IT will perform regular monthly system maintenance to servers and network equipment beginning 7 PM Friday, March 14th, and ending 5 AM Saturday, March 15th, Eastern Time. Please note the change of day to FRIDAY. The following services will be unavailable during the dates and times above: All Virtual Desktop Systems File and Print services Mailman…
Home / News / A path forward for public health: A conversation with former NYC health commissioner Ashwin Vasan More than ever, state and local governments can drive public health forward, in innovative and effective ways. Ashwin Vasan, former Commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, explored a roadmap and…
Home / News / The silent killer: A paradigm shift in understanding tuberculosis Advances in genomic surveillance have revealed that tuberculosis is vastly underdiagnosed around the world. A growing awareness of the prevalence of asymptomatic patients—and their roles in transmitting the deadly disease—is driving urgent research into new methods for diagnosing and treating tuberculosis. Our…
Among people with private insurance, Black, Hispanic, and Asian parents tend to pay more out-of-pocket for maternity care than white parents, according to a new study co-authored by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the University of Maryland School of Public Health (UMD SPH). The study was published Feb. 28 in…
Potentially deep cuts in federal funds for research overhead costs have scientists in Massachusetts trying to figure out how they can proceed with their work. John Quackenbush, Henry Pickering Walcott Professor of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and chair of the School’s Department of Biostatistics, was quoted on…
A host of dangerous chemicals, including carcinogens, lead, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs), have been found in some of the most popular synthetic hair brands used in braided styles. The findings were detailed in a Feb. 27 article in Consumer Reports. Synthetic braiding hair is widely used by Black people, mostly women. Some people experience…
Home / News / The power of public health storytelling Presented jointly with the Center for Health Communication at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health How can storytelling raise awareness of urgent public health issues — and begin to shape a meaningful response? This panel of skilled storytellers shared insights from their own…
Home / News / Measuring the determinants of maternal health Hide caption Show caption iStock/Oksana Kalmykova A collection of studies led by maternal health researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health highlights unique research methods to improve measures for tracking maternal health determinants around the world. The collection, compiled by PLOS, was published…
While cooking oils extracted from plants—such as canola, corn, and soybean—often get a bad rap from nutrition influencers, they are seen as safe and beneficial by organizations including the American Heart Association. Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Walter Willett and other experts weighed in on the topic in a Feb. 25 Everyday Health…
More American workers are staying on the job past 65, and the trend is expected to increase as birth rates decline, the population ages, and workers contend with stagnant wages, inflation, and insufficient retirement savings. A Feb. 24 Time article focused on older workers in Vermont noted that while some people opt to work longer…
