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For immediate release: October 16, 2018 Boston, MA – According to a new NPR/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health poll, … Continue reading “Poll: Drug/opioid abuse and economic concerns cited as biggest problems facing rural communities”
For immediate release: October 11, 2018 Boston, MA – U.S. states with high levels of household gun ownership have higher rates of fatal shootings … Continue reading “Fatal police shootings more frequent in U.S. states with high household gun ownership”
For immediate release: October 4, 2018 Boston, MA – Women who reported recent, regular use of low-dose aspirin (100 milligrams or less) had a 23% … Continue reading “Low-dose aspirin may lower ovarian cancer risk”
For immediate release: September 24, 2018 Boston, MA – Children whose mothers use marijuana are more likely to start their own marijuana use an … Continue reading “Children whose mothers use marijuana may try it at a younger age”
For immediate release: September 14, 2018 Boston, MA – A program that offered financial incentives to both patients and their physicians to control low-density … Continue reading “Increasing cholesterol medication adherence with financial incentives may be cost-effective”
Participating in spiritual practices during childhood and adolescence may be a protective factor for a range of health and well-being outcomes in early adulthood.
For immediate release: September 12, 2018 Boston, MA – New research from The Australian National University (ANU), Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and … Continue reading “Substantial racial stereotyping toward young children of color found among white adults who work with them”
For immediate release: August 27, 2018 Boston, MA – Rising levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) from human activity are making staple crops such as … Continue reading “As carbon dioxide levels climb, millions at risk of nutritional deficiencies”
For immediate release: August 23, 2018 Boston, MA – Technological innovation, expansion of the use of frontline personnel such as community health workers, and … Continue reading “Radical transformations likely needed to achieve universal health care”
For immediate release: August 15, 2018 Boston, MA – People who gain weight after they quit smoking may face a temporary increase in the … Continue reading “Weight gain after smoking cessation linked with increased short-term diabetes risk”
