Department of Biostatistics
The Department of Biostatistics tackles pressing public health challenges by conducting cutting-edge research and translation and by offering top-quality education and training.
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Boston, MA 02115
News
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Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Apple formally launch Women’s Health Study
Groundbreaking study will collect and analyze data on menstrual and gynecological health to improve overall understanding of women’s health needs. Study has potential to be largest study of its scope…
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As wildfires rage in California, what are the health impacts?
Francesca Dominici, professor of biostatistics at Harvard Chan School and co-director of the Harvard Data Science Initiative, and colleagues have studied the growing threat posed by wildfires in the western U.S., estimating both their future prevalence and their potential health impacts.
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Women scientists author fewer invited commentaries in medical journals than men with comparable credentials
Women scientists 21% less likely to author invited commentaries in medical journals than men with similar scientific expertise, publication metrics.
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Fong Wang Clow receives 2019 Lagakos Distinguished Alumni Award
Biostatistician Fong Wang Clow, who helped bring numerous lifesaving drugs to market, is the recipient of the 2019 Lagakos Distinguished Alumni Award.
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Q&A: Why Sex Matters (in Disease Susceptibility)
John Quackenbush and colleagues have been turning over a boulder of faulty assumptions about how sex differences affect disease risk and progression.
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Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health partners with the National Institutes of Health and Apple for Women’s Health Study
Apple Women’s Health Study will advance understanding of menstrual and gynecological health.
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For children born with HIV, adhering to medication gets harder with age
For immediate release: July 31, 2019 Boston, MA – Children born with HIV in the U.S. were less likely to adhere to their medications as they aged from preadolescence to…
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New findings from Human Microbiome Project reveal how microbiome is disrupted during inflammatory bowel disease
Study finds chemical and molecular events that disrupt the microbiome and trigger immune responses during flare-ups of inflammatory bowel diseases.
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Zip code better predictor of health than genetic code
August 4, 2014 — In St. Louis, Missouri, Delmar Boulevard marks a sharp dividing line between the poor, predominately African American neighborhood to the north and a more affluent, largely…
