Harvard Chan: This Week in Health
March 25, 2016 — In our new podcast series, Harvard Chan: This Week in Health, we’ll bring you top health headlines—from wellness tips to important global … Continue reading “Harvard Chan: This Week in Health”
March 25, 2016 — In our new podcast series, Harvard Chan: This Week in Health, we’ll bring you top health headlines—from wellness tips to important global … Continue reading “Harvard Chan: This Week in Health”
August 2015- Each year there are more than 500,000 cases of cervical cancer around the world, leading to the deaths of 300,000 women. 85% … Continue reading “Expanding cervical cancer screenings”
July 2015 – Sepsis kills more than 500,000 Americans each year, but in some ways it remains a mystery to both researchers and doctors. … Continue reading “Unraveling the mystery of sepsis”
April 2014 – Anna Sinaiko, research scientist in the Department of Health Policy and Management, discusses tiered physician networks and their effect on how … Continue reading “Tiered physician networks”
February 2014 – Katherine Baicker, professor of health economics at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, talks about the potential effects of the … Continue reading “The ACA and jobs”
January 2014 – Winston Hide, associate professor at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, discusses the enormous promise big data holds for public … Continue reading “Big data holds big potential”
August 2013 — HSPH Professor Katherine Baicker discusses the Oregon Health Insurance Experiment, a unique study that evaluates the impact of covering the uninsured … Continue reading “The uninsured and Medicaid”
July 2013 — A new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health researchers Leah Cahill and Eric Rimm finds that skipping … Continue reading “Breakfast and heart disease risk”
Sarah Fortune, Melvin J. and Geraldine L. Glimcher associate professor of immunology and infectious diseases, on why some people infected with some “bad actor” … Continue reading “New findings in battle against drug-resistant tuberculosis”
When alumna Bethany Holmes worked in a clinic for deaf patients, she was shocked by how few people could afford the care they need. … Continue reading “Getting people the care they deserve”