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Food, Nutrition, Diet

Helping children eat healthier foods

Harvard Chan School’s Erica Kenney discusses how federal grant terminations may impact her research on how to help families, particularly children, eat nutritious foods.

Student reaching for healthy food in cafeteria
Environment & Climate Health

Trump megabill preventing artificial intelligence regulation could harm planet’s climate

U.S. Republicans in Congress are currently working to pass a tax and spending bill that may include a provision banning states from regulating artificial intelligence—a move that could increase the technology’s electricity consumption and worsen climate change, according to experts.

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Environment & Climate Health

Extreme heat worsens air pollution health risks

Rising temperatures due to climate change are exacerbating the health risks of air pollution, experts say.

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Environment & Climate Health

Ticks on the rise: Strategies for preventing disease

Fueled by warming temperatures and wetter climates, tick-borne illnesses such as Lyme disease and babesiosis are becoming more prevalent across the U.S. In this panel discussion, researchers and clinicians discussed…

VideoThe Earth with ticks crawling on it
Preventative Care

Skin cancer prevention expert on the importance of sunscreen

Harvard Chan School’s Alan Geller, a trained nurse and skin cancer prevention researcher, discusses the ins and outs of one of the best tools to protect oneself against skin cancer: sunscreen.

Woman is applying sunscreen on her shoulder before training at the stadium. Closeup of shoulder.
Cancer

Opinion: Artificial intelligence may close the gap in lung cancer control

While lung cancer screening is effective in preventing disease and reducing mortality, racial and socioeconomic disparities in screening access have led to worse outcomes for marginalized groups. Now, experts suggest that artificial intelligence tools may help close that gap.

In the MediaA clinician holds up a lung x-ray. The lungs are marked with red spots.
Social & Behavioral Health

Logan Beyer receives Service Year Alums Award for AmeriCorps work

Building houses proved to be an unexpected but pivotal step on MD-PhD student Logan Beyer’s path to becoming a physician-scientist.

Logan Beyer smiles as she holds a hammer while working on a construction project.
Infectious Diseases

From miasma to COVID-19: Exploring evolving understanding of airborne illnesses

Carl Zimmer discussed the book Air-Borne: The Hidden History of the Life We Breathe at a June 24 Studio event.

Carl Zimmer speaks during the event as Yonatan Grad watches.

Debunking misconceptions about workplace psychological safety

Creating psychological safety in the workplace—an environment where people feel safe to speak up—can help organizations improve employee learning and performance, but misconceptions about the concept can hinder success, according to experts.

In the MediaSilhouettes of people holding a meeting, seated around a table.
Environment & Climate Health

Fire smoke exposure may alter the immune system, even in healthy individuals

A new Harvard Chan School study is the first to examine the specific cellular changes associated with fire smoke exposure, documenting how smoke can damage the body through the immune system.

A view of the spreading flames from the Canyon Fire 2 wildfire in Anaheim Hills and the City of Orange
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