School of Public Health
Public Hospital Reporting Reduces Angioplasties
The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, is the first of its kind to look at public reporting for these procedures on a national scale.
Coffee and Eyesight, Kissing and Swine Flu, and More
If you're straining to read this, put down the Starbucks—Harvard researchers recently found a link between glaucoma incidence in adults and consumption of more than three cups of coffee a day. Between squinting and sipping, Harvard researchers have made multiple discoveries in the past few weeks, from using genetics to figure out when the Neanderthals were most likely to have mated with modern humans to discovering that Mexicans are more likely than Britons to abstain from kissing to prevent the spread of swine flu.
Experts Review UN Millennium Development Goals
Human development and human rights experts met on Wednesday at the Harvard School of Public Health to evaluate the United Nation’s Millennium Development Goals and to plan for what will be put in place when the goals expire in 2015.
Harvard School of Public Health Discusses Maternal Mortality
Maternal mortality took center stage at the Harvard School of Public Health in a forum discussion moderated by reporter and Huffington Post columnist Lisa Belkin last Friday.
HSPH Study Links Sugary Beverages and Genetic Risk of Obesity
Harvard School of Public Health researchers found that a greater consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages is linked with a greater genetic susceptibility to increased risk of obesity and high body mass index.
College Students Embrace Public Health
With growing undergraduate interest in global health in recent years, the Harvard School of Public Health has provided support to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences by offering more courses taught by HSPH faculty for undergraduates.
Celebrity Chef Jamie Oliver Wins Healthy Cup Award
Presented by the Harvard School of Public Health, this award recognizes an individual “who has made a tremendous contribution to public health and improving nutrition throughout the world,” said Julio Frenk, dean of HSPH.
College Students Embrace Public Health
As global health gains popularity, the School of Public Health offers College students many courses but no concentration.
Harvard Instructor Pleads Guilty To Transporting Marijuana in Her Underwear
Mey Akashah, an instructor at the Harvard School of Public Health, pleaded guilty in Bermuda on Monday to illegally transporting six grams of marijuana into the British territory by concealing it in her underwear.
HSPH Researchers Present New Findings on Breast Cancer Screening
New research from the Harvard School of Public Health suggests that routine mammography screenings may lead to a significant amount of overdiagnosis of invasive breast cancer. Generally viewed as an important tool in detecting breast cancer, mammography screening was found to overdiagnose between 15 to 25 percent of breast cancer cases.
Red Meat Study Sparks Public Debate
Media outlets around the world are covering the release of a Harvard School of Public Health study stating that red meat consumption leads to an increased risk in mortality, stirring debate among the public and experts.
Former Researcher at School of Public Health Retracts Three Papers
Akio Kawakami has retracted three articles that he published during his time as a medical researcher at the Harvard School of Public Health.
HSPH Study Finds Gender Nonconforming Children May Be at Higher Risk for Abuse
Harvard School of Public Health researchers recently found that one in ten children whose activity choices and interests differ from typical gender norms have a higher risk of being sexually, physically, or psychologically abused, and of suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, as children or later in life.
Piece of Mind? Piece of Cake
Have you ever contemplated the texture of your Marshmallow Mateys? Probably not. However, analyzing those marshmallows during tomorrow's breakfast maynot be such a bad idea.
HSPH Study Shows Protein-Free Diet Before Surgery Might Reduce Health Complications
Researchers from Harvard School of Public Health found that limiting protein or amino acid intake several days before surgery may ...
HSPH Professor Helps with Vermont Health Care Reform
HSPH Professor William C. Hsiao's research in Vermont is making some advocates of health care reform—and specifically of a single-payer model—hopeful that the reform effort in that state could serve as a model for other states.
Study Links Canned Soup to Increased BPA Levels
Eating canned soup may increase consumers’ levels of a chemical linked to obesity and cancer, according to a study published last week by scientists at the Harvard School of Public Health in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Study Links Coffee, Cancer
Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health recently published evidence linking coffee with a decrease in risk of developing endometrial cancer.
Another Cup? The Health Benefits of Drinking Coffee
Waiting in line for that double expresso for the third time in one day can get you thinking. Can all this coffee really be healthy? Well, Harvard researchers have your back: according to various studies, the answer seems to be yes.
HSPH Prof Awarded for Violence Prevention Work
Harvard School of Public Health Professor David Hemenway ’66 was honored with the Striving for Justice Award by Community Works—a portfolio consisting of 34 social justice organizations—for his extensive work on implementing violence prevention programs.
HSPH Professor Assists in Vermont Reform
With federal health care reform remaining a hot-button issue, Vermont became the first state to establish a single-payer health care system in May that was based on a plan outlined by School of Public Health Economics Professor William C. Hsiao.
HSPH Lecturer Wins Fries Prize
Senior Lecturer at the School of Public Health Richard A. Cash received the 2011 Fries Prize for Improving Health for his work in developing Oral Rehydration Therapy.
School of Public Health Looks to Expand in Allston
With the recent approval of the Harvard Allston Work Team’s recommendations for Allston, the School of Public Health may now have a renewed hope for moving to the site of the formerly-planned Allston Science Complex.
OCS Fair Draws Global Health Organizations
At the Office of Career Services’ fifth annual Global Health Fair on Thursday afternoon, over 250 students met with a wide variety of global health organizations.