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How to Make People Immortal and Why it is Not a Good Idea: Improving the Causal Analyses of Healthcare Databases

Kresge 502 677 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract: The generation of "immortal time" is a frequent blunder in survival analyses for causal inference. Immortal time explains why medical treatments often look suspiciously amazing. After two centuries of warnings, immortal time still plagues causal analyses in medicine, which is fascinating because "immortal time" doesn't exist in the data. Rather, we generate immortal time...

Climate, Fossil Fuel Pollution and Respiratory Health: From Epidemiology to Intervention

Kresge 502 677 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract: Dr. Mary Rice will discuss research on climate stressors including combustion pollution, weather extremes and aeroallergens on the respiratory health of children and adults in Project Viva, the Framingham Heart Study, the ALA Lung Health Cohort and clinical studies of patients with chronic lung disease in Boston.  She will introduce her vision for the...

Thriving with Terrariums: Nurture Nature, Nurture Yourself

Kresge 502 677 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, United States

All Harvard students, faculty, and staff are welcome to join the Lee Kum Sheung Center Student Steering Committee (SSC) as we explore the links between nature, art, & mental health by making terrariums! This workshop will be led by Ayla Han (pictured right), a member of the SSC and the Harvard Graduate School of Education...

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