Coffee a healthy choice for most people
Studies have linked coffee to a range of health benefits.
Studies have linked coffee to a range of health benefits.
During Climate Week 2019, Gina McCarthy of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health was featured in numerous media outlets discussing the urgency of … Continue reading “Gina McCarthy speaks out during Climate Week”
People who were overweight or obese were more likely to hit exercise goals such as a taking a certain number of steps per day … Continue reading “Friendly competition can help spur people to exercise”
A temporary ban on the sale of vaping products in Massachusetts has drawn criticism from some public health experts. In a September 26, 2019 … Continue reading “Could MA vape products ban inadvertently harm health?”
Dangerous levels of fine particulate air pollution have been found in homes, schools, and businesses near highways in Boston, according to new research. A … Continue reading “Near highways, air pollution getting into homes, schools”
A shift to truly consumer-driven health care can’t rely solely on the the medical care system.
In his first editorial since being named editor of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), Eric Rubin, Irene Heinz Given Professor of Immunology … Continue reading “NEJM’s new editor keeps focus on rigor and objectivity”
Among U.S. patients seeking emergency room care for heart attacks, those whose symptoms came on gradually and didn’t follow exertion took up to six hours longer to get to the hospital than those with sudden symptoms.
After unofficial reports about several suspected Ebola cases in Tanzania, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a statement rebuking the African nation for not … Continue reading “Concerns raised about possible Ebola cases in Tanzania”
Former EPA administrator Gina McCarthy thinks that society is at a watershed moment regarding climate change. In a September 23, 2019 interview with Scientific … Continue reading “Gina McCarthy sees positive signs on climate change”