Harvard Chan: This Week in Health: Recent Episodes
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Harvard Chan: This Week in Health brings you top health headlines—from wellness tips to important global health trends. You'll also hear insight from Harvard Chan experts.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Joseph Allen, assistant professor of exposure assessment science in the Department of Environmental Health and director of the Healthy Buildings Program. This call was recorded at 11:30 am Eastern Time on Wednesday, June 24.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health featuring with Barry Bloom, the Joan L. and Julius H. Jacobson, research professor of public health and William Hanage, associate professor of epidemiology and a faculty member in the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics. This call was recorded at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, June 25th.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Michael Mina, assistant professor of epidemiology and a faculty member in the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics. This call was recorded at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Monday, June 22.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Sarah Bleich, professor of public health policy. This call was recorded at 11:30 am Eastern Time on Thursday, June 18.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Roger Shapiro, associate professor of immunology and infectious diseases. This call was recorded at 11:30 am Eastern Time on Wednesday, June 17.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Caroline Buckee, associate professor of epidemiology and associate director of the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics. This call was recorded at 11:30 am Eastern Time on Tuesday, June 16.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Michael Mina, assistant professor of epidemiology and a faculty member in the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics. This call was recorded at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Monday, June 15.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Michael Mina, assistant professor of epidemiology and a faculty member in the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics. This call was recorded at 11:30 am Eastern Time on Friday, June 12.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Eric McNulty, associate director of the Program for Health Care Negotiation and Conflict Resolution. This call was recorded at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, June 11.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Karestan Koenen, professor of psychiatric epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. This call was recorded at 11:30 am Eastern Time on Wednesday, June 10.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Yonatan Grad, the Melvin J. And Geraldine L. Glimcher Assistant Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases and a faculty member in the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics. This call was recorded at 11:30 am Eastern Time on Tuesday, June 9.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Michael Mina, assistant professor of epidemiology and a faculty member in the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics. This call was recorded at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Monday, June 8.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Michael Mina, assistant professor of epidemiology and a faculty member in the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics. This call was recorded at 11:30 am Eastern Time on Friday, June 5.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Berry Bloom, professor of immunology and infectious diseases and former dean of the school, and William Hanage, associate professor of epidemiology and faculty member in the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. This call was recorded at 11:30 am Eastern Time on Wednesday, June 3.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. With Natalia Linos, executive director of the Harvard FXB Center for Health and Human Rights. This call was recorded at 11:30 am Eastern Time on Tuesday, June 2.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Michael Mina, assistant professor of epidemiology. This call was recorded at 11 am Eastern Time on Monday, June 1.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Bill Hanage, associate professor of epidemiology. This call was recorded at 11:30 am Eastern Time on Friday, May 29.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Leonard Marcus, founding co-director of the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative, a joint program of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Harvard Kennedy School. This call was recorded at 11:30 am Eastern Time on Wednesday, May 27.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Dr. Paul Biddinger, vice chair for emergency preparedness in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and medical director for Emergency Preparedness at the Hospital and Partners Health Care. This call was recorded at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, May 26.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Michael Mina, assistant professor of epidemiology. This call was recorded at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Friday, May 22.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Sarah Fortune, the John LaPorte Given Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases and chair of the Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases. This call was recorded at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, May 21.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Howard Koh, the Harvey V. Fineberg Professor of the Practice of Public Health Leadership at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Harvard Kennedy School and faculty co-chair of the Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative. This call was recorded at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, May 20.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Joseph Allen, assistant professor of exposure assessment science. This call was recorded at 11:30 am Eastern Time on Tuesday, May 19.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Michael Mina, assistant professor of epidemiology. This call was recorded at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time on Monday, May 18.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Michael Mina, assistant professor of epidemiology. This call was recorded at 10:30 am Eastern Time on Friday, May 15.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health featuring Barry Bloom, professor of immunology and infectious diseases and former dean of the school. This call was recorded at 12:00 pm Eastern Time on Wednesday, May 13.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Michael Mina, assistant professor of epidemiology. This call was recorded at 11:30 am Eastern Time on Friday, May 8.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Nancy Krieger, professor of social epidemiology in the department of social behavioral sciences and director of the interdisciplinary concentration on women, gender, and health. This call was recorded at 11:30 am Eastern Time on Monday, May 11.