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Healthy Diets Linked to Holistic Healthy Aging in Long-Term Harvard Study

Researchers at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that certain dietary patterns — such as avoiding processed foods and eating a balance of animal and plant-based foods — promote healthy aging after 30 years, according to a long-term study published Monday in the journal Nature Medicine.


HUHS Sets New Date for LGBTQ Health Care Panel That Was Postponed Due to Trump Orders

Harvard University Health Services set a date for a virtual panel on Harvard’s LGBTQ health care services — more than two weeks after the panel was postponed due to uncertainty around President Donald Trump’s orders targeting transgender people.


Carl Zimmer Says Federal Research Cuts Could Spell Uncertain Future for Air-Borne Disease Research

New York Times columnist and Yale biophysics professor Carl Zimmer said the disruption caused by impending governmental research cuts could threaten both future air-borne disease research and national public health efforts at a Harvard book talk on Wednesday.


Harvard Sees Surge in Flu Cases Following National Trend

As students return to campus, the flu, as well as Covid-19, respiratory syncytial virus, and strep throat, have all peaked nationally. According to the Center for Disease Control, hospitalizations for the flu hit a 15-year high earlier this month.


HUHS Indefinitely Postpones Panel on LGBTQ Care Following Executive Orders

Harvard University Health Services postponed a panel on LGBTQ care at Harvard due to uncertainty about the implications of President Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting transgender individuals.


Despite Defunding Threats, Harvard President Praises Former Student Tapped by Trump to Lead NIH

Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 praised President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the National Institutes of Health as a “serious and dedicated researcher who has always been well-intentioned” during an interview with The Crimson on Tuesday.


Cambridge Health Alliance Clinicians File for Unionization With Mass. Labor Relations

Approximately 230 physicians, psychologists, and physician associates at Cambridge Health Alliance filed for unionization last Thursday with the Massachusetts Department of Labor Relations as State Health And Research Employees.


Stephen Breyer Calls for Compromise at Harvard School of Public Health Event

Former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, Stephen G. Breyer, discussed the importance of listening to opposing views and reaching consensus at the Harvard School of Public Health this past Friday.


Medicare Advantage Plans Receive Billions in Excess Funding for Veterans Health, Harvard Researchers Find

Medicare Advantage plans may receive as much as $1.3 billion in excess funding for veterans who receive nearly no care through Medicare, researchers reported in a Monday study.


Decades-Long NHS Research Jeopardized by Funding Cuts

The Nurses’ Health Study – a 48-year long medical study run jointly by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and the Harvard Medical School – is at risk of shutting down due to a lack of funding, according to researchers involved with the project.


HUHS Reports Increases in Mental Health Care Usage

Harvard saw “slight increases in students accessing mental health care” in a recently distributed survey, according to Harvard University Health Services Director Giang T. Nguyen in a Monday interview with the Crimson.


Cambridge Is at High Risk for West Nile Virus. Here’s What to Know.

Last month, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health declared parts of Middlesex County — including Cambridge — as high-risk areas for West Nile Virus, a mosquito-borne virus that can cause serious medical issues.


Harvard Kennedy School Public Impact Analytics Science Lab Receives $3 Million From DOD

The Public Impact Analytics Science Lab at the Harvard Kennedy School received a nearly $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense on Sept. 1 for a project that will leverage artificial intelligence to create personalized treatments for melanoma.


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