Learn how we advance public health globally by researching the frequency, distribution, and causes of human disease, and shaping health policies and practices.
People with MS had a stronger immune response to Epstein-Barr virus than those without MS—but their response did not follow a specific pattern that could help highlight the disease’s origins, according to a new study led by Harvard Chan School.
During pregnancy, sexual minority women are 50% more likely to experience stress and depression, and are more likely to use antidepressants, compared to their heterosexual counterparts, according to a new study.
Prenatal exposure to topiramate, an antiseizure medication prescribed to treat epilepsy as well as migraines and bipolar disorder, does not appear to increase kids’ risk of autism spectrum disorder, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
In sub-Saharan Africa, cooking indoors with air polluting fuels may lead to higher risks of cancer and lung disease, particularly for women and children, according to experts.
Tim Rebbeck, a leading expert in cancer etiology and disparities, travels the world advancing the mission of the Zhu Family Center for Global Cancer Prevention.
Lorelei Mucci, professor of epidemiology at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, has spent her career seeking to understand why prostate cancer occurs, how it can be prevented, and what patients can do to improve their lives after diagnosis.
A new study examined the association between exposure to fine particulate matter found in outdoor air pollution and risk of stillbirth, as well as racial and socioeconomic disparities.
To help prevent preeclampsia and preterm birth, low-dose calcium supplementation may be as effective as the World Health Organization’s recommendation of high-dose calcium supplementation, according to a new study led by Harvard Chan School and collaborators in India and Tanzania.
A new course at Harvard Chan School focuses on the history of public health, highlighting longstanding issues such as vaccine hesitancy, how life expectancy has been measured and used, tensions in the relationship between the fields of public health and medicine, and evolving approaches to determining the causes of disease.
