COVID-19 transmission among workers considerable during early outbreaks
For immediate release: May 19, 2020 Boston, MA – Workplace transmission of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 likely played a substantial role in the local spread of the disease during the early stages of the outbreak in six Asian countries,…
Study raises concerns about CTE diagnoses among former NFL players
A survey of nearly 4,000 former NFL players indicates that some former players have received a diagnosis ofchronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, despite the fact that the gold standard for diagnosing the disease is a postmortem exam of…
Getting to know ... MPH student Glen Cheng
February 26, 2020—Attorney and physician Glen Cheng is now earning his MPH as part of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Occupational & Environmental Medicine Residency program. He recently discussed his path to Harvard Chan School, the…
The education of occupational health pioneer Alice Hamilton
Joseph Brain, Cecil K. and Philip Drinker Professor of Environmental Physiology at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, spoke about his new book, The Education of Alice Hamilton.
Op-ed: Celebrating Alice Hamilton, who pioneered national safety standards
At only 5 foot 3 inches, Alice Hamilton may have seemed innocuous in her dark tweeds, but as she sought in the early 20th century to assess the health of workers in factories that produced lead, explosives, coal,…
Professional sports and health
A new study finds that pro football players appear to be at an elevated risk of death compared to pro baseball players. We’ll explore the factors that may be driving this.
High-altitude health
Flight surgeon Christopher Scheibler, MPH ’19, makes sure that Air Force pilots are healthy and that the cockpit environment is safe. He’d like to help make flying safer for everyone else, too. May 31, 2019 – If you…
NFL players die at higher rates than MLB players, but heart risks loom large for both sports
National Football League (NFL) players appear to be at an elevated risk of death compared with Major League Baseball (MLB) players, according to new research led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Harvard Medical School.…
Blockchain survey lets workers anonymously speak out on health and safety
Harvard Chan School’s Sustainability for Health Initiative for NetPositive Enterprise (SHINE) worked with Levi Strauss & Co on a workplace wellness survey using blockchain technology.
At Second Annual Yerby Fellowship Symposium, postdocs present research
March 12, 2019 – The health of particular groups of people—including caregivers for children, patient care workers, and people exposed to chemicals at work—was the focus of the Yerby Postdoctoral Fellows who spoke at a recent symposium at…
