With conflict in Ukraine, threat of nuclear war is back ‘front and center’
There's been a steady proliferation of nuclear weapons over the past two decades and an increased threat in recent weeks due to the conflict in Ukraine. David Hunter thinks the way to minimize the threat is by increasing…
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.
Perspective: The intersection of public health and clinical medicine is changing
To achieve the World Health Organization’s goal of helping provide “the highest attainable standard of health” for individuals, it’s time to rethink the divisions between public health and clinical medicine, especially preventive medicine, according to an August 5,…
For disease risk, is it genes or the environment? Probably both.
December 14, 2018 – It’s a question that has long intrigued epidemiologists: How much of a role do genes play in the onset of diseases and how much of a role does an individual’s environment play? “It’s really…
Harvard Chan Frontiers
How do the School’s rising stars envision public health’s next 30 to 50 years?
Dozens of new genetic regions linked to breast cancer
Two studies represent the largest-ever examination of the inherited genetic contribution to the risk of getting breast cancer For immediate release: October 23, 2017 Boston, MA – Two large genome-wide association studies of thousands of women have identified…
Millions die in pain each year without morphine
More than 25 million people around the world die every year in pain—even though off-patent morphine, which could ease their suffering, costs just pennies per dose, according to an October 12, 2017 report from The Lancet. About 2.5…
Portrait of former Acting Dean David Hunter unveiled
September 8, 2017 – A crowd of faculty, staff, and students gathered at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health on September 6, 2017 for the unveiling of a portrait of David Hunter, Vincent L. Gregory Professor in…
Tackling the health effects of climate change
Experts predict potentially dire health effects from climate change and say that negative effects are already occurring. But health systems and health professionals can play a key role in protecting the public, according to experts from Harvard T.H.…
Climate talks should consider ‘immediate’ health burden of air pollution
Air pollution is not only causing long-term damage to the planet and human health, but it is already killing millions of people worldwide. In an editorial published November 14, 2016 in STAT, David Hunter, Vincent L. Gregory Professor…