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Albina du Boisrouvray receives France’s highest honor
Countess Albina du Boisrouvray, founder of the François-Xavier Bagnoud (FXB) Center for Health & Human Rights, located at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, recently was awarded the honor of Officier de la Légion d’honneur, France’s highest…
Addressing key questions about HIV
Pedro Lamothe-Molina, PhD ’17, is an HIV researcher, aspiring physician-scientist, and an accomplished triathlete. He's also one of the hundreds of future public health leaders who will graduate from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health on May…
Statisticians lend critical expertise to infectious disease research
April 27, 2017 — A positive HIV test result was once a near-certain death sentence, with more than 75% of people infected with the virus in the 1980s dying from AIDS. Today, HIV can be managed with antiretroviral…
Adhering to treatment during adolescence keeps HIV-positive youth on healthier track
American youth infected with HIV since around birth who take their medications and follow their treatment plan during adolescence and young adulthood are less likely to develop serious health problems than those with poor control of the disease,…
Educating kids in rural South Africa helps keep their parents alive
The more years of formal schooling children in rural South Africa have, the better their parents’ life expectancy, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Researchers followed more than 17,000 parents in…
Opioid-HIV connection a troubling trend
December 22, 2016 — Opioid abuse has become a major public health problem in the U.S. According to the Centers for Diseases Control (CDC), overdose deaths involving prescription opioids increased to about 19,000 deaths in 2014, more than…
Involving youth in the design of public health programs
December 20, 2016—The online character Juliet, a middle-aged nurse, was intended to be a comforting presence on a website for Rwandan adolescent girls seeking information about reproductive health. But when a team of alumni and students from Harvard…
Among youth born with HIV, those recently exposed to violence may have poorer clinical outcomes
Exposure to community violence may put the health of youth born with HIV infection at risk, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health researchers. They found that children and youth with…
The dangers of excess weight
In this week's episode: The new study refuting the so-called "obesity paradox," plus the world gathers to formulate a response to the HIV epidemic, and why light pollution could make spring arrive earlier.
Startup targets HIV drug resistance in developing countries
June 15, 2016— A low-cost test for HIV drug resistance developed at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health could help clinicians in developing countries more quickly determine the best antiretroviral (ARV) drug for their patients. The researchers behind…
