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The Leonard Lopate Show: Paul Farmer Speaks to the Next Generation
Leonard Lopate and Dr. Paul Farmer discuss Dr. Farmer's new book To Repair the World: Paul Farmer Speaks to the Next Generation. Read More…
16 hours 37 sec ago
Teaching Haiti to Heal
Teaching Haiti to HealNew Mirebalais University Hospital Will Train Next Generation of Caregivers By JAKE MILLERMay 22, 2013New Mirebalais University Hospital Will Train Next Generation of Caregivers NEWS STORIES Delivering on Global Health in Haiti A Prescription for Global Healing Establishing Health Equity In Rwanda Read More…
16 hours 30 min ago
New sunscreen labels offer clearer sunburn, skin cancer information
With the unofficial start of summer just a few days away, many people will soon be stocking up on sunscreen. The products they'll be seeing in stores look different than they have in the past. That's because new rules for sunscreen labels are now in effect. The changes are good ones for consumers. Read More…
16 hours 40 min ago
Taste test
When describing how most kids react to a plate of their least favorite foods, the term melodramatic would be an understatement. “If I have one more bite of broccoli, I’m going to be sick!” “Yuck! Spinach again? It makes me gag. Read More…
20 hours 54 min ago
Attention, undividedJay Winsten of the Harvard School of Public Health hopes to recruit entertainers for a campaign to reduce distracted driving. Read More…
1 day 16 hours ago
From The Harvard GazetteLife, Death and Everything in Between
Life, Death and Everything in BetweenNew “Lifespan Machine” yields insights into the dynamics of aging By ELIZABETH DOUGHERTYMay 20, 2013New “Lifespan Machine” yields insights into the dynamics of aging Walter Fontana's bio Nature Methods article NEWS STORIES Oh, Behave Read More…
1 day 18 hours ago
Could sucking on babies’ pacifiers keep allergies from developing?
Researchers in Sweden recently published a small study showing that children whose moms and dads placed the children’s pacifiers in their own mouths before giving it to the child—sharing some of their oral bacteria—were less likely to develop allergies like eczema and asthma later in life. Read More…
1 day 19 hours ago
The President of Sogang University in South Korea visits the DBG!
On May 7th, The President of Sogang University in South Korea visited the DBG as part of the growing collaboration between Sogang University and Professor Kevin Kit Parker’s research group at SEAS. Read More…
1 day 20 hours ago
Lahav Receives Grant to Study Premature Infant Development
Amir Lahav, ScD, PhD, received a $50,000 grant from the Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation. Read More…
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