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Op-ed: In India, population policy needs to go beyond the numbers alone
With a population of 1.37 billion and counting, India is poised to top China as the world’s most populous country by 2027. This poses policy, economic, and environmental challenges that the government will need to address. In an…
Renewal of NIEHS grant paves way for new research on how complex environmental exposures affect health
August 8, 2019 – With the renewal of a major federal grant, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s NIEHS Center for Environmental Health will focus on a broad new objective—the exploration of how a wide variety of…
Could midwives, doulas help reduce maternal deaths in U.S.?
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Could the Trump presidency be making Latinos sick?
Researchers have found correlations between the election of Donald Trump and worsening health in the U.S.—especially among Latinos. A new study found a connection between the 2016 presidential election and an increase in preterm births among Latina women…
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It may be possible to reduce unnecessary cesarean sections by using a tool as simple as a white board in labor and delivery rooms. A June 5, 2019 New York Times article outlined efforts to curb the high…
More paid leave for fathers could improve mothers’ postpartum health
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Women are America's 'supermajority'
In this week’s episode, we share a conversation with Cecile Richards, the former president of Planned Parenthood and one of the founders of Supermajority.
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Plastic products that contain hazardous chemicals linked with serious health problems are starting to be phased out at dollar stores. According to a May 24, 2019 article in National Geographic, one of the largest dollar store chains in…
Contraceptive use varies across sexual orientation groups
A study that looked at contraceptive use across different sexual orientation groups in the U.S. found that lesbian women were less likely than heterosexual women to have ever used any method of contraception. The study also found that…