Widespread layoffs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have slowed a federal-state program that maintains a national database on maternal and infant health—and have led Mississippi health officials to pause that state’s data collection for the program even as it grapples with a public health emergency over rising numbers of infant deaths.
In a time when people are losing trust in public health—such as denying the effectiveness of vaccines—officials should improve communication in order to repair what’s broken, according to Harvard Chan School’s Andy Burness.
After a federal judge in Boston ruled that the Trump administration’s cancellation of nearly $3 billion worth of grants to Harvard University was unlawful, several faculty members from Harvard Chan School expressed relief as well as concern about Harvard’s future.
About $800 million in funding for hundreds of federal research grants related to topics such as health disparities, LGBTQ+ health, and vaccines can be paused while the grants’ fate is litigated, the Supreme Court ruled on August 22.
Expansions to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)—a federal program providing cash assistance to low-income families with children—may help increase rates of breastfeeding in the U.S., according to a new Harvard Chan School study.
Children who are prosocial—engaging in behaviors such as being kind, caring, and cooperative—are more likely to eat healthier when they become teenagers, according to a study.
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.
Jay Bhattacharya, director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has stated in the media that the agency supports the health and well-being of minority groups—but the NIH has terminated many grants funding health disparities research, contradicting his words, experts say.
