Podcasts by Better Off
The latest from public health experts on how we can all lead healthier lives.
Further podcasts by Harvard Public Health
Podcast on the topic Nachrichten
All episodes
Why Public Health: Unlocking the secrets of malaria from 2023-12-12T21:08:14.144274
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.
Listen
We’re better off when life-altering illnesses can be eradicated from 2023-12-12T21:08:13.162791
In the 1980's, there were millions of cases of Guinea worm disease across the globe, mostly in rural Africa. Donald Hopkins, MPH '70, has spent 40 years working to eradicate this painful and deb...
Listen
We're better off with health equity from 2023-12-12T21:08:13.153919
This spring, public health officials have been laser-focused on getting more Americans vaccinated against COVID-19. So why do racial disparities persist around vaccination? And once more America...
Listen
Is cooking with natural gas unhealthy? from 2023-12-12T21:08:13.119136
40 million American homes cook their meals with natural gas. But most people don’t think of the little blue flame on their gas range as the end of a very long natural gas pipeline. New research ...
Listen
Can we end chronic homelessness? from 2023-12-12T21:08:13.101996
It’s estimated that half a million Americans are experiencing homelessness. Even a brief period of housing insecurity can make existing health issues worse, and bring up new physical and mental ...
Listen
Is working from home unhealthy? from 2023-03-22T10:00
Working from home has its perks: Better coffee, easy commute, no fluorescent lighting. But, as any home office worker can tell you, there are also downsides: No more office social hours, no more...
Listen
Why Public Health: Unlocking the secrets of malaria from 2022-03-07T01:32:34.173416
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.
Listen
Why Public Health: Unlocking the secrets of malaria from 2022-02-22T14:52:57.655996
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.
Listen
Why Public Health: Addressing asthma in the inner city from 2022-02-22T14:52:57.600629
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.
Listen
Why Public Health: Helping victims of sexual trafficking from 2022-02-22T14:52:57.599893
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.
Listen
Why Public Health: Measuring the impact of air pollution from 2022-02-22T14:52:57.599158
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.
Listen
Why Public Health: Preventing injuries from 2022-02-22T14:52:57.598143
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.
Listen
This Week in Health, Dec. 4, 2015: Diabetes decline from 2022-02-22T14:52:57.595705
In this week’s episode: encouraging news about America’s battle against diabetes, plus why C-sections can tell you a lot about a country’s health care system, and a closer look at the fight to redu...
Listen
This Week in Health, Feb. 5, 2016: Are outbreaks like Zika the "new normal"? from 2022-02-22T14:52:57.570053
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, and why young women...
Listen
This Week in Health, March 4, 2016: How will Zika impact the United States? from 2022-02-22T14:52:57.566712
This week’s headlines: A top Federal official explains how Zika might impact the United States, plus how cutting the price of fruits and vegetables could save hundreds of thousands of lives, and we...
Listen
This Week in Health, April 7, 2016: Pollution is making Detroit sick from 2022-02-22T14:52:57.562271
This week’s headlines: How pollution is making people sick in Detroit, plus the “most-shopped” for medical procedures, and new research reveals how many people in the world are now obese.
...
This Week In Health, May 6, 2016: Making the modeling industry safer from 2022-02-22T14:52:57.558698
This week’s headlines: One state's push to regulate the modeling industry, plus medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States, and the effort to change our perceptions of...
Listen
This Week In Health, June 2, 2016: Battling a "superbug" from 2022-02-22T14:52:57.555459
In this week’s podcast: The “superbug” that is igniting new concerns over antibiotic resistance, plus the common chemicals linked to health problems in women, and the global toll of slavery.
Listen
This Week In Health, June 10, 2016: Taking aim at salt from 2022-02-22T14:52:57.554362
In this week’s podcast: The push to reduce the amount of salt in processed foods, plus new research that could offer a way to prevent Zika virus and a range of other diseases, and why many students...
Listen
This Week In Health, July 8, 2016: Clearing up the confusion over fat from 2022-02-22T14:52:57.551412
In this week’s podcast we attempt to clear up the confusion over fat. We'll ask if butter is really "back" and we'll have some ideas for incorporating healthy fats into your diet.
Listen
This Week In Health, August 5, 2016: Zika and the Rio Olympics from 2022-02-22T14:52:57.547320
One expert explains why the threat of Zika at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics is actually quite low.
Listen
This Week in Health, September 9, 2016: Responding to terrorism from 2022-02-22T14:52:57.542704
In this special episode we examine how the response to terror attacks has changed since 9/11—and how these attacks—and media coverage of the violence—can affect our health.
