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Launched in 2021, CAUSALab brings together 14 epidemiology faculty members across multiple universities to collaborate on applying causal inference methods to compare the effectiveness and safety of health and policy interventions in a broad range of areas.
Reducing the risks of alcohol
The harmful effects of alcohol can be potentially lowered by prioritizing healthy habits, according to experts.
Adherence to a Mediterranean lifestyle associated with lower risk of all-cause and cancer mortality
People who adhere to a Mediterranean lifestyle—which includes a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains; healthy eating habits like limiting added salts and sugars; and habits promoting adequate rest, physical activity, and socialization—have a lower risk…
Assessing football players’ health beyond neurodegenerative disease
At a Harvard Chan School seminar, Marc Weisskopf shared his research about head injuries in National Football League players, highlighting the players’ risk of cardiovascular disease, as well as conditions other than neurodegenerative disease that can lead to…
FACETS program steers undergrads toward public health careers
The Fostering Advancement & Careers through Enrichment Training in Science (FACETS) summer program at Harvard Chan School offers rising junior and senior undergraduate students from underrepresented groups around the country a mix of interdisciplinary coursework, hands-on research, and…
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…
