How to cut gun deaths
Reducing the number of guns or reducing access to guns would lead to fewer gun deaths. Another way to cut gun violence would be to treat it as a public health issue and establish stricter gun regulations. So…
Antidepressants may cause bone fractures in women
Women who take selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) such as Celexa, Paxil, Prozac, and Zoloft to treat menopausal symptoms are up to 76% more likely to break a bone, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan…
Paper showing link between firearm ownership and suicide rates wins award
A paper by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has been awarded the Jess Kraus Award in Injury Epidemiology. The annual award, announced June 9, 2015, recognizes the “paper of the year” chosen by Injury…
Mass shootings becoming more frequent
The rate of mass shootings in the United States has tripled since 2011, according to a new analysis by researchers from Harvard School of Public Health and Northeastern University. In the last three years, there have been 14…
High initial doses of antidepressants may double suicide risk in teens
Young people who start taking antidepressants at higher-than-average doses may be twice as likely to commit suicide, especially in the first three months of treatment, as those who begin treatment with customary doses, according to a new study…
Living in home with gun linked with higher risk of dying by suicide
People who live in homes with a gun are two to five times more likely to die by suicide than those who live in homes without guns, said [[Matthew Miller]] of Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) in…
Commencement 2013: Award winners
Each year, several awards are presented to graduating students, faculty and staff at the Harvard School of Public Health. STUDENT AWARDS Albert Schweitzer Award Dr. Mary Mwanyika Sando, Master of Public Health Dr. Fang-Ching Sun Memorial Award Dr.…
Politics & Beyond
[ Spring 2013 ] Gun violence is one of the most politically divisive issues in the United States--and this contentiousness has played out in government funding of research. In 1993, a study supported by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control…
Guns & Suicide: The Hidden Toll
[ Spring 2013 ] Special Report by Madeline Drexler, Editor, Harvard Public Health There’s a gas station maybe a five-minute drive away from us, and the gas station sells guns. I didn’t realize places like that existed. Ryan just walked…
Preventing suicides by reducing access to guns
The national debate about gun violence has focused on mass shootings and assault weapons, but statistics show that most gun deaths are suicides. A number of recent articles and interviews featured Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) experts…