Learn how we advance public health globally by researching the frequency, distribution, and causes of human disease, and shaping health policies and practices.
It’s well-known that eating a diet rich in fiber and fermented foods fosters healthy digestion, but research suggest that these foods may offer additional health benefits.
The 8th Cutter Symposium focused on one of the major challenges of obtaining accurate results in nutrition studies—the role of hidden, so-called confounding factors in studying the impact of diet on disease.
Bill Hanage, associate professor of epidemiology at Harvard Chan School, discusses the potential pandemic risk posed by bird flu, currently circulating among cows.
A symposium sponsored by Harvard Chan School’s Department of Global Health and Population examined the impact of the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development, a highly influential gathering in Cairo of delegates from 179 nations that served as a significant strategic turning point for population and development programs.
Artificial intelligence in health care be very beneficial—or very problematic, if we’re not careful about how it’s used, said experts at a Harvard Chan School event.
Sexual minority women—those who identify as bisexual or lesbian—die earlier compared to heterosexual women, according to a study by researchers at Harvard Chan School and collaborating institutions.
A symposium at Harvard Chan School brought together academics, community leaders, activists, mindfulness practitioners, and monastics who studied under Thich Nhat Hanh to explore the intersection of health, mindfulness, and climate change.
A new genetic study of more than 1.2 million people has pinpointed 95 loci, or locations in the genome, linked with risk of developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), in which exposure to trauma can harm a person’s quality of life with symptoms such as intrusive thoughts and mood instability.
