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Victoria A. Lopez (right), an MPH student, explains how the wearable temperature sensor on her left arm works to a potential study participant at a restaurant in Chelsea.
students

Sweating for Science: SPH Measures Heat Where Bostonians Work, Play, and Live

health equity

Child Tax Credit Increased Food Security, Stable Housing among Young Children, but Many Eligible Families Didn’t Receive It

Month: August 2020.

Boston Globe

Testing, Schools, and a Vaccine: What These Experts Are Watching This Fall Amid COVID-19 in Mass.

in Biostatistics, COVID-19, Epidemiology, Global Health, SPH In the Media

Quotes Robert Horsburgh, professor of epidemiology, biostatistics, and global health

Tagged: coronavirus, covid-19, infectious disease, vaccine, vaccines

Wall Street Journal

Men Urged to Limit Alcohol to One Drink a Day Amid New Concerns

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

Quotes Timothy Naimi, professor of community health sciences

Tagged: alcohol, alcohol abuse, alcohol use, alcohol/substance use

Health IT Analytics

How Big Data Analytics Models Can Impact Healthcare Decision-Making

in Biostatistics, SPH In the Media

Quotes Kimberly Ann Dukes, research associate professor of biostatistics

Tagged: Big Data, data, healthcare, healthcare system

US News & World Report

Don’t Wait to Lose Weight: Shedding Obesity in Youth Extends Life

in Global Health, SPH In the Media

Quotes Andrew Stokes, assistant professor of global health

Tagged: health across the lifecourse, obesity, weight

Mirage News

Does Russia Really Have an Effective Coronavirus Vaccine?

in COVID-19, Global Health, SPH In the Media

Quotes Veronika Wirtz, associate professor of global health

Tagged: coronavirus, covid-19, infectious disease, vaccine, vaccines

Forbes

A New Study Says It’s Better to Lose Weight Earlier in Life

in Global Health, SPH In the Media

Quotes Andrew Stokes, assistant professor of global health; and Wubin Xie, postdoctoral associate of global health

Tagged: health across the lifecourse, obesity, weight

The Conversation

Racism Linked to Cognitive Decline in African American Women

in Epidemiology, SPH In the Media

Opinion by Lynn Rosenberg, professor of epidemiology; Patricia Coogan, research professor of epidemiology; and Yvette Cozier, associate professor of epidemiology and assistant dean for diversity and inclusion

Tagged: alzheimer's, alzheimer’s/dementia, dementia, discrimination, health disparities, health inequities, racism

Southern Maryland Chronicle

Almost Half of US Teens Who Date Experience Stalking and Harassment

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

Opinion by Emily Rothman, professor of community health sciences

Tagged: adolescents, dating abuse, Intimate partner violence, sexual violence, teenagers, violence

Futurity

Irregular Heartbeat Still Shortens Life Even With Drop in Deaths

in Biostatistics, SPH In the Media

Quotes Ludovic Trinquart, associate professor of biostatistics

Tagged: atrial fibrillation, cardiovascular, cardiovascular disease, framingham heart study

Daily Mail

Shed the Middle-Age Spread! Losing Weight Before You Hit 40 Can More Than Halve the Risk of a Premature Death, Study Suggests

in Global Health, SPH In the Media

Quotes Andrew Stokes, assistant professor of global health

Tagged: death, health across the lifecourse, obesity, weight

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