For immediate release: June 10, 2019 Boston, MA – A worldwide effort to lower people’s blood pressure, cut their sodium intake, and eliminate trans fat … Continue reading “Three public health interventions could prevent 94 million premature deaths”
For immediate release: June 7, 2019 Boston, MA – Total costs of care are similar or somewhat lower among teaching hospitals compared to non-teaching hospitals … Continue reading “Total costs of care similar or lower at teaching hospitals compared to non-teaching hospitals among Medicare beneficiaries”
Consumption of dietary supplements sold for weight loss, muscle building, and energy was associated with increased risk for severe medical events in children and young adults compared to consumption of vitamins.
For immediate release: June 3, 2019 Boston, MA – Buprenorphine-naloxone (buprenorphine), a highly effective, evidence-based treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD), is difficult to … Continue reading “Significant barriers to care for patients seeking medication for opioid use”
For immediate release: May 29, 2019 Boston, MA – A new study led by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the … Continue reading “New findings from Human Microbiome Project reveal how microbiome is disrupted during inflammatory bowel disease”
For immediate release: April 24, 2019 Boston, MA – Consumption of propionate, a food ingredient that’s widely used in baked goods, animal feeds, and artificial … Continue reading “Could a popular food ingredient raise the risk for diabetes and obesity?”
For immediate release: April 24, 2019 Boston, MA – Popular electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) products sold in the U.S. were contaminated with bacterial and fungal toxins, … Continue reading “Microbial contaminants found in popular e-cigarettes”
Study is first meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials to look at health effects of red meat in diet by swapping it for other types … Continue reading “Substituting healthy plant proteins for red meat lowers risk for heart disease”
For immediate release: April 4, 2019 New research led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has identified numerous genes that influence how … Continue reading “Fats, stress, death: Uncovering the toxic effects of saturated fatty acids on cells”
For immediate release: March 18, 2019 The more sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) people consumed, the greater their risk of premature death—particularly death from cardiovascular disease, … Continue reading “Higher consumption of sugary beverages linked with increased risk of mortality”