Listen
This Week in Health, Oct. 6, 2016: Is any care good care? from 2022-02-22T14:52:57.539557
In this week’s episode: Researchers are taking a critical look at some health care practices in low- and middle-income countries.
Listen
This Week in Health, Nov. 3, 2016: Coping with election stress from 2022-02-22T14:52:57.536975
In this week’s episode: Tips on dealing with stress from the presidential campaign, plus the new study raising questions about the benefits of so-called "good cholesterol."
Listen
This Week In Health, Dec. 1, 2016: Marijuana and public health from 2022-02-22T14:52:57.496588
In this week’s episode: As more states legalize recreational use of marijuana, we examine the potential public health benefits and concerns, plus the growing body of evidence about the negative hea...
Listen
Dec. 8, 2016: Genetics and disease risk from 2022-02-22T14:52:57.495680
In this week’s episode: The link between our genes and disease risk. A new study is shedding light on how genetic mutations may increase our risk of a range of diseases—from cancer to heart conditi...
Listen
Feb. 2, 2017: Travel restrictions and refugees from 2022-02-22T14:52:57.490357
In this week’s episode: The effects of new restrictions in the United States on refugees and immigrants. We take a closer look at President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration and the imp...
Listen
Feb. 9, 2017: Boosting childhood development from 2022-02-22T14:52:57.488438
In this week's episode: Researchers say they've identified ways to boost the cognitive development of children in low- and middle-income countries, plus the challenge of funding basic science resea...
Listen
March 2, 2017: Climate change and food from 2022-02-22T14:52:57.485956
In part three of our series on climate change and health we examine how environmental changes will affect not only the food we can grow, but how they will make what we're already growing less nutri...
Listen
March 9, 2017: Climate change and mental health from 2022-02-22T14:52:57.485164
In part four of our series on climate change and health we explore how environmental changes may have wide-ranging effects on mental health around the world.
Listen
April 6, 2017: Seafood is an 'irrational' economy from 2022-02-22T14:52:57.482462
Eating more seafood can be beneficial to human health, and the health of our environment. But increasing our production and consumption of seafood in a sustainable way poses challenges. In this wee...
Listen
May 4, 2017: An invisible evil from 2022-02-22T14:52:57.479212
Structural racism is often called an invisible evil because it's so pervasive, but also hidden in some ways. It involves interconnected institutions—housing, education, health care—that foster disc...
Listen
June 1, 2017: The Minnesota measles outbreak from 2022-02-22T14:52:57.475507
June 1, 2017 — Health officials in Minnesota are now grappling with that state’s largest measles outbreak in several decades. As of May 31, the Minnesota Department of Health had confirmed 70 cases...
Listen
June 8, 2017: Revisiting Zika from 2022-02-22T14:52:57.474398
It's now been more than a year since the Zika virus gained global attention, sickening a million people in dozens of countries. The epidemic began in early 2015 and was declared a public health eme...
Listen
August 3, 2017: Balancing economic growth and environmental protection from 2022-02-22T14:52:57.468399
More than half of the world's population lives in so-called emerging markets—countries such as China, India, Brazil, and Mexico. These are middle-income countries on the rise, experiencing rapid ec...
Listen
September 7, 2017: Disaster recovery from 2022-02-22T14:52:57.466553
In Texas the focus is shifting from saving lives to recovery in the wake of Harvey. The storm is being blamed for at least 64 deaths and the devastating flooding caused billions of dollars worth of...
Listen
October 5, 2017: Guns and public health from 2022-02-22T14:52:57.462421
In the wake of a mass shooting on October 1 in Las Vegas that left at least 59 people dead and more than 500 injured, David Hemenway, professor of health policy at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Publi...
Listen
November 2, 2017: An opioid emergency from 2022-02-22T14:52:57.453984
According to preliminary estimates from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), an estimated 45,000 Americans died from opioid overdoses in 2016. On October 26, President Trump responded to the cris...
Listen
November 9, 2017: A cellular message in a bottle from 2022-02-22T14:52:57.453188
In this week's episode we delve deep into our cells to talk about some exciting new basic science research coming out of the Harvard Chan School. We spoke with Quan Lu, associate professor of envir...
Listen
Dec. 7, 2017: Nuts and heart health from 2022-02-22T14:52:57.449661
Eating several small servings of nuts each week may significantly lower your risk of heart attack or stroke, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. In this week's ...
Listen
Feb. 1, 2018: The Surgeon General's opioid strategy from 2022-02-22T14:52:57.443365
In this week's podcast we share an in-depth conversation with Vice Admiral Jerome Adams, the 20th Surgeon General of the United States. During a recent interview with Voices in Leadership, Adams ou...
