We have the knowledge and technology to reduce global cancer deaths
The world does not need to wait for new cures to prevent cancer deaths, according to David Hunter, Vincent L. Gregory Professor in Cancer Prevention at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. In an editorial published online…
The imprecision in ‘precision medicine’
The rapidly evolving field of “precision medicine”—when medical care is tailored to the characteristics of each patient—is likely in the future to generate a “potentially bewildering array of probabilities” for physicians and patients, making it more challenging for…
New China-Harvard-Africa Network enhances global health collaboration
June 23, 2016—Public health leaders from China and across Africa recently gathered in Boston, joining their counterparts from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health for the inaugural meeting of the newly established China-Harvard-Africa Network. The vision…
Standing in solidarity with Orlando
In this week’s podcast: The Harvard Chan School community stands in solidarity with the victims of a horrific mass shooting in Orlando, FL.
Orlando tragedy
June 12, 2016 Dear Members of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Community: It is with a sense of horror, sadness and outrage that we learn today of the worst mass shooting on US soil in…
Commencement 2016: Dean David Hunter address
May 26, 2016 Welcome Remarks Dear graduating students, family members, and friends; members of the faculty and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health community: What a pleasure it is to be among the first to congratulate…
Students urged to lead a life of ‘service and integrity’
May 26, 2016 -- You don’t have to be in a high-profile role to be a leader in public health. That was the message from Acting Dean David Hunter, MPH ’85, ScD’88, to graduates gathered at Harvard T.H.…
When eyeing research findings, media focus should be on the big picture
When news media report — and consumers read — stories about the latest scientific and medical discoveries, more emphasis should be placed on studies that summarize a large volume of research, Acting Dean David Hunter, Vincent L. Gregory…
New HarvardX course focuses on pressing issues in global health
How do experts predict global disease patterns? How do they decide which health care interventions to use in the case of an epidemic, disaster, or armed conflict? Is there a way to end diseases like guinea worm and…
‘Blended’ online, on-campus master’s program in epidemiology offers maximum flexibility
January 12, 2016 -- Between shifts in a California hospital, on lunch break in Singapore, or on an airplane soaring over Canada, students from all over the globe are now studying epidemiology in a new Harvard T.H. Chan…
