Using mammography to screen women for breast cancer may be less effective in reducing death rates than previously estimated
For immediate release: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 Boston, MA -- A new study led by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers has found that a breast cancer screening program in Norway, which made mammographic screening available to…
Global health: Flood illuminates the struggles of Pakistan's women
September 22, 2010 -- The scene that confronted Nabeel Zafar, MPH ’10, in southern Pakistan’s flood-ravaged Khairpur district was devastating. While visiting displaced persons camps on a medical aid mission, he and his fellow physicians found hundreds of…
Rebuilding shattered lives
[Fall 2010] When an earthquake struck in Chile, HSPH alum Karen Anderson and the community health group she founded were the first on the scene—and they’re still there. At 3:34 a.m. on February 27, 2010, an 8.8 magnitude…
Shifting protein sources away from red meats may reduce risk of heart disease in women
For immediate release: Monday, August 16, 2010 Boston, MA – Eating protein-rich foods other than red meat could play an important role in lowering the risk of heart disease. In a new study, researchers from the Harvard School…
Report proposes new research agenda on pregnancy intentions of HIV-positive women in resource-limited settings
Stronger Evidence Base Needed for Researchers, Program Implementers, Policymakers and Advocates For immediate release: Tuesday, July 14, 2010 Boston, Massachusetts – A report issued by the Program on International Health and Human Rights at the Harvard School of…
Bicycling, brisk walking help women control weight
Researchers Call for More Bike-Friendly Environments to Combat Obesity For immediate release: Monday, June 28, 2010 Boston, MA— Premenopausal women who make even small increases in the amount of time they spend bicycling or walking briskly every day decrease…
AIDS drug combinations given to pregnant women block 99 percent of HIV transmission to breastfed babies
Findings in Botswana Study Suggest Women Taking Antiretroviral Drug Combinations Can Breastfeed Safely For immediate release: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 Boston, MA — An international clinical trial led by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)…
Changing the cycle of family abuse in India and South Asia
[ Spring/Summer 2010 ] Child Brides, Child Mothers, Child Victims It’s a tale of two siblings that plays out hundreds of thousands of times every year in rural India. While her older brother completes his education and is…
Dean's message: Research to knowledge to action
[ Spring/Summer 2010 ] When I became Dean of the Harvard School of Public Health, in January 2009, one of my key priorities was to translate knowledge into effective policies and actions that improve the health of populations. To make…
A women and health agenda: It's time
[ Spring/Summer 2010 ] by Julio Frenk, Dean, Harvard School of Public Health In today’s global health agenda, women’s experiences—from birth to death and in all their diversity—deserve to occupy center stage. Why? Because at the most basic level, we are…
