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Health
Asian Americans more worried about racist Americans than coronavirus
A new survey shows that Asian Americans are more worried about the possibility of being a victim of pandemic-related racism than the virus itself
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Nation & World
When COVID and the election collided
Hospitalization, a shift in campaign messaging, and carrying on: Harvard faculty members and others discuss what may be ahead as President Trump’s COVID-19 battle ripples across America.
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Health
A summer like no other
Summer message from a health expert: Go outside and play, but don’t forget about COVID.
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Health
Stigma of opioids a hurdle to solving crisis
“Can you think of all the tax dollars it’s cost for you to go to detox?” the doctor asked Raina McMahan when she arrived at the clinic in Revere seeking help for her 15-year heroin addiction. “What is the matter with you?” McMahan, now six years into her recovery and a certified recovery coach at…
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Nation & World
Reconnecting on education
Panelists across Harvard gather to consider how education should and will affect tomorrow’s global challenges.
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Health
President Obama taps Howard Koh for Assistant Secretary for Health
President Barack Obama announced today his intent to nominate Howard Koh, the Harvey V. Fineberg Professor of the Practice of Public Health at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), to be assistant secretary for health in the Department of Health and Human Services. Koh is also the school’s Associate Dean for Public Health Practice and…
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Health
Tobacco industry used cigarette menthol to recruit new adolescents and young adult smokers
Researchers at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) have found that tobacco companies have deliberately adjusted menthol levels in cigarettes to recruit and addict young smokers by creating a milder experience for the first-time smoker. Menthol masks the harshness and irritation of cigarettes, allowing delivery of an effective dose of nicotine, the addictive chemical in…