People with opioid withdrawal symptoms who seek help at a hospital emergency room often are referred to a psychological counseling program first instead of … Continue reading “Commentary: Emergency room doctors urged to take more steps to prevent opioid overdoses”
Researchers are working on new methods for developing vaccines, including utilizing different animal proteins or a genetically engineered live virus, and are also working to develop a universal flu vaccine.
Consumers are increasingly choosing sustainable investments with socially responsible and environmentally-friendly goals. While there is promise in this area, there also is the potential … Continue reading “A science-based framework for evaluating sustainable investing”
It’s been known that exposure to the neurotoxin methylmercury (MeHg) comes mostly from eating seafood. Now, a new Harvard study has found that most … Continue reading “Tracking mercury sources in seafood”
Billions of lives are affected by decisions about which countries get how much global health aid. But the processes by which these decisions are … Continue reading “Is global health aid distributed fairly?”
Although a California lawsuit is calling for coffee to be labeled with a cancer warning, a Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health expert … Continue reading “Op-ed: Coffee doesn’t need cancer warning label”
Two research projects run by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health faculty members are recipients of grants from Harvard’s Climate Change Solutions Fund.
According to Jay Winsten, director of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Center for Health Communication, combating distracted driving is challenging because there is no social stigma attached to it.
William Mair, associate professor of genetics and complex diseases at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, was interviewed by NBC 10 Boston about … Continue reading “Can fasting play a role in improving health?”
Ashish Jha, K.T. Li Professor at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and director, Harvard Global Health Institute, was interviewed January 31, 2018 … Continue reading “Three corporations team up with an aim to reduce employee health costs”