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Frequent religious service attendance linked with decreased mortality risk among women
For immediate release: Monday, May 16, 2016 Boston, MA – Women who attended religious services more than once per week were more than 30% less likely to die during a 16-year-follow-up than women who never attended, according to a study…
This Week in Health: Making the modeling industry safer
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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…
Young adult survivors of childhood cancer report overall health similar to middle-aged in general population
Study finds presence or absence of chronic conditions key to health-related quality of life For immediate release: Thursday, April 21, 2016 Boston, MA – Do survivors of childhood cancer return to normal health as they grow up? According…
Improving health among homeless people
April 20, 2016 – During the decade she spent as a physician assistant at Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, Jill Roncarati saw, up close and personal, the ravages people suffered when they had no place to live.…
Aspirin may protect against cancer risk
Regular use of aspirin appears to reduce overall cancer risk and is particularly protective against colorectal and other gastrointestinal cancers, according to a new study by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health researchers and colleagues. The study…
Fewer moles may not mean less melanoma risk
Having a few abnormal looking moles may be a better indicator of melanoma risk than having a large number of moles, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health researcher Alan Geller.…
Laurie Glimcher named new head of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Laurie Glimcher, formerly the Irene Heinz Given Professor of Immunology at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, has been named the next president and CEO of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Glimcher, who has served as dean of Weill Cornell…
Male pattern baldness may increase risk of colon cancer
A new first-of-its-kind study has found a link between certain types of male pattern baldness and increased risk of colorectal polyps. Such polyps can be precursors to colorectal cancer. In men with frontal baldness (a receding hairline) and…
Can volunteering lead to better health?
January 5, 2016 — Eric Kim, a research fellow in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, recently led the first study to look at a possible link between volunteering…
