Exposure to low concentrations of air pollution, even at levels permitted under federal regulations, may be causing tens of thousands of early deaths each year among elderly people and other vulnerable groups in the U.S., according to a large national study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) has named Flaminia Catteruccia, professor of immunology and infectious diseases at Harvard Chan School, as one of 33 new HHMI investigators.
Some 166 million micronutrient deficiencies could be averted by 2030 if the global production of marine and freshwater foods is increased by 15.5 million tons (8%), according to a new study led by Harvard Chan School researchers.
The “Work Design for Health” framework—developed by Harvard Chan School and MIT Sloan School of Management—maps how to create work environments that foster worker health and well-being.
The air quality within an office can have significant impacts on employees’ cognitive function, including response times and ability to focus, and it may also affect their productivity, according to new research led by Harvard Chan School.
Thousands of COVID-19 cases and deaths in California, Oregon, and Washington between March and December 2020 may be attributable to increases in fine particulate air pollution from wildfire smoke.
A new series of studies finds that disruptions from COVID-19 may have serious consequences for nutrition and health and exacerbate existing inequities in sub-Saharan Africa.
Methodology from genome-wide association studies accurately flags more deadly SARS-CoV-2 variant
Monitoring epidemics is essential for understanding how well public health interventions are working and where to distribute extra resources.
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