The surprisingly tricky question stumped researchers for decades. But they think they finally have an answer.

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Life expectancy in the USA is considerably lower than in most high-income countries, with many deaths considered preventable. The extent by which poor…

One year after Steward Health Care's demise, the Nashoba Valley and Dorchester communities are grappling with strained EMS services, diminished access to care, and trust that has been broken. Local le...

Sara Bleich, professor of health policy at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, discusses the importance of the Household Food Security Report and what impact its cancellation could have.

The subsidies are a key sticking point in the government shutdown: Democrats in Congress say that in order to secure their votes to reopen the government, they must be extended.

This cross-sectional analysis examines emergency Medicaid spending relative to total Medicaid expenditures and identifies state factors associated with variation in spending.

President Trump said he'd impose a 100% tariff on branded or patented drugs unless the drugmaker builds a manufacturing facility in the U.S.

Health policy experts say new Medicaid work requirements could cause millions of Americans to lose health coverage in the coming years. NBC News' Zinhle Essamuah spoke with one woman who lost coverage...

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Kenvue rebuked claims of a connection between autism and acetaminophen and said it is “deeply concerned with the health risk this poses for expecting mothers.”

The imminent expiration of COVID-era health care subsidies could see the insurance premium costs soar for millions of Americans.

Harvard Chan School's David Hemenway explains why the U.S. could see a rise in gun violence and other injuries, including intimate partner violence and falls among the elderly, because of federal fund...

On the monthly Health or Consequences episode of The Codcast, John McDonough of the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health and Paul Hattis of the Lown Institute spoke with Dr. Kiame Mahaniah,…

A majority of U.S. Republicans support withholding federal funding from “ultraliberal” universities — but maintaining medical research funding. A national campaign could boost advocacy for such a c...

Harvard Chan students recently gathered together for the first Camp Cura, a week-long summer learning intensive during which they worked in groups to deeply research and discuss some of the day’s most...

To counter videos on social media platforms that promote health pseudoscience, public health practitioners should collaborate with creators by providing them with accurate information, according to Ha...

New students at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health were welcomed to the School at Fall Orientation.

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While traditional change management emphasizes gradual tactics like pursuing small wins and building coalitions, in turbulent times these gradual tactics aren’t necessary—and they can hold leaders bac...