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This award recognizes Alberto Ascherio’s work establishing Epstein-Barr virus infection as the leading cause of MS.

Exposure to fine particulate air pollution from wildfire smoke was associated with increased visits to emergency departments for mental health conditions, according to a new study led by researchers at Harvard Chan School.

Widespread layoffs this week by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services included employees at federal health agencies responsible for communicating with the public, a move that is likely to harm public health, according to experts.

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Xihong Lin and K. Vish Viswanath have been recognized for scientific excellence and service.

Firefighters who fought urban blazes during the January wildfires in Los Angeles County had significantly higher levels of mercury and lead in their blood than firefighters who tackled past blazes in less-populated areas, according to preliminary findings from a consortium of researchers conducting a long-term study of the fires’ health impacts.

The Thich Nhat Hanh Center for Mindfulness in Public Health’s symposium focused on the power of social connectivity for making change.

Diane Paulus, the Tony Award-winning Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director of the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University, discussed the power of theater to illuminate critical public health…

Stress due to the current U.S. political climate is leading more individuals in Massachusetts to seek mental health help, according to experts.

Sarah Fortune, chair of the Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases at Harvard Chan School, says that funding research is vital to scientific advancement.

For decades, a regulatory loophole in the U.S. has allowed food companies to use ingredients—including artificial dyes—that have not been reviewed for safety. But there’s a move afoot to close that loophole, which could help protect public health, according to experts.