Listen
Feb. 08, 2018: A public health approach to an aging world from 2022-02-22T14:52:57.442255
People are living longer than ever before—and that is raising new questions and challenges. In this week's episode, we explore how public health researchers are grappling with issues surrounding ag...
Listen
March 8, 2018: India's epidemiological transition from 2022-02-22T14:52:57.439808
A large new study of more than 1.3 million people finds high rates of diabetes and hypertension in India. We'll speak to experts about what could be driving this trend—and how health systems in Ind...
Listen
May 3, 2018: Achieving health equity in the Americas from 2022-02-22T14:52:57.434375
In recent years countries across the Americas have made major improvements in health, but while life expectancy has increased and infant and maternal mortality rates have fallen, significant inequa...
Listen
September 6, 2018: A call for redesigning American streets from 2022-02-22T14:52:57.299143
In this week’s podcast we’ll explore how America’s streets can be redesigned to benefit bicyclists and pedestrians—and we’ll explain why doing so may even help mitigate the effects of climate chang...
Listen
Nov. 02, 2018: How accurate are health headlines in your social media feed? from 2022-02-22T14:52:57.197600
Every day we are bombarded with health news in our social media feeds: from studies touting the benefits—or harms—of a particular food to research on a new treatment for a disease. But how accurate...
Listen
December 7, 2018: The power of a family meal from 2022-02-22T14:52:57.195068
For busy families, gathering together for a meal—whether it’s breakfast or dinner—can be difficult. But a growing body of research shows that these meals together can have an important influence on...
Listen
Feb. 5, 2019: The toll of gun violence in America from 2022-02-22T14:52:57.190285
Each year in the U.S. more than 30,000 people are killed by guns—with two-thirds of those deaths being suicide. And there are tens of thousands non-fatal injuries. Yet research into preventing fire...
Listen
March 7, 2019: Many U.S. schools aren't testing drinking water for lead from 2022-02-22T14:52:57.187763
The traditional public health mantra is that there is no safe level of lead for kids. But a new report from the Harvard Prevention Research Center on Nutrition and Physical Activity finds that many...
Listen
April 4, 2019: The future of cancer prevention (part 1) from 2022-02-22T14:52:57.185257
The statistics on cancer worldwide are staggering: In 2018, more than 18 million people worldwide were diagnosed with the disease, and nearly 10 million died from it. And the burden of cancer is o...
Listen
June 6, 2019: Women are America's 'supermajority' from 2022-02-22T14:52:57.179470
In this week's podcast we're sharing a special conversation between Cecile Richards, former president of Planned Parenthood and one of the co-founders of Supermajority, and Mary Bassett, director o...
Listen
August 8, 2019: Using music to combat HIV in Zambia from 2022-02-22T14:52:57.175453
Each year in Zambia, 60,000 people are infected with HIV, and more than 20,000 die of AIDs. In all, it’s estimated that more than 1.2 million people in the country are living with HIV. Research sho...
Listen
Addressing the Opioid Crisis: Lessons Learned from New York City from 2022-02-22T14:52:57.172516
Before Mary Bassett was director of Harvard’s FXB Center for Health and Human Rights, she was New York City’s Health Commissioner. Bassett talks about her experience dealing with the growing opioid...
Listen
Gaining insight into women's health from 2022-02-22T14:52:57.171564
Could an app help scientists better understand menstruation, fertility, and menopause? On the latest episode of This Week in Health, Shruthi Mahalingaiah and JP Onnela talk about the groundbreaking...
Listen
Introducing: Better Off from 2022-02-22T14:52:57.169300
How can we make our families, communities, and our world a little bit better during the COVID-19 crisis, and beyond? That's the question we're asking on Better Off, a new podcast from Harvard T.H....
Listen
We're better off when kids are resilient from 2022-02-22T14:52:57.166519
Are kids going to be okay when the pandemic is over? That’s the question on many parents’ minds as remote learning continues, and friends and family remain six feet apart. Better Off talks with psy...
Listen
We’re better off when we age with resilience from 2022-02-22T14:52:57.159265
During the earliest days of the pandemic, younger people were told to protect the older adults in their lives from COVID-19 by isolating at home. Concerns about the virus and pandemic restrictions ...
Listen
We're better off when we unstick the stereotypes around eating disorders from 2021-08-26T09:00
Eating disorders affect a population the size of the state of Texas, cost the economy tens of billions of dollars, and kill 10,000 Americans per year. If eating disorders are so common, expensive, ...
Listen
We're better off with Juneteenth from 2021-06-24T21:15
In a special bonus episode, recorded a day before Juneteenth was made a federal holiday, we listen in on a conversation between Opal Lee, an activist and teacher often called the "grandmother of Ju...
