Learn how we advance public health globally by researching the frequency, distribution, and causes of human disease, and shaping health policies and practices.
Risk of cardiovascular disease was 41% higher in women who experienced stalking and 70% higher in women with experience obtaining a restraining order, compared to women without these experiences, according to a new Harvard Chan School study.
In the wake of the Trump administration’s massive cuts to federal research funding at Harvard University, scientists have been struggling to keep their work afloat.
Around the world, suicide rates are higher among older adults than all other age groups combined—and higher among older men than older women, according to a new study.
On June 16, a federal judge in Boston ruled that the National Institutes of Health’s termination of hundreds of research grants was illegal and ordered the funds reinstated. In his…
Cuts to federal health funding are threatening research across a wide range of chronic diseases, from autoimmune disease to cognitive decline to cancer, according to experts.
For Nick Falkenberg, SM ’25, public health is a meaningful way to blend his analytical background with his desire to advance population health. “I studied statistics and economics in undergrad,”…
