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Opinion: Carney Hospital, a key Boston safety net hospital, must remain open
The imminent closure of Steward Health Care-owned Carney Hospital threatens to widen Boston’s already dramatic health inequities, writes Harvard Chan School’s Alecia McGregor.
Racial, economic injustice may accelerate epigenetic aging
Nancy Krieger, professor of social epidemiology, discusses her most recent study about epigenetic aging and early life and adult exposure to racial, economic, and environmental injustice.
Environmental justice boot camp offers training on solutions-driven research
At a boot camp held August 15–16 at Harvard Chan School, around 60 environmental health scientists gathered both on campus and online to learn about methods and approaches for studying environmental health disparities.
Building solidarity to face global injustice
The Roma Program at Harvard’s François-Xavier Bagnoud (FXB) Center for Health and Human Rights, based at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, marked International Roma Day (April 8) with its 12th annual conference.
Improved future pandemic responses hinge on more government involvement, experts say
Increased government oversight of public health research, disease surveillance, and policy is critical to saving lives and promoting equity during future pandemics, according to Harvard Chan School faculty.
‘I’m going to fix everyone’
Despite his challenging start in rural Jamaica, James Frater, MPH ’24, overcame enormous obstacles to achieve his lifelong goal of becoming a doctor. He then helped others dream big.
Reckoning with racist history at New England Journal of Medicine
The New England Journal of Medicine has begun to take a hard look at its history of racism and complicity in slavery.
Senior physicians may care for fewer patients with Medicaid and from racial/ethnic minorities than junior physicians
Senior physicians may avoid seeing racial minorities and lower paying Medicaid-insured patients compared to junior physicians in the same practice, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Maternity ward closures exacerbating health disparities
Obstetric units are closing at a growing number of hospitals across the U.S. As a result, many patients are being forced to travel farther to give birth and receive prenatal and postpartum care.
Helping parents talk to children about racism
When Kimberly Narain, MPH ’11, couldn’t find a book to help her talk to her daughter about the tumultuous events of 2020, she decided to write one.
