There is no shortage of information about cancer risk in the news, at the water cooler, and on social media feeds. To help separate fact from fabrication, researchers at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health created the Cancer FactFinder. The online tool allows users to look up common claims about cancer risk to…
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In this episode of KQED’s Forum, STRIPED’s Dr. S. Bryn Austin, Nicholas Florko (The Atlantic), and Marily Oppezzo (Stanford) explore the booming multi-billion-dollar dietary supplement industry, where questions about safety and efficacy remain largely unanswered. Despite their widespread use, weight loss and muscle-building supplements often lack rigorous scientific backing and regulatory oversight. With potential policy…
In this episode of KQED’s Forum, STRIPED’s Dr. S. Bryn Austin, Nicholas Florko (The Atlantic), and Marily Oppezzo (Stanford) explore the booming multi-billion-dollar dietary supplement industry, where questions about safety and efficacy remain largely unanswered. Despite their widespread use, weight loss and muscle-building supplements often lack rigorous scientific backing and regulatory oversight. With potential policy…
Extreme heat may lead to more hospitalizations among those living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD), according to a new study from researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The study was published Feb. 3 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Scott Delaney, research scientist in the Department of Environmental Health, was corresponding author….
Home / News / Wildfire safety: 4 ways to protect yourself after a fire Even after a wildfire has been put out, particulate matter in the air can pose a risk to your health—even when you’re indoors. In the video above, Joe Allen, associate professor of exposure assessment science at Harvard T.H. Chan School of…
A global panel of medical education and digital health research experts has developed a first-of-its-kind list of digital health competencies that it recommends be incorporated into medical education curricula around the world. Rifat Atun, professor of global health systems at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, was a member of the core group that…
Rising temperatures driven by climate change could lead to increased health risks for people with diabetes, according to experts including Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Barrak Alahmad. Alahmad, instructor in the Department of Environmental Health, was among the experts quoted in a Feb. 4 Yale Climate Connections article about extreme heat’s toll on…
Rising temperatures driven by climate change could lead to increased health risks for people with diabetes, according to experts including Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Barrak Alahmad. Alahmad, instructor in the Department of Environmental Health, was among the experts quoted in a Feb. 4 Yale Climate Connections article about extreme heat’s toll on…
