Who are the Uninsured? (They Could be You) People who lack health insurance come from all social and economic groups. Of the approximately 500,000 … Continue reading “Who are the uninsured? (They could be you)”
Key Elements of the Law “An act to provide access to affordable, quality, accountable health care.” Individual mandate For the first time in the … Continue reading “Health care for (almost) everyone: Key elements of the law”
Perspectives on an Unprecedented Law: Five HSPH experts comment “We are all very concerned in Massachusetts that an adequate safety net of care remain … Continue reading “Perspectives on an unprecedented law”
[ Winter 2008 ] Massachusetts’ Bold Experiment Heart disease. Cancer. Uninsurance. If not having health insurance were a disease, it would rank as the … Continue reading “Health care for (almost) everyone”
[ Winter 2008 ] In her installation speech as President of Harvard University in October, Drew Faust reflected on the special quality of universities, stating that “The essence … Continue reading “Dean’s message: Investment in the future”
In the healthy colon, or bowel, of both mice and humans, a thin lining protects the intestinal wall from bacteria. There, immune system dendritic … Continue reading “Inflammatory bowel disease: Trouble at the border”
[ Winter 2008 ] Scientists trace inflammatory ulcerative colitis to failure of immune system “peacekeeper” A delicate barrier is all that stands between billions of foreign … Continue reading “Bacteria without borders”
[ Winter 2008 ] A poor mother in Ghana looking to buy anti-malaria pills for her baby has few options. Pharmacists, if there are any nearby, … Continue reading “Can students launch enterprises that turn a profit and save lives?”
Quick updates about the latest public health news from across the School and beyond. See the latest issue of Harvard Public Health magazine. Winter … Continue reading “Frontlines”