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Shekhar Saxena, professor of the practice of global mental health at the Department of Global Health and Population. This call was recorded at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, May 12.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Roger Shapiro, associate professor of immunology and infectious diseases. This call was recorded at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, May 6.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Yonatan Grad, the Melvin J. and Geraldine L. Glimcher Assistant Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases. This call was recorded at 11:30 am Eastern Time on Thursday, May 7.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Phyllis Kanki, the Mary Woodward Lasker Professor of Health Sciences in the Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases. This call was recorded at 11:30 am Eastern Time on Tuesday, May 5.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Michael Mina, assistant professor of epidemiology. This call was recorded at 11:30 am Eastern Time on Monday, May 4.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Marc Lipsitch, professor of epidemiology. This call was recorded at 11:30 am Eastern Time on Thursday, April 30.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Barry Bloom, professor of immunology and infectious diseases and former dean of the school, and Bill Hanage, associate professor of epidemiology. This call was recorded at 11:30 AM Eastern Time on Wednesday, April 29.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Michael Mina, assistant professor of epidemiology. This call was recorded at 11:30 am Eastern Time on Monday, April 27.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Michael Mina, assistant professor of epidemiology. This call was recorded at 11:30 am Eastern Time on Tuesday, April 28.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health featuring Michael Mina, assistant professor of epidemiology. This call was recorded at 11:30 am Eastern Time on Friday, April 24.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Bill Hanage, associate professor of epidemiology. This call was recorded at 11:30 am Eastern Time on Wednesday, April 22.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Richard Serino, distinguished visiting fellow at Harvard’s National Preparedness Leadership Initiative, former Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator, and former Chief of Boston EMS. This call was recorded at 11:30 am Eastern Time on Monday, April 20.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Michael Mina, assistant professor of epidemiology. This call was recorded at 11:30 am Eastern Time on Friday, April 17.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Barry Bloom, professor of immunology and infectious diseases and former dean of the School, and Bill Hanage, associate professor of epidemiology. This call was recorded at 8:30 pm Eastern Time on Thursday, April 16.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Karestan Koenen, professor of psychiatric epidemiology. This call was recoded at 11:30 AM Eastern Time on Thursday, April 16.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health featuring Caroline Buckee, associate professor of epidemiology and associate director of the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics. This call was recorded at 11:30 am Eastern Time on Wednesday, April 15.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Bill Hanage, associate professor of epidemiology. This call was recorded at 11:30 AM Eastern time on Tuesday, March 31.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Caroline Buckee, associate professor of epidemiology and associate director of the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics. This call was recorded at 11:30 am Eastern Time on Monday, April 1.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Joseph Allen, assistant professor of exposure assessment and director of the Healthy Buildings Program. This call was recorded at 11:30 am Eastern Time on Thursday, April 2.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Michael Mina, assistant professor of epidemiology. This call was recorded at 11:30 am Eastern Time on Friday, April 3.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health featuring Benjamin Sommers, professor of health policy and economics. This call was recorded at 11:30 AM Eastern Time on Monday, April 6.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) featuring Leonard Marcus, director of the Program for Health Care Negotiation and Conflict Resolution and co-director of the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative. This call was recorded at 11:30 am Eastern Time on Friday, April 10.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Dr. Paul Biddinger, Vice Chair for Emergency Preparedness in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and Medical Director for Emergency Preparedness at the Hospital and at Partners Healthcare. This call was recorded at 11:30 am Eastern Time on Thursday, April 9.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health featuring Yonatan Grad, the Melvin J. And Geraldine L. Glimcher Assistant Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases. This call was recorded at 11:30 AM Eastern Time on Wednesday, April 8.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health featuring Marc Lipsitch, professor of epidemiology. This call was recorded at 11:30 am Eastern Time on Tuesday, April 7.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health featuring Dr. Howard K. Koh, the Harvey V. Feinberg Professor of Public Health Leadership. This call was recorded at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time on Monday, March 30.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health featuring Yonatan Grad, the Melvin J. and Geraldine L. Glimcher Assistant Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases. This call was recorded at 11:30 am Eastern Time on Friday, March 27.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health featuring Sarah Fortune, the John LaPorte Given Professor and Chair of the Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases. This call was recorded at 11:30 am Eastern Time on Thursday, March 26.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health featuring Caroline Buckee, associate professor of epidemiology and associate director of the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics. This call was recorded at 11:30 am Eastern Time on Wednesday, March 25.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health featuring Marc Lipsitch, professor of epidemiology. This call was recorded at 11:00 am Eastern Time on Monday, March 23.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health featuring Marc Lipsitch, professor of epidemiology. This call was recorded at 11:30 am Eastern Time on Friday, March 20.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health featuring Barry Bloom, professor of immunology and infectious diseases, and former dean of the School. This call was recorded at 2:30 pm Eastern Time on Thursday, March 19.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health featuring Marc Lipsitch, professor of epidemiology. This call was recorded at 11:30 am Eastern Time on Wednesday, March 11.
