Calling out a double standard in treatment of refugees from Ukraine
The war in Ukraine has unleashed “new, overt, and cruel manifestations of racism” in Europe, according to three experts from Harvard Chan School.
In the News Archives
Evidence mounts on the benefits of strength training
A recent meta-analysis found that people who do muscle-strengthening workouts are less likely to die prematurely than those who don’t, adding to previous evidence that strength training has long-term health benefits.
‘Road map’ for a stronger pandemic response
A new road map for living with COVID, produced by some of the most prominent national experts on the disease, emphasizes boosting indoor air quality, helping people with long COVID, and broadening the nation’s focus to other respiratory diseases.
Opinion: FDA should boost food industry regulation
The Food and Drug Administration should put renewed emphasis on its underused food-regulatory powers, according to a STAT opinion piece.
Vitamins, supplements won’t reduce COVID risk
Although vitamins are an important part of overall health, new research suggests that they don’t play a large role in protecting against COVID-19.
Editorial: A call for fairer distribution of vaccines
An editorial in the New England Journal of Medicine argues that local or regional vaccine production is necessary to even the playing field for low-income countries vying for COVID-19 vaccines.
Maintaining masking in air travel ‘still a really good idea’
Harvard Chan School’s Leonard Marcus said that, even with COVID-19 cases decreasing, wearing masks during air travel is still a good idea.
Little progress on systemic racism in health care since 2003 landmark report
Two decades ago, a landmark report called Unequal Treatment, from the National Academies’ Institute of Medicine, found that systemic racism was a major reason why people of color in the U.S. experience poorer health outcomes and higher premature death rates than white Americans.
Coronavirus news – February 2022
Harvard Chan School experts offer comments and context about the coronavirus in a variety of media outlets.
A call to improve care for people with both Medicare and Medicaid
Some of the sickest and most vulnerable patients in the U.S. qualify for both the Medicare and Medicaid programs. But navigating the complex and confusing rules and regulations of the two programs can be daunting, according to Harvard Chan School’s Jose Figueroa.