A group of medical and nutrition experts recommended 36 competencies to address concern that many U.S. physicians are not trained to advise patients about nutrition and food choices.
Higher exposure to fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) during infancy was associated with lower economic earnings in adulthood, according to a new study.
More than half the global population consumes inadequate levels of several vitamins and minerals critical to human health, according to a new study by Harvard Chan School, UC Santa Barbara, and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition.
Higher intake of heme iron, the type found in red meat and other animal products—as opposed to non-heme iron, found mostly in plant-based foods—was associated with a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes in a new study led by researchers at Harvard Chan School.
Older women who scored highest in an assessment measuring gratitude had a 9% lower risk of death, according to a new Harvard Chan School study.
According to a new Harvard Chan School survey, nearly half of those who were disenrolled from Medicaid reported being uninsured in late 2023.
A new study from Harvard Chan School, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, and University of Rochester creates a framework for clearer guidance on how to safely consume fish during pregnancy.
Brigham, Broad, and Harvard Chan School researchers found that specific species and strains of bacteria were linked to changes in the functioning of the gut microbiome and a person’s risk of type 2 diabetes.
In a Harvard Chan School study of loneliness and stroke risk, older adults who experienced chronic loneliness had a 56% higher risk of stroke than those who consistently reported not being lonely.
A majority of Americans say that several key policies to stop the spread of COVID-19 were generally a good idea in hindsight, according to a new national poll by Harvard Chan School and the de Beaumont Foundation. The poll also found, however, that views varied across policies, and many say the policies had negative impacts.