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Celebrating International Night with Lakshmi Priya, MPH ’25 newsthirst.

Home / News / Celebrating International Night with Lakshmi Priya, MPH ’25 Lakshmi Priya, MPH ’25, is a Fulbright scholar, medical doctor, Carnatic vocalist, and mother to Mahalakshmi. Lakshmi will graduate this spring from the MPH-45 program in Global Health. At Harvard Chan School’s annual International Night (i-Night) celebration, Lakshmi sang a Carnatic classical piece…

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Children’s mental health care lacking in migrant detention centers, study finds newsthirst.

Home / News / Children’s mental health care lacking in migrant detention centers, study finds Hide caption Show caption Andrei310 / iStock Children in migrant detention centers run by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are not receiving adequate screening, diagnosis, and treatment for mental health conditions, according to a study co-authored by experts from Harvard…

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A path forward for public health: A conversation with former NYC health commissioner Ashwin Vasan newsthirst.

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…

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The silent killer: A paradigm shift in understanding tuberculosis newsthirst.

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…

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Scientists worry about research progress as feds plan funding cuts newsthirst.

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…

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Synthetic braiding hair used by Black women contain dangerous chemicals newsthirst.

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…

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Measuring the determinants of maternal health newsthirst.

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…

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