Women’s contribution to health care nearly 5% of global GDP
A groundbreaking new report on women and health has found that women are contributing roughly $3 trillion to global health care, but that nearly half of this work—2.35% of global GDP—is unpaid and unrecognized. The June 5, 2015…
Single mothers may face poorer health
Single mothers may be more likely to have health problems as they reach older age than women who are married, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Researchers looked at data…
A link between paid maternity leave and mental health
May 13, 2015 — Paid maternity leave following the birth of a first child appears to have positive benefits on women’s mental health later in life, according to a study published May 2015 in Social Science & Medicine…
Screening tool helps identify sexually exploited children
It can be challenging for health care providers to identify young victims of sexual trafficking due to its hidden nature, poor understanding by law enforcement and other service providers, and psychological factors experienced by victims. But a new…
Advertising’s toxic effect on eating and body image
March 18, 2015 — People often claim to ignore advertisements, but the messages are getting through on a subconscious level, pioneering author and ad critic Jean Kilbourne told an audience at Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public…
In memoriam: Rose Epstein Frisch, expert in women’s fertility
February 13, 2015 -- Rose Epstein Frisch, an associate professor emerita of population sciences at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and a pioneer in elucidating the biological mechanisms of fertility and cancer in women, died…
Healthy diet associated with lower risk of type 2 diabetes in minority women
For immediate release: January 15, 2015 As minority women are at higher absolute risk for type 2 diabetes, benefit of healthy diet may be greater compared with white women Boston, MA – Consuming a healthy diet was associated…
PTSD doubles diabetes risk in women
For immediate release: January 7, 2015 Boston, MA — Women with post-traumatic stress disorder are nearly twice as likely to develop type 2 diabetes compared with women who don’t have PTSD, according to researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of…
Boosting comprehensive women’s health care in Sub-Saharan Africa
December 1, 2014 -- To stem the spread of HIV among women in Sub-Saharan Africa and to boost their overall health and the health of their families, it’s crucial to improve not just HIV care but also reproductive…
Overall risk of birth defects appears low for women taking antiretrovirals during early pregnancy
For immediate release: Monday, November 10, 2014 Boston, MA – Among pregnant women infected with HIV, the use of antiretroviral (ARV) medications early in pregnancy to treat their HIV or to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV does not…
