HPV vaccines for adults over age 26 may not be cost-effective
For immediate release: Thursday, March 11, 2021 Boston, MA – Vaccinating adults age 26 and older against the human papillomavirus (HPV)—the virus that causes more than 90% of cervical cancers as well as several other cancers—may not be…
Students perform at annual International Night—virtually
Over Zoom, students performed songs, dances, readings, and more at the annual International Night.
‘Today, public health is everywhere’
Harvard Chan School held a virtual 2020 graduation. The May 28 video ceremony acknowledged the accomplishments of 571 graduates.
2020 graduation speakers named
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health's graduation ceremony will be held online May 28.
Cervical cancer elimination possible within two decades in the U.S.
Scaling up cervical cancer screening coverage in U.S. to 90% could expedite elimination of the disease and avert additional cases per year.
Epidemiologist Caroline Buckee receives Alice Hamilton Award
April 30, 2019 – To curb diseases like malaria, it’s crucial to know which people are infected so they can be treated, and to know their location so the spread of disease can be slowed. Harvard T.H. Chan…
Frontlines - Winter 2019
Quick updates about the latest public health news from across the School and beyond.
The science behind new screening guidelines for cervical cancer
August 22, 2018 – New guidelines for cervical cancer screening, based in part on research by Harvard Chan School’s Jane Kim, were issued by a national task force on August 21. Kim, professor of health decision science, describes…
Cervical cancer screening could be less frequent, start later
Study suggests changes to current U.S. guidelines could provide greater health benefit at lower harms and costs in women vaccinated against human papillomavirus For immediate release: October 17, 2016 Boston, MA – Women may only need cervical cancer screening…
HPV vaccination expected to reduce cancer burden in all races, may not eliminate all disparities
For immediate release: April 28, 2016 Boston, MA – Human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated cancers occur more frequently, and sometimes with more deadly consequences, among Hispanics, blacks, and American Indian and Alaska Natives than among whites. A new study from…
