Harvard Public Health: Fall 2014
In this issue Is butter really back? Scientists debate the risks and benefits of certain dietary fats–but agree on what makes a healthy diet. What’s…
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Dean’s message: Behind the headlines
[ Fall 2014 ] Reading the stories in the Fall 2014 issue of Harvard Public Health, I am struck by a well-known truth about…
Fall 2014 frontlines
[ Fall 2014 ] Quick updates about the latest public health news from across the School and beyond. Is climate change a nutrition disaster?…
Off the cuff: What can microbes teach us about cancer?
[ Fall 2014 ] Wendy Garrett, Associate Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases Wendy Garrett specializes in studying the human gut— the part of…
Q & A: When lab research threatens humanity
[ Fall 2014 ] Is bench research that creates a lethal, contagious bird flu virus worth the risk that the virus could escape the…
Philanthropic impact: Campaign update
[ Fall 2014 ] On October 25, 2013, HSPH publicly launched the Campaign for Harvard School of Public Health, and Campaign co-chair Jonathan Lavine…
Flexible resources maximize public health impact
[ Fall 2014 ] Monell Foundation dedicated to unrestricted giving at HSPH Flaminia Catteruccia wonders: Is it possible to fight malaria by making the…
An equal exchange
[ Fall 2014 ] HSPH pairs with refugee public health students to create a healthier Burma The thatched bamboo huts sprawling up the side of…
Big data’s big visionary
[ Fall 2014 ] As cholera swept through London in the mid-19th century, a physician named John Snow painstakingly drew a paper map indicating…
A survivor’s empathy
[ Fall 2014 ] HSPH alumna’s immigrant journey inspires career transforming teens’ health. Angela Diaz, MPH ’02, knows what it’s like to overcome nearly impossible…