Opioid manufacturers are paying U.S. doctors huge sums of money for speaking, consulting, and other services—and the more opioids a doctor prescribes, the more … Continue reading “The more opioids doctors prescribe, the more they get paid”
Couples in supportive marriages appear less likely to gain weight and become obese in middle age, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. … Continue reading “Better marriages may lead to less midlife weight gain”
Eric Feigl-Ding, SD ’07, has announced his bid for the U.S. House of Representatives to represent Pennsylvania’s 10th district. He is a former research scientist in Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Department of Nutrition and the founder and executive director of Toxin Alert, a site focused on public water supply safety.
Those charged with improving healthcare quality must not overlook the potential impact of poverty and socioeconomic disparities on health outcomes of individuals, according to … Continue reading “Poverty, socioeconomic disparities impact health outcomes”
Physicians often underestimate the addictiveness of opioids when writing prescriptions for patients, Atul Gawande, professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at … Continue reading “Doctors often underestimate the addictiveness of opioids”
Researchers did not find a link between moderate marijuana use and kidney disease, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School … Continue reading “Marijuana doesn’t appear to harm kidneys”
Sara Bleich, professor of public health policy, discussed ideas for improving the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) during a Facebook Live Q&A.
Coming on the heels of a recent Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health study showing an association between exposure to PFASs and obesity, … Continue reading “PFASs exposure linked to increased type 2 diabetes risk”
Despite reports in recent years showing a decline or stabilization in U.S. childhood obesity rates, a study in the February 2018 issue of Pediatrics … Continue reading “Comprehensive national strategy needed to curb childhood obesity”
Society has underestimated the scale and effects of domestic violence.