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Mobility aids lined up.

Epidemiologist says COVID-19 may be more infectious than thought

Citing spread on ships and health care facilities, professor suggests moving some nursing home residents out and increasing surveillance

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DateApril 6, 2020

empty subway.

On-again, off-again looks to be best social-distancing option

Chan School coronavirus analysis finds strategy would prevent overwhelming hospitals while building immunity

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DateMarch 27, 2020

People standing in line but keeping their distance.

Will inequality worsen the toll of the pandemic in the U.S.?

Chan’s Bassett warns that responses must include steps to ease the health and economic impacts on the poor

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DateMarch 24, 2020March 25, 2020

An empty Quincy Market in Boston.

‘Worry about 4 weeks from now,’ epidemiologist warns

Harvard’s Lipsitch urges public to ramp up social distancing, increase coronavirus tests

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DateMarch 11, 2020March 11, 2020

Adult and child wearing flu masks.

A big coronavirus mystery: What about the children?

Chan School’s Lipsitch says that and other key questions remain over China’s status, how bad the outbreak eventually will be in the U.S. and elsewhere, and most effective countermeasures

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DateFebruary 27, 2020March 6, 2020

Patients in a makeshift hospital in China.

Coronavirus likely now ‘gathering steam’

Leaky international cordon may mean equivalent of worst flu season in modern times

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DateFebruary 11, 2020March 4, 2020

Coronavirus magnified.

Coronavirus cases hit 17,400 and are likely to surge

Harvard epidemiologist Mina says outbreak more widespread than thought, and uncertainties abound

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DateFebruary 3, 2020March 4, 2020

Juliette Kayyem and Barry Bloom.

As measles cases crack 1,000, a look at what to do

Chan School’s Barry Bloom and Kennedy School's Juliette Kayyem probe underlying issues

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DateJune 11, 2019June 11, 2019

Harvard researchers Patrick Vinck and Phuong Pham are working on reconciling the conflict between trust in institutions and treating Ebola.

Inoculating against misinformation

Despite new vaccine, Ebola responders in Africa must first work on trust

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DateApril 5, 2019April 5, 2019

A panel at the Harvard Chan School discussed new options to reduce the statistic that has 1 in 11 Americans with diabetes. Professor Sara Bleich (third from left) suggested a food policy that would make consumers less dependent on willpower alone. Other panelists included Howard Wolpert (from left), Elizabeth Halprin, and LaShawn McIver.

Hitting diabetes where we eat

Taxes, calorie counts should be part of more aggressive attack against epidemic, experts say

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DateNovember 15, 2017November 15, 2017

The Partners In Health advance Ebola response team visits the Martha Tubman Memorial Hospital in Zwedru, Liberia.

Confronting Ebola

Nonprofits with Harvard ties launch collaboration to fight epidemic

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DateSeptember 30, 2014March 29, 2019

"The disease spreads through very close personal contact, blood and feces," explained Harvard Humanitarian Initiative Director Michael VanRooyen (left).

Understanding Ebola

Harvard’s VanRooyen explains how disease works and how to make headway against it

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DateAugust 13, 2014May 31, 2019

Though being diagnosed with Ebola is often portrayed as tantamount to a death sentence, Harvard research scientist Stephen Gire said tests have shown that surprisingly high numbers of people in regions prone to outbreaks carry antibodies to the disease, suggesting they may be contracting the disease and living to tell the tale.

New views on deadly diseases

Research suggests Ebola, similar ailments may be more common but spreading

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DateNovember 19, 2012March 21, 2019

“Our analysis suggests that while people have gotten better at gaining weight since 1971, they haven’t gotten any better at losing weight,” says lead author Alison L. Hill (right), who worked on the study with co-authors David G. Rand (left), Martin A. Nowak, and Nicholas A. Christakis.

Obesity rate will reach at least 42%

Projections suggest obesity among U.S. adults may not plateau until 2050

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DateNovember 4, 2010May 6, 2019

Search for new tuberculosis drugs outlined

Promising candidate described at HIGH/Broad symposium

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DateJune 15, 2009