Significant racial bias has been found in an algorithm that helps hospital networks determine which patients may need further care, with whites favored over … Continue reading “Study: Widely used health care algorithm has racial bias”
Several hours of physical activity each week may protect people from bouts of depression, even among those who are genetically predisposed to the condition, … Continue reading “Exercise may stave off depression, even among those at higher genetic risk”
A new health care feature from Facebook called “Preventive Health” is aimed at encouraging users to get recommended screenings like mammograms and blood pressure … Continue reading “Questioning Facebook’s foray into preventive health”
A team of Boston-area researchers, including Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Shruthi Mahalingaiah, are undertaking a new research project to address women’s … Continue reading “Researchers team up across disciplines and institutions to improve women’s reproductive health”
Weight loss supplements containing potentially harmful ingredients are easily purchased in stores by children.
Measles, in and of itself a severe and sometimes deadly disease, can also cause lasting harm to the immune system and leave people vulnerable … Continue reading “Measles can wipe out immune system memory, increase vulnerability to other infections”
At only 5 foot 3 inches, Alice Hamilton may have seemed innocuous in her dark tweeds, but as she sought in the early 20th … Continue reading “Op-ed: Celebrating Alice Hamilton, who pioneered national safety standards”
A new survey from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, the New York Times, and the Commonwealth Fund found that two-thirds of Americans … Continue reading “Most Americans favor Democratic health care approaches”
Fracking—the extraction of natural gas and oil from shale—has ballooned in Ohio over the past decade. Some argue that the fracking boom is bringing … Continue reading “Exploring how fracking may harm the environment, health”
School lunch programs offer an array of benefits for children. They provide low-cost nutritious food, reduce hunger, and help children perform to the best … Continue reading “Why school lunch programs don’t benefit all children”