Tag: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

  • Health

    Teen vaping rising fast, research says

    Amid studies showing e-cigarette use rising rapidly among teens, public health officials who recognize the devices’ potential to reduce health hazards discuss the need to tailor their message to keep the devices out of the hands of the young, according to the head of Harvard’s Center for Global Tobacco Control.

    A vape pen and vape smoke
  • Health

    Widespread, occasional use of antibiotics linked to resistance

    New Harvard Chan School study supports claims that antibiotic resistance in the U.S. is linked more closely to the widespread use of these drugs than to their heavy use among a small fraction of the population.

    Close-up of a Petrie dish with bacteria colonies in a lab
  • Health

    Breathing uneasily

    The Gazette talked to Joe Allen of the Harvard Chan School about the health threats posed by wildfire smoke in California.

    Massive plume from the Camp Fire wafts over the Sacramento Valley.
  • Health

    Good fat vs. bad fat vs. high carb vs. low carb

    Nutrition researchers with widely varying views on dietary guidelines for fats and carbohydrates offered a model for transcending the diet wars, with both sides agreeing on overall diet quality.

    Healthy food clean eating selection: fish, fruit, vegetable, seeds, superfood, cereals, leaf vegetable
  • Health

    Getting leaders ‘out of the basement’

    The National Preparedness Leadership Initiative, a joint program of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Harvard Kennedy School’s Center for Public Leadership, prepares leaders for disasters that they probably will encounter.

    Eric McNulty and Leonard Marcus.
  • Health

    States hold the power on health care, experts say

    A Harvard Chan School forum discussed the stakes for U.S. health care in the midterm elections, including the prospect of Medicaid expansion.

    John McDonough, Robert Blendon, and Yasmeen Abutaleb.
  • Health

    At Harvard Chan School, nano safety is no small concern

    Philip Demokritou, director of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Center for Nanotechnology and Nanotoxicology, sat down with the Gazette to talk about the aims of the center, its recent work on novel nanoparticles, and the potential benefits of a safer-by-design approach.

    Philip Demokritou.
  • Nation & World

    Admissions lawsuit enters second week

    Harvard officials continue to take the stand in the second week of a trial in U.S. Federal District Court. The case challenges the University’s admissions process and the right to consider race as one factor among many when considering applicants for admission as discriminatory to Asian American applicants.

    Harvard University
  • Campus & Community

    National Academy of Medicine honors 12 faculty

    Twelve Harvard faculty are among the 85 new members elected to the National Academy of Medicine, which is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine.

  • Health

    Faith-based approach in battling malaria

    Harvard Divinity School and the Harvard Chan School came together to discuss how education, trust, and acknowledging the role of faith in community members’ lives is crucial to helping curtail malaria in Africa.

  • Health

    Where there’s global unrest, there are often pandemics

    Pandemics are political, and the spread of disease is a common consequence of global conflict. In a lecture titled “Conflict and the Global Threat of Pandemics,” Michele Barry of Stanford University examined the relationship between unrest and health crises.

    Michele Barry.
  • Health

    Money makes a difference in cholesterol management

    A new study finds financial incentives for cholesterol management may help contain the costs associated with cardiovascular disease, which is the leading cause of death and health care costs in the U.S.

  • Science & Tech

    Siding with science

    A Q&A with Gina McCarthy, former EPA administrator and current director of the Harvard Chan School’s Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment.

  • Work & Economy

    Harvard, U. of Michigan to tackle social ills

    Harvard and the University of Michigan have formed two partnerships designed to encourage economic opportunity in struggling Detroit and to fight the national scourge of opioid addiction.

  • Science & Tech

    What a difference a year of data science makes

    After a successful first year, the Harvard Data Science Initiative puts its focus on five new research areas and four new fellows.

    Scientists explaining data to the public
  • Nation & World

    Letter opposes possible EPA shift

    Almost 100 faculty and leaders from Harvard and its affiliated teaching hospitals are asking the EPA in a letter to withdraw its proposal to increase “transparency” in the science that underlies regulations, saying the rule would harm human health.

  • Health

    Pregnant women encouraged to eat cold-water fish

    Pregnant women with the lowest plasma levels of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids — the kind found in fish oil — were at 10 times increased risk of early preterm birth as pregnant women with the highest levels.

  • Health

    Opioid prescribing hotspots uncovered

    A study shows that congressional districts in the Southeastern U.S., Appalachia, and the rural West have some of the highest opioid prescribing rates, while those near urban centers, including D.C., New York, and Boston, have some of the lowest.

  • Health

    The unsavory side of sugar

    “Epidemiologic, Physiologic, and Policy Considerations of the Sugar Epidemic” brought health and science experts together at Harvard Medical School to discuss sugar’s effects on health and public policy.

    Sugar.
  • Health

    Five habits that make for a fit family

    A new Harvard study finds that children are 75 percent less likely to become obese when their mothers followed five healthy habits as compared with children whose mothers did not follow any such habit.

  • Work & Economy

    Graphic images speak to consumers of sugary drinks

    In Harvard studies, one of which tracked more than 20,000 beverage sales, graphic warning labels were linked to reduced sugary drink purchases.

  • Health

    A better way of living

    Aaron Bernstein, associate director for Harvard’s Center for Health and the Global Environment, studies how changes in transportation, diet, and energy can immediately benefit health.

  • Health

    Fired-up McCarthy takes leadership role at Harvard Chan School

    The Harvard Chan School relaunched its center for health and environment with a new name, a new director, and a new collaboration with Google.

  • Campus & Community

    Harvard awards 8,042 degrees and certificates

    Harvard University awarded a total of 8,042 degrees and certificates over the 2017–18 academic year.

  • Health

    Leveling the medical playing field

    Harvard Medical School graduate Mary Tate wants to reduce the inequities that exist in Americans’ health by reaching out to disadvantaged communities and working to improve their patient care.

  • Nation & World

    Paramedic to Prague to Harvard

    Oren Varnai, graduating from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s mid-career master of public health program, is a Foreign Service officer in Prague.

  • Campus & Community

    Expanding support for leading research

    A gift from Josh Friedman ’76, M.B.A. ’80, J.D. ’82, and Beth Friedman, longstanding benefactors of the University, will double the resources available for high-risk, high-reward science, allowing more of the most ambitious research projects at Harvard to move forward.

  • Health

    Food for thought on new ideas

    At Harvard-backed “Guppy Tank” sessions, proposals for a new diet that restricts proteins and essential amino acids instead of calories and nutritional supplements to counteract the negative effects of sleep deprivation got feedback from the pros.

  • Health

    Checking the progress of self-driving cars

    Panelists at the Harvard Chan School discussed the future of self-driving cars.

  • Health

    Reducing a global killer: Traffic accidents

    The Harvard Global Health Institute, the Lakshmi Mittal South Asia Institute, and the Safe Life Foundation sponsored a half-day symposium to examine the causes of traffic accidents worldwide, and ways to reduce their number.