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Global burden of mental illness underestimated
The disability and mortality that results from mental illness around the world is underestimated by more than a third, according to researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and King’s College London. In an article in…
U.S. firearm death rate ten times higher than other high-income countries
When compared with people living in 22 other high-income nations, Americans are ten times more likely to be killed by a gun, according to a new study by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and…
Gun violence addressed in reddit ‘AMA’
There’s been a heightened focus on gun violence in the U.S. On January 5, 2016, President Barack Obama announced new executive actions to reduce the number of mass shootings, suicides, and killings. On January 7, he held a…
Moderate coffee drinking may lower risk of premature death
For immediate release: November 16, 2015 Boston, MA – People who drink about three to five cups of coffee a day may be less likely to die prematurely from some illnesses than those who don’t drink or drink…
States with tighter gun laws have fewer armed youth on the streets
When states have strict gun laws, teens are less likely to carry guns on the streets, according to a new study by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Boston University researchers. The authors also found youth…
Paper showing link between firearm ownership and suicide rates wins award
A paper by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has been awarded the Jess Kraus Award in Injury Epidemiology. The annual award, announced June 9, 2015, recognizes the “paper of the year” chosen by Injury…
Scientists agree: Guns don’t make society safer
Scientists who conduct research on gun violence overwhelmingly agree that firearms make society more dangerous, according to a recent poll conducted by David Hemenway of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Hemenway, an expert on the public…
Helping doctors talk to patients about guns
Doctors don’t have good ways to talk to their patients about guns—and that’s why an upcoming conference aimed at helping them do so is important, according to David Hemenway, director of the Harvard Injury Control Research Center. Hemenway…
Campaign to reduce firearm suicide wins support among NH firearm retailers
For immediate release: October 30, 2014 Boston, MA — Nearly half (48%) of firearm retailers in New Hampshire displayed materials from a firearm suicide prevention campaign generated by a coalition of gun owners and public health professionals, according…
Widely used HIV drug linked to higher suicide risk
People infected with HIV whose treatment includes the widely used antiretroviral drug efavirenz appear to have double the risk of suicidal thoughts, attempts, and completion compared to HIV patients not taking the medication, according to a study by Harvard…