Press conference on coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health featuring Marc Lipsitch, professor of epidemiology. This call was recorded at 11:30 am Eastern Time on Wednesday, March 4.
Could an app help scientists better understand menstruation, fertility, and menopause? On the latest episode of This Week in Health, Shruthi Mahalingaiah and JP Onnela talk about the groundbreaking Apple Women’s Health Study.
Before Mary Bassett was director of Harvard’s FXB Center for Health and Human Rights, she was New York City’s Health Commissioner. Bassett talks about her experience dealing with the growing opioid epidemic in the city—what worked, what didn’t, and what New York can teach other cities coping with the same problem. She sat down with Kimberlyn Leary, an associate professor at Harvard Chan School and a psychologist at Harvard's McLean hospital who specializes in public health policy.
Shelly Greenfield unpacks the stigma that surrounds addiction. A psychiatrist from Harvard’s McLean hospital, Greenfield specializes in addiction—how patients cope with it, how it factors into treatment, and how it works its way slowly into policy.
Physicians’ over-prescription of opioid painkillers opened the door to the current opioid crisis. What can health care providers do to fix it?
A Harvard Chan alum is partnering with musicians in Zambia to raise awareness about HIV prevention.
A new study finds that pro football players appear to be at an elevated risk of death compared to pro baseball players. We’ll explore the factors that may be driving this.
In this week’s episode we explore what it means for people to flourish, how we can measure it, and ways to help reach a state where all aspects of their life are good.
Transgender and gender-nonbinary teens face a greater risk of sexual assault in schools that prevent them from using bathrooms or locker rooms consistent with their gender identity.
In this week’s episode, we share a conversation with Cecile Richards, the former president of Planned Parenthood and one the founders of Supermajority.
New research offers a potential fresh approach to fighting malaria: directly target the parasite responsible for the disease.
Rear Admiral Sylvia Trent-Adams discusses the need to shift America’s health care system to a prevention model.
In this week's podcast we speak with Gökhan Hotamışlıgil, a scientist who is working to understand the basic biology of some of the world’s most prevalent diseases.
In this episode, we speak to a scientist who is examining how our microbiome—the collection of trillions of microbes in and on our bodies—can affect the development of colon cancer.
In this week’s episode, we speak with the director of an innovative new research center who wants to change how we think about preventing and diagnosing cancer.
A leading public health expert and a leading design expert share what they’ve learned from each other and how the principles of design can be applied to address some of the world’s most complex health challenges.
Coral reefs around the world are under threat. And that could have serious implications for the nutrition of people who rely on these reefs—and their diverse ecosystems—for food.
In this collaborative episode with Review of Systems we take an in-depth look at gun violence in the U.S.
In this week’s podcast we explore the health threat posed by severe heat and how our society needs to adapt in the decades ahead.
New research shows that while telemedicine is on the rise in the U.S., it’s still relatively uncommon. In this week’s podcast we’ll explore ways to increase use of remotely delivered medical care among doctors and patients.
Oral rehydration solution (ORS)—a mixture of water, sugar, and salt that is administered as part of oral rehydration therapy (ORT)—is credited with preventing tens of millions of deaths from cholera and other diarrheal diseases.
Family meals can have an important influence on the quality of food that children and teens eat.
In this week's episode we bring you an in-depth conversation with a public health pioneer.
New research shows that health news shared in social media is likely to be overstated and/or inaccurate.
Every minute 24 people around the world are forced to leave their homes—and it’s estimated that more than 65 million people are currently displaced.
In this week’s podcast we’ll explore how America’s streets can be redesigned to benefit bicyclists and pedestrians—and we’ll explain why doing so may even help mitigate the effects of climate change.
In this week’s podcast we explore how changes in SNAP are likely to affect the health of food insecure Americans.
