Health & Wellness

The powerful documentary Generation Flex is now available for streaming, offering an in-depth look at boys’ body image, mental health, and eating disorders. It highlights the intense pressures boys face through social media and muscle-building supplement marketing. The film features three youth from the Strategic Training Initiative for the Prevention of Eating Disorders (STRIPED)—Ryan, Stanley,…

Under the Donald Trump administration, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) may re-evaluate policies related to the potential health risks of cell phone radiation and wireless signals, such as cancer—but research has not demonstrated such risks, according to Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Timothy Rebbeck. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.—the nominee for…

Having post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can affect people in the workplace, but there are coping strategies that can help, according to Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s  Karestan Koenen. In a Dec. 12 Forbes article, Koenen, professor of psychiatric epidemiology, said that having PTSD at work can lead people to re-experience trauma, become avoidant,…

Home / News / Harvard Chan School faculty recognized among world’s most influential researchers Hide caption Show caption Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Kresge building / Photo: Anna Webster More than 30 faculty members or researchers affiliated with Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health were named to Clarivate Analytic’s 2024 list of Highly Cited…

New Delhi: Across India’s vast healthcare network, which relies heavily on more than two million hospital beds, traditional methods of patient monitoring in general wards largely depend on periodic manual checks. This conventional system often leads to delayed detection of health deterioration, leaving many vulnerable patients at risk. A recent study published in Frontiers in…

New Delhi: ChatGPT maker OpenAI’s Whisper, an AI-powered transcription tool touted for its accuracy, has come under scrutiny for its tendency to fabricate information, a report has said, adding that experts have called it problematic because the tool is being used in a slew of industries worldwide to translate and transcribe interviews. According to a…

New Delhi : Abhay HealthTech on Saturday announced the acquisition of consumer healthcare products manufacturer MNP Healthcare for an undisclosed amount. The strategic acquisition of MNP Healthcare is a significant milestone in Abhay HealthTech’s expansion plans, reinforcing its presence in the OTC (over the counter) consumer healthcare sector, the company said in a statement. As…

London: Centene forecast third-quarter profit below Wall Street estimates on Tuesday as the health insurer anticipated an increase in medical costs in the government-backed Medicaid program. States began reassessing eligibility for enrollment in Medicaid last year, following the termination of a policy that required insurers to keep low-income Americans enrolled through the COVID-19 pandemic. The…

Mumbai: Artificial intelligence (AI) can detect precancerous lung nodules nearly three years before symptoms appear, according to a study conducted in Thailand using an AI programme developed in Mumbai. The paper, which was presented as a poster at the ongoing World Conference on Lung Cancer in San Diego, looked at X-ray scans of newly diagnosed…