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A column in the new publication, Nature Health, on “The human airborne exposome,” suggests that current methods of measuring and studying the health impacts of air pollution may be inadequate. Peng Gao, Assistant Professor…
Detailed information about the current and former smoking habits of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) can shed light on the best way to treat them—whether with a combination…
The EPA will scrap its longstanding practice of calculating the economic benefits related to human health when it sets air pollution limits. Pulmonologist Mary Rice is worried about the health impacts.
Harvard Chan School researchers have discovered a new method for delivering biological “cargo” directly into specific cells using tiny, naturally produced particles called ARMMs (ARRDC1-mediated microvesicles).
Christopher Golden has a singular mission: to explore the interconnectedness of human and ecosystem health, and to use the results of his research to inform policies that help both flourish.
A specific genetic difference in a gene called RTP5—known to be involved in smell and taste perception—was linked to a higher risk of early death in patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19, a study found.
In Massachusetts, residential proximity to a nuclear power plant was associated with significantly increased cancer incidence, with risk declining by distance, according to a new Harvard Chan School study.
The air pollution research of Douglas Dockery and C. Arden Pope—leaders of the groundbreaking Harvard Six Cities Study and co-authors of a 2025 book on their 40-year fight for healthier air—was the focus of a Nov. 21 interview on the PRX radio show “Living on Earth.”
Mary B. Rice, Director of the Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment at Harvard Chan School (Harvard Chan C-CHANGE) recently returned from a trip to the UN Climate…