Harvard researchers are trying to change how companies think about their impact on their communities, their customers, and our planet.
In this episode we’re marking a major public health milestone: a ban on trans fats in the United States.
In the early 21st century there was hope that the success of the mumps vaccine in the United States would pave the way for the eventual elimination of the highly contagious disease. But since 2006 there's actually been a resurgence of mumps.
A passionate conversation about climate change, public health, and science with former EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy.
Three students share why they pursued public health—and how they’re hoping to make an impact after graduation.
In this week's episode: why studies with negative results can actually teach us a great deal about ways to improve public health.
One of the world’s leading researchers on health inequalities outlines vast disparities across the Americas—and explains how addressing the social determinants of health can help narrow those gaps.
Amid the growing scandal over Facebook’s use of personal information, this week's podcast examines how the humanitarian field is grappling with ever-changing technology and increasing reliance on data and personal information.
Billions of dollars in global health aid are distributed around the world each year. But the process by which that funding is distributed is frequently difficult to understand.
David Hemenway discusses how a public health approach can be used to prevent gun violence.
A large new study of more than 1.3 million people finds high rates of diabetes and hypertension in India.
A new series of polls from the Harvard Opinion Research Program is shedding light on how Americans experience discrimination on a day-to-day basis.
In this week’s podcast we attempt to clear up the confusion over fat. We'll ask if butter is really "back" and we'll have some ideas for incorporating healthy fats into your diet.
People are living longer than ever before—and that is raising new questions and challenges.
Surgeon General Jerome Adams outlines his strategy for addressing America's opioid epidemic.
Researchers are now harnessing vast amounts of information to assess what works in medicine and public health.
Chain restaurants are dropping high calorie items from their menus. What does this mean for America’s fight against obesity?
In this week's episode we speak with two scientists who are asking fundamental questions about how our bodies work.
Eating several small servings of nuts each week may significantly lower your risk of heart attack or stroke, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Around 30 million Americans will be affected by an eating disorder in their lifetime, but these psychiatric disorders are not regularly tracked by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
In this week’s episode: It may be hard to have a truly healthy Thanksgiving, but we have some tips to make your holiday feast more environmentally friendly.
We explain how you can use food science to reduce stress associated with the big holiday meal, plus recipes for simple, delicious, and healthy side dishes.
A newly discovered cellular messaging mechanism could lead to a new way to deliver therapeutics to tissues affected by disease.
According to preliminary estimates from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), an estimated 45,000 Americans died from opioid overdoses in 2016.
An expert says President's Trump's changes to the ACA could lead to higher costs and destabilize insurance markets over the long-term.
In this week's episode we discuss two decades of nutrition science with one of the leading experts in the field.
In the wake of a mass shooting on October 1 in Las Vegas that left at least 59 people dead, we speak with an expert about the public health approach to gun control.
We speak to an expert on disaster response to learn about the public health and medical challenges ahead in Puerto Rico.
Experts are calling for action to address a rapidly expanding diabetes epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa. We'll explore what's driving this increase in diabetes and how health systems can effectively respond.
An analysis of products in a popular school-based marketing program found that less than one third of participating foods and beverages meet federal "Smart Snacks" standards.
Tropical storm Harvey has caused devastating flooding around Houston, Texas since making landfall as a hurricane on August 26. In this week's episode: Why the recovery is likely to take years.
Experts say that economic growth and environmental protection do not need to be mutually exclusive.
In this week's episode, we'll take a look at efforts to figure out what is driving rising C-section rates, and what can be done to prevent them.
In a new advisory the American Heart Association (AHA) strongly urges people to swap out saturated fats in favor of healthier unsaturated fats.
A new study of 60 million Americans is strengthening the link between air pollution and premature death.
Dry cleaning is an industry that dates back to the 1600s—when turpentine was used to clean fabrics. But now it's an industry in transition amid growing demand for dry cleaning solvents that are less harmful to humans and the environment.
In this week's episode, we speak with Marcia Castro, associate professor of demography in the Department of Global Health and Population at Harvard Chan School. With Castro's help, we’ll take a look at the lingering impact of Zika, what we’ve learned about the virus, and the likelihood of new cases as we enter summer in the United States.
An anti-vaccination campaign targeting Somali-Americans in Minnesota succeeded in cutting vaccination rates by more than half. Now a measles epidemic is sweeping through the community. What can this teach us about the anti-vaccination movement and how to keep our children safe?
