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Close to half of U.S. population projected to have obesity by 2030
For immediate release: Wednesday, December 18, 2019 Boston, MA – About half of the adult U.S. population will have obesity and about a quarter will have severe obesity by 2030, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of…
Excessive rates of antibiotic prescriptions for children in low- and middle-income countries
For immediate release: Friday, December 13, 2019 Boston, MA – Children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are receiving an average of 25 antibiotic prescriptions during their first five years of life, an excessive amount that could harm the children’s ability to fight…
Exploring the societal systems behind health inequities
Racism, sexism, heterosexism, and gender binarism (the idea that there are only two genders) can lead to health inequities. A new paper from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Nancy Krieger offered concepts and methods for characterizing these “isms” and measuring…
Study: Widely used health care algorithm has racial bias
Significant racial bias has been found in an algorithm that helps hospital networks determine which patients may need further care, with whites favored over blacks, a new study found. In an algorithm from the health services company Optum, health costs were used…
Gina McCarthy speaks out during Climate Week
During Climate Week 2019, Gina McCarthy of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health was featured in numerous media outlets discussing the urgency of fighting climate change. McCarthy, EPA administrator under President Obama and now director of the Center for Climate, Health,…
‘Epidemiology that matters’
Sandro Galea, dean and Robert A. Knox Professor at Boston University School of Public Health, outlined for a Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health audience what he sees as the current state of the epidemiology field, and challenged students in the…
The deadly effects of social inequality
Renowned epidemiologist Michael Marmot delivered the 169th Cutter Lecture on Preventative Medicine.
Helping young black men move past histories of trauma and violence
John Rich, MPH ’90, gave this year's Yerby Diversity Lecture in Public Health.
How can HIV transmission be halted in the U.S.? Here are some ways.
A newly announced U.S. commitment to end the spread of HIV in the U.S. by the year 2030 is achievable, thanks to prevention and treatment tools widely available today, according to a JAMA viewpoint article co-authored by Ashish Jha of Harvard T.H.…
Why black women face a high risk of pregnancy complications
Black women are three to four times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than white women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—and a big reason for the disparity may be racism, say experts. “It’s basically a public health…