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This week’s headlines: One expert sees parallels between Zika virus and the AIDS epidemic, plus the new discovery revealing that our intestines have taste buds, and we'll tell you ...

This week’s headlines: The impact of income disparities, plus a proposal to ban smoking at public housing complexes across the country, and is organic meat and milk healthier for y...

This week’s headlines: New research on the link between Zika virus and microcephaly, plus why experts say the global burden of mental illness is drastically underestimated, and sho...

In this week’s episode: One expert explains why the Zika outbreak may be a sign of the “new normal,” plus President Obama’s billion-dollar initiative to battle opioid addiction, an...

This week’s headlines: A look at what could be behind the “explosive” spread of Zika virus, plus the new link between soy and BPA and what it could mean for women who are trying to...

In our new series, “Take Two,” faculty and researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health provide the lowdown on a compelling, engaging question in global health--think...

In our new series, “Take Two,” faculty and researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health provide the lowdown on a compelling, engaging question in global health--think...

This week’s headlines: A new travel warning for pregnant women amid rising concerns over the Zika virus, plus a closer look at the dangers posed by lead pipes across the country, a...

In this week’s episode: a new death linked to Ebola just hours after health officials declared that the West African epidemic was over, plus a twist in the battle to finally eradic...

In our “Why Public Health?” series, we ask Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health students to talk about why they chose to enter the field. Listen to hear their stories....

In our “Why Public Health?” series, we ask Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health students to talk about why they chose to enter the field. Listen to hear their stories....

In our “Why Public Health?” series, we ask Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health students to talk about why they chose to enter the field. Listen to hear their stories....