Hospital admissions for heat stroke declining in the U.S.
Heat waves are becoming more common, but the number of hospital admissions for heat stroke has declined significantly in the United States in recent years.
Racial disparities in genetic testing
In this week’s episode: Why racial disparities could affect one common genetic test, plus new sugar recommendations for kids and teens, and the link between job satisfaction and health.
‘Smoke waves’ will affect millions in coming decades
Researchers identify western US counties with the highest risk of exposure to pollution from wildfires August 16, 2016—Wildfires threaten more than land and homes. The smoke they produce contains fine particles (PM2.5) that can poison the air for…
Mapping Boston's soundscape
Erica Walker, SD ’17, biked around Boston to take the measure of a city's noise and its effects on residents. Hot coffee dripping. Steamed milk hissing. Muzak droning. Keyboards clacking. Patrons murmuring: Erica Walker’s soft voice was almost drowned out by…
Climate change altering migration of disease-carrying bugs
Germs, mosquitoes, and other disease carrying bugs that normally are killed by cold weather are thriving in parts of the world that are warmer due to climate change, according to Francesca Dominici, professor of biostatistics and senior associate…
The heat is on: Causes of hospitalization due to heat waves identified
For immediate release: December 23, 2014 Boston, MA ─ In the largest and most comprehensive study of heat-related illness to date, Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers have identified a handful of potentially serious disorders—including fluid and…
What does a biostatistician do?
June 17, 2014 — Victor De Gruttola, chair of the Department of Biostatistics and Henry Pickering Walcott Professor of Biostatistics at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), recently answered three questions about the role of biostatistics in public…
Prevention in public health: What works?
May 21, 2014 — No other industry of the size and complexity of the U.S. health care system operates with so little understanding of the results of its investments, Dean Julio Frenk told an audience gathered May 15,…
Researchers help Boston Marathon organizers plan for 2014 race
For immediate release: April 14, 2014 Chapel Hill, NC – After experiencing a tragic and truncated end to the 2013 Boston Marathon, race organizers were faced not only with grief but with hundreds of administrative decisions, including plans…
Improving the pollution-mortality link
Harvard, MIT researchers show the need for an improved approach to measuring pollution’s effects on human health For immediate release: Thursday, April 17, 2014 Boston, MA – As the nation celebrates the 45th Earth Day on Tuesday, April…
