A proposed merger between Partners Health Care, Massachusetts’ largest hospital network, and Harvard Pilgrim, one of the state’s major insurers, may cut costs for … Continue reading “Proposed merger of Partners, Harvard Pilgrim raises more questions than answers”
A team led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health students won this year’s Rabobank-MIT Food and Agribusiness Innovation Prize. Students Dan Wexler and Priya Patel, both MPH ’18, and team members were awarded $15,000 for their project—a nonprofit that will sell simple, $15 meal kits in areas with limited access to fresh food—at a May 2, 2018 ceremony at MIT.
Recent research has uncovered the potentially devastating health effects of loneliness and social isolation, including a global rise in suicide, alcoholism-related liver disease, and … Continue reading “Op-ed: A call to combat loneliness”
A public health approach to reducing gun violence requires employing a wide variety of methods to reduce the problem.
Jim Crow laws continue to have negative effects on the health of black Americans, even more than 50 years after being outlawed, according to … Continue reading “Health effects of Jim Crow laws linger”
Some of America’s most complex health care problems, such as access to care and high costs, can be addressed through relatively simple solutions, said Atul Gawande during a recent interview with the podcast Freakonomics.
Scientists are criticizing a proposed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule that would ban the use of studies that use data that has not … Continue reading “Scientists say EPA proposal could undermine valid research”
With no federal funding available for gun violence research, private funders, philanthropists, and state governments should step in to provide support, says Harvard T.H. … Continue reading “Op-ed: Gun research needs private funding”
A nontoxic mosquito repellent that lasts for three days took a top award at Harvard Business School’s New Venture Competition on April 18, 2018. … Continue reading “Three-day mosquito repellent takes top prize at biz school competition”
Samuel Myers of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has been named the inaugural recipient of the Arrell Global Food Innovation research award. … Continue reading “Samuel Myers named Arrell Global Food Innovation research award recipient”
