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Boston declares health emergency amid U.S. flu outbreak
Coverage in Reuters, January 9, 2013, quoting HSPH's Bill Hanage
Using cell phone data to curb the spread of malaria
For immediate release: Thursday, October 11, 2012 Boston, MA — New research that combines cell phone data from 15 million people in Kenya with detailed information on the regional incidence of malaria has revealed, on the largest scale…
La Niña weather patterns linked to flu pandemics
A new study co-authored by HSPH’s Marc Lipsitch links the four most recent influenza pandemics (1918, 1957, 1968, and 2009) to the weather pattern known as La Niña. During these periods, the surface temperature in the equatorial Pacific…
End to 30-year war against AIDS in sight
Boston, MA -- Thirty years, 30 million deaths and 60 million infections after HIV appeared, medical researchers now have the tools to halt the deadly epidemic. "We have the weapons to win the war against AIDS," says [[Richard…
Dean's message: A broader view of global security
[ Fall 2011 ] The year 2001 saw not only the horrors of 9/11 and the anthrax attacks, but also the establishment of the UN Commission on Human Security. In its report to the General Assembly, the commission…
AIDS at 30: Hard lessons and hope
[ Spring/Summer 2011 ] Thirty years after the first official reports about HIV/AIDS, we look back on the human devastation and forward to a changed social landscape. The infection has killed more people so far than has any…
Employers took many measures to protect employees and avoid business impact of H1N1 flu outbreak
For immediate release: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 Boston, MA – In response to the H1N1 flu, most employees at U.S. businesses say their company took measures to protect them from illness, such as encouraging sick employees to stay home,…
AIDS drug combinations given to pregnant women block 99 percent of HIV transmission to breastfed babies
Findings in Botswana Study Suggest Women Taking Antiretroviral Drug Combinations Can Breastfeed Safely For immediate release: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 Boston, MA — An international clinical trial led by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)…
Review of H1N1 polls shows key reasons most Americans skipped vaccine were worries about its safety and lack of concern about illness
Public Health Communications Led Many to Change Other Health Behaviors as a Way of Protecting Themselves During Outbreak For immediate release: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 Boston, MA— A comprehensive review of 20 national opinion polls, including 8 by…
Poll finds three quarters of parents who tried to get H1N1 vaccine for their children have gotten it
More than a third of parents overall do not expect to get H1N1 vaccine for kids; concerns about safety the major factor For immediate release: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 Boston, MA – A new poll by researchers at…