For immediate release: Wednesday, June 28, 2017 Boston, MA – A new study of 60 million Americans—about 97% of people age 65 and older … Continue reading “Nationwide study of U.S. seniors strengthens link between air pollution and premature death”
For immediate release: June 27, 2017 Key Takeaways: After a two-year comprehensive effort to reduce childhood obesity in two low-income communities in Massachusetts, the … Continue reading “Community-wide effort to fight childhood obesity shows promise”
For immediate release: Wednesday, June 21, 2017 Boston, MA – There is strong evidence that expanding health insurance increases access to care, improves health … Continue reading “Analysis indicates that insurance expansion improves access to care, health, and survival”
For immediate release: Wednesday, June 7, 2017 Boston, MA – Stress, increased risk for disease, babies born too early, and premature death are among the … Continue reading “Recent presidential election could have negative impact on health”
For immediate release: May 23, 2017 Boston, MA – Consuming moderate amounts of chocolate was associated with significantly lower risk of being diagnosed with … Continue reading “Eating chocolate may decrease risk of irregular heartbeat”
For immediate release: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 Boston, MA – Patients admitted to major teaching hospitals are less likely to die compared with patients admitted … Continue reading “Mortality rates at teaching hospitals lower compared with non-teaching hospitals”
For immediate release: Wednesday, May 17, 2017 Boston, MA – The Affordable Care Act’s health coverage expansions have produced major improvements in medical care and … Continue reading “Medical care, health have improved for low-income adults under ACA”
Republicans internally divided about path forward For immediate release: April 27, 2017 Boston, MA –According to a new POLITICO/Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public … Continue reading “Poll: Americans divided over what Congress should do about Obamacare”
Republicans and Democrats differ widely on most questions For immediate release: April 26, 2017 Boston, MA – According to a new POLITICO/Harvard T.H. Chan … Continue reading “Poll: Majority of Americans oppose President Trump’s proposed cuts to EPA’s budget, withdrawing from Paris Climate Treaty”
For immediate release: Tuesday, April 25, 2017 Boston, MA – A large new study from the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium provides the first molecular genetic evidence … Continue reading “Study finds first molecular genetic evidence of PTSD heritability”