Tag: Elizabeth Frates

  • Nation & World

    Take it from the experts, a pet can change your life

    The health benefits of animal companions have been supported by science but not society, with the disadvantaged facing similar barriers to pet ownership as they do in securing proper healthcare, experts said at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health on Monday.

    3 minutes
    Megan Mueller, Tufts Professor from the Tufts Vet School, left, and HMS Professor Beth Frates
  • Nation & World

    A winter wellness workout

    Dozens of Harvard undergraduates started the year with a new emphasis on wellness, thanks to the Optimal Health program. With presentations from a lifestyle medicine consultant, a nutritionist, a personal trainer, a sleep specialist, and a stress manager, Optimal Health emphasized prevention and fitness.

    6 minutes