Decision not to tighten U.S. soot rules ‘highly irresponsible,’ says expert
Public health experts have criticized the Trump administration’s decision not to strengthen regulations for fine particulate air pollution.
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How Massachusetts will roll out COVID-19 vaccines
Frontline health care workers, residents of nursing homes and long-term-care facilities, emergency workers, and staff and residents of prisons and homeless shelters will be among the first to receive COVID-19 vaccinations in Massachusetts.
A call for concerted action on COVID-19
A group of experts in health, education and the economy is calling for common, comprehensive action across U.S. states to fight COVID-19.
Doctor, student, ‘Sportsperson of the Year’
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, a student at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, is one of five recipients of Sports Illustrated’s “Sportsperson of the Year” … Continue reading “Doctor, student, ‘Sportsperson of the Year’”
Aviva Musicus named to Forbes ‘30 Under 30’ list
Aviva Musicus, SD ’20, postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Nutrition, was named to Forbes magazine’s 2021 “30 Under 30” list in the health care category.
Atul Gawande discusses COVID-19 vaccine challenges
Atul Gawande spoke about vaccines and other issues surrounding COVID-19 in an interview with New Yorker editor David Remnick.
Choosing a diet that’s right for you
There’s no one-size-fits-all approach to choosing a diet, according to dietitians and health experts.
During COVID-19, few public expressions of collective grief
Even though more than 280,000 Americans have died from COVID-19, there hasn’t yet been public acknowledgement of the losses, say experts.
Expert frustrated at lack of rapid at-home COVID-19 tests
Harvard Chan School’s Michael Mina urged people to pressure their legislators to work on getting approval for rapid paper-strip COVID-19 tests that can be used at home.
Report: Warming planet poses immediate health dangers; rapid climate action needed
A wide-ranging new analysis from The Lancet urges lawmakers to take action to curtail the use of fossil fuels, which contribute to planetary warming and which lead to significant health harms.