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Stop-Work Orders Roll In for Harvard Researchers After $2.2 Billion Pause in Federal Funds

Harvard-affiliated researchers have begun receiving stop-work orders on contracts worth tens of millions of dollars less than one day after the Trump administration announced a $2.2 billion pause of federally-funded research Monday evening.


Harvard, Stanford Study Links Wildfires to Increases in Mental Health Concerns

A recent study conducted jointly by a team of researchers at Harvard and Stanford University examining 2020 emergency room visits across California links wildfire smoke exposure to mental health related visits — with an outsized psychological toll particularly among women, youth, and racial and ethnic minorities.


New Cancer Hospital for Dana Farber Leaves Healthcare Experts Skeptical

When the Dana Farber Cancer Institute announced that it was opening a new, $1.7 billion, 300-bed inpatient cancer hospital in 2028 along with Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, the announcement seemed to promise good news for the region. But healthcare experts aren’t so sure.


HSPH Professor Joins Lawsuit Challenging NIH Cuts to Research Grants

Harvard School of Public Health professor Brittany M. Charlton joined a lawsuit against the National Institutes of Health on Wednesday, alleging that the Trump administration’s cuts to equity-related research grants violated the Fifth Amendment and required Congressional approval.


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.


‘Journalism Is Expensive’: Harvard Public Health Magazine Closes After Financial Struggles

More than a decade after its launch, the Harvard Public Health Magazine announced on Monday that the publication would shut down after struggling to turn a profit.


Former Brigham and Women’s Doctor Indicted on Two Rape Counts

Ex-Brigham and Women’s rheumatologist and former Harvard postdoctoral student Derrick J. Todd, accused of sexually assaulting more than 200 former patients, was indicted by a grand jury Thursday on two counts of rape.


Pesticide Consumption May be Linked to Male Infertility, Harvard Study Suggests

A study conducted by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health demonstrated that high intake of pesticide residue from fruits and vegetables may reduce fertility in men.


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.


Ozempic, Wegovy Use Doubled as Bariatric Surgery Procedures Declined in 2022-2023, Harvard Researchers Report

The national use of weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy more than doubled as bariatric surgery frequency dropped by about 25 percent from 2022 to 2023, researchers report in an Oct. 25 study.


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.


Harvard School of Public Health Study Finds That Deforestation May Increase Malaria Transmission

A Harvard School of Public Health study published Oct. 21 found that ecological changes in the Brazilian Amazon have led to a significant increase in the risk of malaria transmission.


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.


Inside the Partnership Between Harvard Researchers and a Palestinian University

Critics have described Harvard's Palestine Program for Health and Human Rights at Birzeit University in the West Bank as an example of the University’s alleged ties to Hamas. For researchers affiliated with the program, it’s the least of their problems.


Harvard Public Health School Appoints Mary Rice as New Director of C-CHANGE

The Harvard School of Public Health appointed Mary B. Rice, a pulmonary and critical care physician and associate professor at Harvard Medical School, as the next director of its Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment. She will lead C-CHANGE starting Oct. 1.


Harvard School of Public Health Votes Overwhelmingly to Create Faculty Senate

The Harvard School of Public Health faculty approved a resolution to establish a University senate planning body on Tuesday, according to a document obtained by The Crimson.


Harvard Public Health School Launches New Climate Change and Planetary Health Concentration

The Harvard School of Public Health rolled out a new concentration this fall titled “Climate Change and Planetary Health,” exploring the effect of climate change on the planetary health crisis.


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