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Keeping people safe from extreme heat
With millions of Americans facing day after day of temperatures well above 100 degrees, experts from Harvard Chan C-CHANGE are speaking out about ways to mitigate the dangerous health effects of extreme heat.
Is cottage cheese healthy?
While a recent trend on social media touts cottage cheese as a healthy food, people should be aware that it may contain high levels of sodium and fat, according to experts at Harvard Chan School.
Opinion: Carbon capture does not address health impacts of fossil fuels
One method of fighting climate change is to capture carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of fossil fuels at industrial facilities. But this method doesn’t address the health-harming air pollution produced throughout the oil and gas production process,…
Gut microbiome of pets reveals insights for human health
Curtis Huttenhower studies the role that the microbiome plays in health and disease, most often focusing on the human gut—but recently his research has expanded into pets, including dogs and cats.
Q&A: An air pollution expert on the dangers of wildfire smoke
Francesca Dominici—an expert on the short- and long-term health impacts linked with exposure to air pollution, and especially to wildfire smoke—answers questions about the smoke from Canadian wildfires that blanketed a large swath of the East Coast in…
Wildfire smoke from Canada poses health risks on East Coast
Wildfire smoke blowing from Canada to the East Coast could have a range of negative health effects, according to experts at Harvard Chan School.
Decade-long research project that explores aging in South Africa receives NIH/NIA funding for additional waves and national expansion, with a special emphasis on cognitive health
Researchers from the Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies, Harvard Chan School, the University of the Witwatersrand, and the University of Cape Town have been awarded $27 million from the National Institute on Aging to further their…
Exposure to PFAS associated with increased blood lipids, possible CVD risk
Increased exposure to certain types of PFAS is associated with increased blood lipid levels in adults, according to a new study led by Harvard Chan School.
Communities of color disproportionately exposed to PFAS pollution in drinking water
People who live in communities with higher proportions of Black and Hispanic/Latino residents are more likely to be exposed to harmful levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in their water supplies than people living in other communities,…
Hackathon seeks digital solutions to health system challenges in Latin America, Caribbean
More than 700 hackathon participants proposed technologies to build high-value health systems—which provide cost-effective care that prioritizes patients’ quality of life.
