Health
Harvard Professors Decry ‘Dysfunctionality’ Surrounding Government Shutdown
Harvard faculty members on Tuesday condemned the politics leading to the budget gridlock that caused the U.S. government to shut down parts of its machinery for the first time in nearly two decades.
Harvard Today: Sept. 25, 2013
Try something new by attending a lecture on a controversial poet or groundbreaking astronomy research, or stick to the tried-and-true Italian favorites in the d-halls. Wednesdays are all about options.
HLS Event Opens Dialogue on Role of Race in Healthcare
While the influence of racial bias on patients choosing healthcare providers might be socially problematic, a number of healthcare providers at Harvard Law School Tuesday afternoon asserted that respecting such personal preferences could nevertheless be the key to improving medical care.
'Disgusting Things' and Disappearing Squirrels at Yale, Free Condoms at Penn
The quick and dirty about what's been going on around the Ancient Eight. With class back up and running in the Ivy League, there's plenty of news—and plenty of gossip. In fact, Yale administrators themselves may be feeding the gossip with their vague references to apparently unsavory events. According to the Yale Daily News's Cross Campus Blog, a recent email from Saybrook College's Master to residents of the College referenced "weird, creepy and (frankly) disgusting things" that had been happening in the laundry room of late. While he didn't specify just what these disgusting things were, he wrote, "I can't imagine why someone would do those things, but it has got to stop." Yalies, you disgust us.
Clover Shuts Down In Response To Possible Ties to Salmonella Outbreak
The health-conscious fast-food chain indefinitely closed its operations, including its restaurant in Harvard Square, this weekend after learning that some people with confirmed cases of salmonella had eaten at Clover in the days prior to their illness.
Clover is Closed
Clover in Harvard Square is closed after possible ties to a salmonella outbreak in the area.
HMS Study Finds Low Use of Asthma Insurance Coverage Among Young Adults
A recent study at Harvard Medical School found that young adults in the United States between the ages of 18 and 25 utilized less health insurance coverage for their chronic asthma than adolescents between the ages of 14 and 18 did.
Assessing the Outrage: A Comparative Approach to Mental Health at Harvard
Responding effectively to questions of mental health necessitates an in-depth, comparative approach. Programs and policies implemented at peer schools, in addition to input from mental health experts across the nation, shed light on the status of Harvard’s own mental health practices.
Walnuts and Diabetes
Harvard researchers have found out that eating walnuts correlates with a decrease in the risk of getting Type II diabetes in women.
Walnuts Reduce Risk of Diabetes
While nutritionists have questioned the healthiness of nuts due to their high fat content, a Harvard School of Public Health study published earlier this month correlates increased consumption of walnuts with reduced risk of Type 2 diabetes in women.
Square Eateries Go Gluten-Free
Choosing where to eat among the many options in Harvard Square can be challenging. The decision is even more difficult for those with dietary restrictions. In the past few decades, doctors have started to diagnose celiac disease—an autoimmune disease related to gluten—at greater rates, and researchers have theorized that causes of the disease may be genetic. Now, Harvard Square eateries are making a push to help their gluten-intolerant customers.
Harvard Adopts New Tax Policy for Married BGLTQ Couples
Harvard will pay $1,500 to University employees who have extended health insurance coverage to their same-sex spouses under the University family medical plan in an attempt to compensate for additional taxes that these employees must pay that their heterosexual colleagues do not.
Study Shows Omega-3 Fatty Acids Extend Life
After years of swimming in suspicions that fish confer health benefits, a new study by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health and University of Washington found conclusive evidence that omega-3 fatty acids corresponded to a reduced risk of death in the elderly, especially from cardiovascular disease. In older adults, higher blood levels of these fatty acids may even increase lifespan.
'Harvard Speaks Up' About Mental Health
Students, administrators, professors, and alumni from across the Harvard community are speaking up and sharing their personal experiences with mental illness and stress as part of the newly launched “Harvard Speaks Up” online video series.
Finalists Named in Inaugural Health and Life Sciences Challenge
Projects ranging in focus from mental health care for children in India to sexually transmitted infection prevention are among the eight finalist proposals for the inaugural Deans’ Health and Life Sciences Challenge, Harvard University announced Thursday.
Concussions at Harvard: Multimedia Feature
In recent years, the Ivy League and Harvard have made preventing and treating concussions a priority. But despite policy and culture changes, student-athletes still risk an injury that could jeopardize their futures every time they take the field for the Crimson. Because once athletes take the field of play, Harvard can’t stop people from getting hurt. And every year, the concussions keep coming.
Leaving It All Out on the Field
Recently, the Ivy League and Harvard have prioritized preventing and treating concussions. But despite this, every year, the concussions keep coming.
Excess Salt Study
Harvard University researchers have found out in a new study that an excess amount of salt factors in 2.3 million deaths annually.
Panelists Reflect on Experiences with Mental Illness
Using poetry to recount his experience with bipolar disorder, Hakeem A. Rahim ’02 inaugurated a night of panel discussions on mental illness at Harvard that took place in Sever Hall on Wednesday evening.
Study Break Kicks off Hepatitis B Awareness Week
Over 75 students stuffed, sewed, and decorated miniature Hepatitis B viral plushies during a study break Monday evening to kick off Hepatitis B Awareness Week.