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According to Marc Lipsitch, professor of epidemiology at Harvard Chan School, the risks of infectious disease “gain-of-function” research outweigh the potential benefits—which aren’t as significant as advocates suggest.
Regularly volunteering and engaging in other acts of kindness can boost not just mental health but also physical health, according to Harvard Chan School researchers.
The U.S. surgeon general has called for warning labels on alcohol to alert people about its risk of causing cancer. Harvard Chan School experts commented on the topic in several media outlets.
Puberty blockers and gender-affirming hormones are rarely prescribed to U.S. transgender and gender diverse adolescents, according to a new study from researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, and FOLX Health.
On January 1, 2025, the Department of Epidemiology welcomed Alejandro Szmulewicz as Assistant Professor of Epidemiology! Learn more about Szmulewicz in the following Q&A. What led you to epidemiology? What…
More than 30 faculty members or researchers affiliated with Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health were named to Clarivate Analytic’s 2024 list of Highly Cited Researchers.
Having post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can affect people in the workplace, but there are coping strategies that can help, according to Harvard Chan School’s Karestan Koenen.
