Obstetric units are closing at a growing number of hospitals across the U.S. As a result, many patients are being forced to travel farther to give birth and receive prenatal and postpartum care.| Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
In the wake of the Steward Health Care crisis, corporate and private equity ownership of health care has come under new scrutiny. Harvard health policy experts weigh in on the growing corporatization of the U.S. health care system and what it means for patients, practitioners, and public health.| Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Howard Koh, professor of the practice of public health leadership, discusses factors contributing to the opioid crisis and recommendations on how to curb it.| Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Social connection, prosociality, spirituality, optimism, and work—growing evidence suggests these five factors help people live longer, healthier lives.| Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Floods are the most frequently occurring climate hazard and are projected to become more frequent and intense in the coming decades due to climate change,| Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Hannah Greenwald Healy, an expert on water quality, explains the most common reasons that ocean, lake, or pond beaches temporarily close during the summer.| Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Angelica, a personalized AI agent designed to support pediatric patients and their families, won this year’s Venture Building Program.| Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Around the world, suicide rates are higher among older adults than all other age groups combined—and higher among older men than older women, according to a new study.| Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
A new study quantifies the large productivity losses in low- and middle-income countries—billions of dollars’ worth—that can be attributed to lead exposure in children.| Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
The Trump administration announced late Monday that it was moving to freeze $2.2 billion in grants and $60 million in contracts to Harvard University. The federal freeze came hours after Harvard rejected demands from the Trump administration, arguing that the changes pushed by the government exceed its lawful authority and infringe on both the University’s independence and its constitutional rights.| Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