Deepali Ravel, PhD '17, studies the malaria parasite and believes biology can be a powerful tool for addressing global health problems.
Pedro Lamothe-Molina, PhD ’17, is an HIV researcher, aspiring physician-scientist, and an accomplished triathlete. He's also one of the hundreds of future public health leaders who will graduate from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health on May 25, 2017.
We spoke with Gina McCarthy about the EPA’s critical role in protecting the public’s health, the challenges the agency faces in protecting our water and air—especially in the wake of Flint’s water crisis, and why we should view climate change as an opportunity for innovation.
Structural racism is often called an invisible evil because it's so pervasive, but also hidden in some ways. It involves interconnected institutions—housing, education, health care—that foster discrimination against racial groups. And this structural racism can play a role in health disparities across the United States.
In this week’s podcast we bring you two stories of disturbing human rights abuses: one developing in real-time, and another that’s been lingering for centuries.
We're now in the midst of a golden era of data. and scientists are constantly finding news ways to harness this information with applications across health care, the environment, commerce, urban planning, finance, and more.
In part two of our interview with chef and author Barton Seaver we explore how the oceans can help feed a world feeling the effects of climate change and a rapidly expanding population.
Why we need to change how we think about seafood—and the types of fish we're willing to eat.
In this week’s podcast we explore how doctors’ prescribing habits may be fueling the nation’s opioid epidemic—and what can be done to change that.
n this week's podcast we explore the growing use of nanotechnology in food. We speak with one scientist who is at the forefront of research on how these microscopic particles may affect our health, both positively and negatively.
In part four of our series on climate change and health we explore how environmental changes may have wide-ranging effects on mental health around the world.
In part three of our series on climate change and health we examine how environmental changes will affect not only the food we can grow, but how they will make what we're already growing less nutritious.
In part two of our series on climate change and health we explore ways to communicate effectively about the issue. What can be done to convince skeptics? And we'll explain why empathy might be the key to shifting the conversation.
In this week’s episode: Part one of our multi-part series looking at the links between climate change and health. In part one, we share an in-depth conversation about the effects of climate change and the steps we can take to reduce the damage.
In this week’s episode: Researchers say they’ve identified ways to boost the cognitive development of children in low- and middle-income countries, plus the challenge of funding basic science research.
In this week’s episode: The effects of new restrictions in the United States on refugees and immigrants. We take a closer look at President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration and the impact it could have on millions of refugees around the world—as well as immigration policy at home and abroad.
In this week’s episode: Public health and President Trump, plus a survey that’s shedding new light on gun ownership in America.
In this week’s episode: A new report is calling for more research into both the positive and negative health effects of marijuana.
In this week’s episode: We examine efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, and explore how dismantling the law would affect the health of Americans who rely on it for insurance.
In this week’s episode: The psychology behind charitable giving. We take a look at the mistakes we often make when considering where to donate our money.
In this week’s episode: In this week’s episode: The health benefits of optimism, plus strategies to improve your psychological wellbeing.
In this week’s episode: The link between our genes and disease risk. A new study is shedding light on how genetic mutations may increase our risk of a range of diseases—from cancer to heart conditions.
In this week’s episode: As more states legalize recreational use of marijuana, we examine the potential public health benefits and concerns, plus the growing body of evidence about the negative health effects of synthetic chemicals known as phthalates.
In this week’s episode: The science of Thanksgiving. Guy Crosby, adjunct associate professor in the Department of Nutrition, explains how you can use food science to cook the perfect holiday meal, plus he shares recipes for simple, delicious, and healthy side dishes.
In this week’s episode: It may be hard to have a truly healthy Thanksgiving, but we have some tips to make your holiday feast more environmentally friendly.
In this week's episode: How Donald Trump's victory will likely affect health care in America, plus how researchers are mining smartphone data to improve health.
In this week’s episode: Tips on dealing with stress from the presidential campaign, plus the new study raising questions about the benefits of so-called "good" cholesterol.
In this week’s episode: A health care expert offers her advice for people buying insurance through Obamacare.
In this week's episode: How stigmatizing language affects the ability of people wrestling with addiction to receive the treatment they need, and the new push to change that, plus the new concerns about the psychiatric care that veterans may be receiving, and what Twitter can tell us about nutritional health disparities.
In this week’s episode: Researchers are taking a critical look at some health care practices in low- and middle-income countries.
