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Pediatric mental health care treatment needs more often unmet for minorities
Children from racial and ethnic minorities with mental health conditions are less likely to have their treatment needs met than their white counterparts, according to a new Harvard Chan School study.
Senior physicians may care for fewer patients with Medicaid and from racial/ethnic minorities than junior physicians
Senior physicians may avoid seeing racial minorities and lower paying Medicaid-insured patients compared to junior physicians in the same practice, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Maternity ward closures exacerbating health disparities
Obstetric units are closing at a growing number of hospitals across the U.S. As a result, many patients are being forced to travel farther to give birth and receive prenatal and postpartum care.
U.S. men die nearly six years before women, as life expectancy gap widens
New research from Harvard Chan School and UC San Francisco shows that the life expectancy of American women is now 5.8 years longer than that of American men—a trend researchers say is driven by the COVID-19 pandemic and…
Helping parents talk to children about racism
When Kimberly Narain, MPH ’11, couldn’t find a book to help her talk to her daughter about the tumultuous events of 2020, she decided to write one.
Increasing workplace flexibility associated with lower risk of cardiovascular disease
Increasing workplace flexibility may lower employees’ risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a new study led by Harvard Chan School and Penn State University.
Improving diversity in the genomics field
The field of genomics has the exciting potential to improve human health by using an individual’s DNA to predict disease risk, tailor treatments, and more—but because genomics studies to date have overwhelmingly included people with European ancestries, they…
Health equity a ‘necessity,’ says Northwestern’s Clyde Yancy at Hopkins lecture
Northwestern's Clyde Yancy spoke at Harvard Chan School's 2023 Donald Hopkins Lecture about the importance of addressing health inequities.
Sara Bleich, Christian Happi elected to National Academy of Medicine
Two faculty members from Harvard Chan School—Sara Bleich and Christian Happi—have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine.
Microplastics may disproportionately harm vulnerable communities
Harvard Chan School research scientist Mary Johnson says that vulnerable communities are particularly impacted by microplastics.
