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Stricter federal guidelines on ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water pose challenges

Philippe Grandjean discusses the EPA's updated health advisories for two toxic compounds, PFOS and PFOA, that are found in drinking water across the U.S.

Adverse events rare with both Moderna, Pfizer vaccines

Both the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines for COVID-19 are very safe and strongly recommended, according to a new study.

‘Ebola hunter’ Jean-Jacques Muyembe receives Harvard honorary degree

Jean-Jacques Muyembe, a Congolese microbiologist who leads public health emergency responses in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), including for COVID-19, is one of Harvard University’s honorary degree recipients for 2022.

Perspective: Tobacco messaging holds lessons for COVID-19 vaccine campaigns

Public health campaigns to reach individuals undecided about COVID-19 vaccination can model their strategies on successful messaging about tobacco, according to Harvard Chan School experts.

Masking on planes is ‘good public health sense,’ says expert

Although on April 18th a judge tossed out the federal requirement for masking on airplanes and other forms of transportation, many experts recommend continuing to mask up while flying to protect against the coronavirus.

A hematologist’s challenges during COVID

Shifting advice about the safety of the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID vaccine in 2021 put hematologists in Australia “into a dizzying spin,” according to an article by Edward Cliff, MPH ’22.

Both rich and poor countries saw essential health services decline during COVID

Many essential health services—including cancer and tuberculosis screenings, HIV testing, maternal health services, and child vaccinations—declined during the COVID-19 pandemic in poor and rich countries alike around the globe, according to a new study co-authored by Harvard Chan…