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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,”…
A new study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Ben Gurion University, Israel, suggests that some people are “weight loss-resistant,” but will still improve their metabolism and reduce their long-term risk for disease through a healthy diet.
In the wake of the Trump administration’s sweeping terminations of federally funded grants at Harvard University, researchers at Harvard Chan School are lamenting the loss of lifesaving research across multiple disciplines.
People who self-identified as a sexual minority were nearly twice as likely to have a pregnancy that ended in abortion than their heterosexual peers—and thus may be disproportionately impacted by abortion restrictions, according to a study from Harvard Chan School.
Bill Hanage discusses the implications of a new FDA policy that will limit the COVID-19 vaccine to people over age 65 and those with certain medical conditions.
In the wake of the cancellation of federal grant funding for more than 130 researchers at Harvard Chan School, faculty, staff, and students are speaking out about the havoc enveloping the School.
Fallout in the public health arena from recent federal government actions—health programs dismantled, health agencies gutted, research grants cancelled, and universities penalized—were among the topics discussed at the 9th Cutter Symposium.
