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December 7, 2015 -- Since the first World AIDS Day in 1988, the first day in December has been a day to remember those who have died in the epidemic and to acknowledge progress made in treatment and…
Optimal country-level C-section rate may be as high as 19 percent to save lives of mothers and infants
New study suggests World Health Organization recommendation for cesarean delivery rates should be re-examined For immediate release: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 Boston, MA and Palo Alto, CA -- The most commonly performed operation in the world is cesarean section,…
Monitoring the safety of ARV therapy during pregnancy
December 1, 2015 — Paige Williams, senior lecturer on biostatistics at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, studies the health and development of children whose HIV-infected mothers took antiretroviral (ARV) drugs during pregnancy. In a study published…
Panel calls for reform of global public health system in wake of Ebola epidemic
A new report by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and colleagues criticizes the World Health Organization’s leadership during the 2014-15 Ebola outbreak in West Africa and offers recommendations to strengthen public health systems and…
Air pollution and cardiovascular disease: increased risk for women with diabetes
Nationwide study of women reveals that those with diabetes are most susceptible to the adverse cardiovascular risks posed by exposure to air pollution For immediate release: November 25, 2015 Boston, MA— Air pollution is a major risk factor…
HIV treatment benefiting women more than men in South Africa
A new long-term study in South Africa has found that increased access to effective HIV treatment is boosting life expectancy—but among women more than men. The study, published November 24, 2015 in PLOS Medicine, looked at nearly 100,000…
Targeting drug-resistant infections
November 25, 2015 -- Last week, Chinese and British scientists reported finding a strain of E. coli resistant to a last-resort antibiotic called colistin—and that this resistance can be transferred to other bacteria. Harvard Chan School’s William Hanage, an…
Millions of women severely undernourished in low- and middle-income countries
For immediate release: November 24, 2015 Boston/Toronto – More than 18 million women in low- and middle-income countries around the world are severely undernourished, according to the first global estimate published in a new study from St. Michael’s…
Obesity rates up in adults, stable in youth
The rate of obesity in U.S. adults continues to rise while the rate for youth has leveled off, according to a new report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on November 11, 2015. The new…
Stopping tuberculosis
October 2015 – Rifat Atun, professor of global health systems, calls for a “biosocial” approach to fighting tuberculosis that incorporates interventions in areas such as nutrition, urban planning, occupational health, addiction recovery, and mental health services. View the press…
