Wildfire smoke from Canada poses health risks on East Coast
Wildfire smoke blowing from Canada to the East Coast could have a range of negative health effects, according to experts at Harvard Chan School.
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Healthy sleep may lower risk of long COVID
Female health care workers who had healthier sleep prior to COVID-19 infection had a lower risk of developing long COVID than their colleagues’ whose sleep was less healthy, according to a new study led by Harvard Chan School.
There are many practical ways to reduce gun deaths
No single strategy is likely to significantly reduce gun deaths in the U.S.—but lots of strategies working together could help, according to Harvard Chan School’s David Hemenway.
Daily multivitamin may improve memory in older adults
Taking a daily multivitamin may improve memory and help slow cognitive decline in older adults, according to a new study co-authored by researchers at Harvard Chan School.
Exposure to PFAS associated with increased blood lipids, possible CVD risk
Increased exposure to certain types of PFAS is associated with increased blood lipid levels in adults, according to a new study led by Harvard Chan School.
Op-ed: Hospitals, health care systems should tackle social drivers of health
Health care systems should use their resources to address a wide range of social drivers that lead to health problems, instead of only focusing on medical interventions such as drugs and surgeries, according to an op-ed co-authored by Michelle Williams, Dean of Harvard Chan School.
Probing links between trauma and reproductive health harms
Early life trauma is an important and overlooked cause of adverse reproductive health outcomes in women such as endometriosis, premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), and infertility, according to a recent investigation from researchers at Harvard Chan School.
Climate change could be worsening children’s asthma
Climate change poses a risk to current and future generations of children with asthma, according to a new report by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Ultra-processed foods linked to poorer brain health
People who eat diets high in ultra-processed foods may have a higher chance of feeling depressed and anxious than those who eat fewer of these foods, and an increased risk of cognitive decline.
A call for reducing deaths among people with mental illness
A new paper lays out an action plan for reducing the growing mortality rates among people with mental illness and mental distress.