Tag: Harvard School of Public Health

  • Nation & World

    The EPA at 40

    EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson said that strong Republican gains in November’s election do not mean there is a public mandate to roll back EPA protections.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Keeping HIV out of the cradle

    A Harvard School of Public Health AIDS Initiative trial that gave HIV-positive mothers in Botswana antiretroviral drugs during the months after birth showed a dramatic reduction in the transmission of the virus from mothers to breast-fed babies.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    HSPH professor awarded for diabetes research

    Columbia University Medical Center presented the 2010 Naomi Berrie Award to Gökhan S. Hotamisligil, the James Stevens Simmons Professor of Genetics and Metabolism and the chair of the Department of Genetics and Complex Diseases at the Harvard School of Public Health.

    1 minute
  • Nation & World

    You are where you live

    A Harvard School of Public Health associate professor examines the link between health and neighborhoods to see whether people’s residential landscapes matter.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Probing the golden years

    In an aging society, Harvard researchers are plumbing the depths of what it means to have a larger proportion of the population elderly — and figuring out how to keep them healthy.

    10 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Heavy smoking in pregnancy linked to crime in offspring

    Mothers who puff a pack a day or more while pregnant run a 30-percent higher risk of having kids who become criminal offenders, according to a study published Tuesday…

    1 minute
  • Nation & World

    Hope for AIDS vaccine?

    Progress on several fronts has raised optimism about the possibility of achieving an effective AIDS vaccine in the coming years, a speaker at the Harvard School of Public Health said Tuesday (Nov. 9).

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    The rise of chronic disease

    Heart disease, diabetes, and other chronic diseases are becoming enormous problems in the developing world and need more attention even as the challenge of fighting infectious diseases like AIDS shows no sign of abating, according to Institute of Medicine President Harvey Fineberg.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Tracking nanoparticles

    Using a real-time imaging system, scientists have tracked a group of near-infrared fluorescent nanoparticles from the airspaces of the lungs into the body and out again, providing a description of the characteristics and behavior of the particles that could be used in developing therapeutic agents to treat pulmonary disease.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Where surgery is lacking

    Authorities on global health and surgery gathered Nov. 5 to discuss how to address the lack of trained surgeons and adequate operating rooms in developing nations.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    The looming water shortage

    The head of Nestlé explored ways to address a looming worldwide water crisis during a discussion at the Harvard Kennedy School.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Getting fresh with Mollie

    Iconic cookbook author Mollie Katzen brings food lessons to Harvard: Slow down, eat mostly plants, and cook at home.

    7 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Be skinny, be strong, be loved — be fooled

    Joshua Sharfstein, the Food and Drug Administration’s principal deputy commissioner, talked about tobacco control and the agency’s role in keeping Americans healthy.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Bright ideas

    Harvard authorities across many fields offer their ideas on how to get the nation’s lagging economy back on track.

    13 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Challenge of finding a cure

    A large, multidisciplinary panel has recently selected 12 pioneering ideas for attacking type 1 diabetes, ideas selected through a crowdsourcing experiment called the “Challenge,” in which all members of the Harvard community, as well as members of the general public, were invited to answer the question: What do we not know to cure type 1…

    12 minutes
  • Nation & World

    High marks for doctoral programs

    A national group rates Harvard’s doctoral programs highly in a sweeping new report.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Takemi Fellows take Harvard, tackle international health

    The Takemi Program in International Health at the Harvard School of Public Health announced the names of its incoming research fellows.

    1 minute
  • Nation & World

    Health reform alone may not increase access to physicians or reduce healthcare inequality gaps

    In a new study, Harvard researchers looked at the effects of the 2006 Massachusetts Health Reform and found that the legislation has led to improvements in insurance coverage as well…

    2 minutes
  • Nation & World

    In Pakistan, controlling water is key

    Pakistan’s long-term water security requires institutional renewal and new infrastructure, including new dams, on the Indus River.

    7 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Hard science, soft verse

    Ron Spalletta, whose first poem has just been published, is a clerkship manager at Harvard Medical School.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Health leaders push for better cancer care in developing countries

    Once thought to be a problem primarily in the developed world, cancer is now a leading cause of death and disability in poorer countries. Almost two-thirds of the 7.6 million cancer deaths in the world occur in low- and middle-income countries.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Social ill

    A new study finds link between lack of close ties and heart disease risk, adding to evidence that a person’s social environment can play a big role in health.

    2 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Early action cuts claims, costs

    Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and the University of Michigan analyzed a program of full disclosure and compensation for medical errors and found a decrease in new claims for compensation (including lawsuits) and liability costs.

    2 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Urgent matters

    According to a paper to be published online in the Lancet on Aug. 16, the international community must discard the notion that cancer is a “disease of the rich” and approach it as a global priority.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Conflict of interest policy adopted

    The Harvard Corporation has adopted a University-wide conflict of interest policy, the first time such a policy has been crafted to cover faculty members across the entire campus.

    13 minutes
  • Nation & World

    ‘Test and treat’ won’t stop HIV/AIDS epidemic, study finds

    Implementing a program of universal HIV testing and immediate antiretroviral treatment (ART) for infected individuals could have a major impact on the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Washington, DC, but a new study by led by…

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    More Than Two Billion People Worldwide Lack Access to Surgical Services

    More than two billion people worldwide do not have adequate access to surgical treatment, according to a new study from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). The Harvard researchers…

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Nobel winners and losers

    Author Erling Norrby discusses how the Nobel Prizes for the sciences, while often awarding breakthrough efforts, also can miss pivotal findings that made a difference.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Morning glories

    Pomp and circumstance abound as Harvard celebrates its 359th Commencement.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Tom Harkin presented with HSPH’s Healthy Cup Award

    The Harvard School of Public Health’s Nutrition Round Table recently presented Sen. Tom Harkin from Iowa with the third annual Healthy Cup Award on May 18.

    1 minute