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A recently conducted study assessed the current levels of engagement by businesses in a corporate Culture of Health.
Baseball players live longer than football players, average men
Major league baseball players tend to live about 24% longer than the average American man.
William Mair receives 2019 Armen H. Tashjian Jr. Award
May 15, 2019—William Mair, associate professor of genetics and complex diseases at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, is the 2019 recipient of the Armen H. Tashjian Jr. Award for Excellence in Endocrine Research. Brendan Manning, professor…
Nurses’ Health Study 3 ramps up its recruiting efforts
May 10, 2019 – As nurses in the U.S. celebrate National Nurses Week (May 6-12, 2019), Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health researchers want them to know that they can contribute valuable information to improve the health…
Opinion: Clinicians and public health experts should focus on flourishing
Clinicians and public health practitioners should start considering the concept of flourishing when examining patients and assessing population-level health trends, according to a new Viewpoint article in JAMA co-authored by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Tyler…
Dementia rates may be falling by 15% per decade
Although the number of people living with dementia is expected to rise as the world’s population ages, dementia incidence rates appear to be falling, driven by healthier lifestyles that are improving cardiovascular health, according to new research. Albert…
Marijuana smoking linked with higher sperm concentrations
For immediate release: February 5, 2019 Boston, MA – Men who have smoked marijuana at some point in their life had significantly higher concentrations of sperm when compared with men who have never smoked marijuana, according to new research…
No clear evidence for health benefits from tea
While tea is a low-calorie beverage (if drunk without cream and sugar), there is no definitive evidence that it has greater health benefits.
Is traffic a public health problem?
Sitting in traffic isn’t only frustrating, it may be associated with myriad public health problems, ranging from increases in domestic violence to respiratory problems caused by long-term exposure to vehicle exhaust, according to a range of research. In…
Swapping sweeteners in drinks may help some reduce disease risk—but water is better
For people who consume high amounts of sugar, switching to non-sugar sweeteners, particularly in drinks, may help reduce cardiometabolic risk (chances of having diabetes, heart disease, or stroke)--but the ultimate goal should be to switch to water or…