In this week’s episode: The "fundamental threat" of antibiotic resistance, why anti-obesity efforts may backfire in some cases, and scientists identify a dizzying treatment for kidney stones.
In this week’s episode: The United Nations focuses on the plight of 65 million refugees and migrants, plus a closer look at what happens to all the electronics we throw away, and scientists weigh in on the "five-second rule."
In this week's episode: Meet a researcher who's fighting to preserve the life-saving power of antibiotics, plus a disturbing spike in violence linked to police officers and security guards, and the link between C-sections and obesity risk among children.
In this special episode we examine how the response to terror attacks has changed since 9/11—and how these attacks—and media coverage of the violence—can affect our health.
In this rebroadcast of a story from March, 2016, we explore the human microbiome, one of the fastest growing areas of science and medical research.
In this week’s episode: Why racial disparities could affect one common genetic test, plus new sugar recommendations for kids and teens, and the link between job satisfaction and health.
In this week’s episode: The push to understand the critical early years of a child’s life, plus why changes in diet may be to blame for China’s epidemic of heart attack and stroke, and as the Rio Olympics come to an end, we see if Zika fears ever materialized.
In this week’s episode: New evidence that Obamacare is leading to improved health for low-income adults, plus harnessing the power of social entrepreneurship.
In this week’s episode: A new study finds that induced labor is not linked with autism risk, plus the global rise in the use of air conditioning, and how our jobs impact our health.
In this week’s episode: The new study refuting the so-called “obesity paradox,” plus the world gathers to formulate a response to the HIV epidemic, and why light pollution could make spring arrive earlier.
In a special episode we examine how the state of Tennessee is taking action to more accurately track police deaths and police killings—and explore how that could lead to changes in how police forces operate.
In this week’s podcast we explore what it will take to encourage more people in the U.S. to hit the road on their bikes. Anne Lusk, research scientist in the Department of Nutrition, recently compiled a list of 70 innovations that could transform bikes and the biking environment, and we spoke to her about the state of cycling in the U.S.
In this week’s podcast we attempt to clear up the confusion over fat. We’ll ask if butter is really “back” and we’ll have some ideas for incorporating healthy fats into your diet.
In this week’s podcast: A major Supreme Court ruling on abortion, plus the “bugs” riding the subway with you, and some healthy swaps for your July 4th cookout.
In this week’s podcast: The healthy eating habits with significant benefits, plus a new wrinkle in the fight over Obamacare, and the push to improve end-of-life care for those facing serious illnesses.
In this week’s podcast: The Harvard Chan School community stands in solidarity with the victims of a horrific mass shooting in Orlando, FL.
In this week’s podcast: The push to reduce the amount of salt in processed foods, plus new research that could offer a way to prevent Zika virus and a range of other diseases, and why many students don’t have easy access to water in school.
In this week’s podcast: The “superbug” that is igniting new concerns over antibiotic resistance, plus the common chemicals linked to health problems in women, and the global toll of slavery.
In this week’s podcast: A new report examines whether GMOs are harmful to our health, plus the physical toll of PTSD, and the healthy lifestyle that could prevent half of all cancer deaths in the U.S.
In this week’s podcast: the link between religion and health, plus preventing violence in hospitals, and how the opioid abuse epidemic in the United States is having an unintended ripple effect around the world.
In this week’s podcast we take you inside the intense, three-day simulation that prepares humanitarian workers to respond to disasters around the world.
This week’s headlines: One state’s push to regulate the modeling industry, plus medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States, and the effort to change our perceptions of what healthy food can be.
This week’s headlines: The effects of “infra-sound,” a type of noise you can feel, but can’t always hear, plus the new push to eliminate chewing tobacco from Major League Baseball, and new research linking spanking with negative outcomes.
This week’s headlines: How green space can improve health, plus the new research center expanding our understanding of happiness, and the new concerns surrounding fast food.
This week’s headlines: The dramatic life expectancy gap between rich and poor Americans, plus how one state plans to battle the mosquitoes that carry Zika virus, and scientists reveal the best way to wash your hands.
This week’s headlines: How pollution is making people sick in Detroit, plus the “most-shopped” for medical procedures, and new research reveals how many people in the world are now obese.
This week's headlines: A new poll reveals major misperceptions about Zika virus, plus a closer look at President Obama's "Cancer Moonshot," and we'll tell you about a push to change the way businesses view sustainability and health.