Ragon Institute receives major gift to expand research into autoimmune diseases

Immunology research at the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard has advanced an HIV vaccine into the clinic, and will diversify thanks to a major gift from Phillip T. and Susan M. Ragon.

Mary Todd Bergman • harvard
Sept. 19, 2019 ~9 min

Better data would ease gaps in rural public health

Gathering better data, and making them accessible to health leaders, could help close the gaps between urban and rural public health.

U. Washington • futurity
Aug. 26, 2019 ~5 min


Women in STEM: Valentina Ndolo

Valentina Ndolo is a Gates Cambridge Scholar in the Department of Veterinary Medicine, where she is a PhD student developing mathematical models to identify areas of Uganda most at risk of anthrax. In 2016, she founded the STEMing Africa Initiative to advocate for the active inclusion of African women in STEM by supporting talented female graduates to secure scholarships for advanced degrees at leading universities worldwide.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Aug. 1, 2019 ~4 min

Harvard’s Barry Bloom and Juliette Kayyem discuss measles outbreak

Harvard public health and public safety experts recommended public education, elimination of nonmedical vaccination exemptions for schoolkids, and potentially more severe penalties as a way to get parents to comply with measles vaccination guidelines.

Alvin Powell • harvard
June 11, 2019 ~24 min

Food and drinks industry uses non-profit organisation to campaign against public health policies, study finds

A new study shows how a non-profit research organisation has been deployed by its backers from major food and beverage corporations to push industry-favourable positions to policymakers and international bodies under the guise of neutral scientific endeavour.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
June 3, 2019 ~7 min

Children who walk to school less likely to be overweight or obese, study suggests

Children who regularly walk or cycle to school are less likely to be overweight or obese than those who travel by car or public transport, a new study suggests.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
May 20, 2019 ~4 min

Tropical disease to ride mosquitoes really far north

Places where tropical diseases are now unknown—Canada and parts of Northern Europe, for instance—are due to become prime real estate for mosquitoes.

Steve Orlando-Florida • futurity
March 29, 2019 ~5 min

How will retreating from the sea affect our health?

Advancing oceans are already displacing some small indigenous communities. New research starts to consider the effects on public health.

Jackson Holtz-Washington • futurity
March 26, 2019 ~4 min


Center for Environmental Health Sciences selects 2018 poster winners | MIT News

Annual poster session showcases recent work on biological effects of exposure to environmental agents.

Amanda Tat | Center for Environmental Health Sciences • mit
April 20, 2018 ~4 min

Jasmin Joseph: “I love the idea of making an impact on global health” | MIT News

MIT senior and varsity softball co-captain brings positivity and determination to life-saving biology research.

Fatima Husain | MIT News correspondent • mit
April 9, 2018 ~8 min

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