty from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health participated in a recent panel discussion hosted by Harvard Medical School that focused on the … Continue reading “Panelists discuss the impact of climate change on human health”
The World Health Organization called on governments around the world to eliminate the use of trans fats by 2023. The group provided a set … Continue reading “WHO calls for elimination of trans fat by 2023”
Rollbacks of environmental policies and regulations proposed by President Trump and Environmental Protection Agency head Scott Pruitt could lead to an additional 80,000 U.S. … Continue reading “Commentary: Trump environmental rollbacks could lead to thousands of extra deaths”
A blog post by Harvard Chan School students covered a conversation with Harvard President Drew Gilpin Faust. She came to the School on April … Continue reading “Student blog highlights leadership conversation with Harvard President Faust”