Roger Goodell speaks to packed HSPH audience about player safety in both NFL and youth sports
November 2012 -- Roger Goodell, Commissioner of the National Football League, spoke about player safety in both the NFL and youth sports at The Dean’s Distinguished Lecture. Below is a short video that captures some of the highlights…
4 tips for preventing neck strain when using a tablet computer
Interview in the Harvard Health Letter, October 15, 2012, with HSPH's Jack Dennerlein
HSPH researcher studies best ways to prevent auto-pedestrian crashes
December 7, 2011 — When people get hit by cars, what’s the biggest reason? Is it because people don’t pay enough attention when they cross the street? Because cars go too fast? Because people are driving drunk? Such…
A neurosurgeon returns to Louisiana focused on public health
October 12, 2011 -- Anil Nanda did not really need to seek a master’s degree in public health. He’s quite accomplished in his field already; Nanda is chief of neurosurgery at Shreveport’s Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, an…
New IOM report finds that protein and calories may help lessen effects of traumatic brain injury
A new report by the Institute of Medicine’s committee on Nutrition, Trauma, and the Brain supports the potential role of nutrition in protecting against traumatic brain injury (TBI) and treating its effects. HSPH Research Scientist Xiang Gao, also…
National public health week 2011: Live injury-free
April 5, 2011 -- Each year since 1995, National Public Health Week has been celebrated during the first week in April. Organized by the American Public Health Association (APHA), the national campaign aims to raise awareness about public health topics among…
Guns and suicide: A fatal link
[ Spring 2008 ] In the United States, suicides outnumber homicides almost two to one. Perhaps the real tragedy behind suicide deaths—about 30,000 a year, one for every 45 attempts—is that so many could be prevented. Research shows that whether…