Listen
We’re better off when we stop pandemics before they start from 2021-03-17T10:00
When Aaron (Ari) Bernstein met his first pediatric patient infected with COVID-19, he realized that this little girl's health was connected to an infected bat on the other side of the world. Cli...
Listen
We're better off when we swipe right on public health from 2021-01-20T10:30
When Antón Castellanos Usigli was asked to help bring younger LGBTQ people into a Brooklyn clinic for sexual health services, he thought it would be a piece of cake. But after his first attempts fa...
Listen
We're better off when science leads the way from 2020-12-16T10:30
Better Off talks with Harvard Chan School's Howard Koh about lessons learned from the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic, also known as swine flu, and how the incoming administration can use those lesson...
Listen
We're better off when we can breathe easy from 2020-12-11T10:30
Until the COVID-19 pandemic, most of us didn't think about indoor air very much, if at all. But healthy buildings expert Joseph Allen has been studying indoor air for years. He says that since we s...
Listen
Confronting the Climate Crisis: Earth Day at 50 from 2020-04-21T20:20:26
What has the environmental movement accomplished since the first Earth Day in 1970? Where is the movement headed? Gina McCarthy, president and CEO of the Natural Resources Defense Council and chair...
Listen
Addressing the Opioid Crisis: Unpacking Stigma from 2020-01-30T19:29:52
Shelly Greenfield to unpacks the stigma that surrounds addiction. A psychiatrist from Harvard’s McLean hospital, Greenfield specializes in addiction—how patients cope with it, how it factors into t...
Listen
July 25, 2019: Professional sports and health from 2019-07-25T09:00:05
In this week’s episode we're talking about new research comparing the health of athletes in the National Football League and Major League Baseball. The study looked at 6,000 athletes between the ye...
Listen
July 11, 2019: Human flourishing and public health from 2019-07-11T14:31:38
What does it mean for someone to flourish? Flourishing is more than just being happy—although that’s a part of it. But the idea of flourishing expands beyond happiness to look at a person’s overall...
Listen
June 19, 2019: Creating an inclusive environment for transgender and gender-nonbinary teens from 2019-06-19T14:44:14
A new study shows that transgender and gender-nonbinary teens face a greater risk of sexual assault in schools that prevent them from using bathrooms or locker rooms consistent with their gender id...
Listen
May 31, 2019: A new approach to fighting malaria from 2019-05-31T11:59:41
Each year, more than 200 million people around the world are infected with malaria and more than 400,000 die. For the past two decades, the most successful method of malaria prevention has involved...
Listen
May 10, 2019: Transforming America's 'sick care' system from 2019-05-10T22:35:34
Rear Admiral Sylvia Trent-Adams has been caring for people since she was just a child. When Trent-Adams was just 12 she volunteered as a candy striper at Lynchburg General Hospital in Virginia. The...
Listen
April 25, 2019: There are no 'low-hanging fruits' in science from 2019-04-25T09:00:04
Noncommunicable diseases—or NCDs—are the leading cause of death around the world. And of those NCDs, chronic cardiometabolic conditions—such as heart disease and diabetes—are particularly deadly. F...
Listen
April 18, 2019: The future of cancer prevention (part 2) from 2019-04-18T09:00:04
In 2018, colorectal cancer was the third-most common diagnosed cancer among both men and women in the U.S., and data indicate that younger adults are increasingly being diagnosed with it. A new res...
Listen
March 22, 2019: What can design do for public health? from 2019-03-22T19:34:57
When many people think of design they’re probably picturing a product, like a new smartphone or car. But the design principles that lead to the creation of those products—such as the focus on human...
Listen
February 21, 2019: The connection between coral reefs and human health from 2019-02-21T14:17:02
Coral reefs aren’t just beautiful. They’re the most biologically diverse ecosystems in the oceans, and can provide food, jobs, and protection from storms for coastal communities. But reefs around t...
Listen
January 24, 2019: Heat is a 'silent killer' from 2019-01-24T15:37:58
Climate change will mean more extreme weather, including heat waves. And it’s not a distant threat—we’re already seeing the effects now in the United States. In this week’s episode, we explore the ...
Listen
January 10, 2019: A virtual visit with your doctor from 2019-01-10T17:48:17
For many Americans, a visit with their doctor no longer requires an actual trip to the doctor’s office. More physicians are offering so-called “telemedicine” services, where they provide care to pa...
Listen
December 19, 2018: The simple solution that has saved millions of lives from 2018-12-19T14:07:45
Oral rehydration solution (ORS)—a mixture of water, sugar, and salt that is administered as part of oral rehydration therapy (ORT)—is credited with preventing tens of millions of deaths from choler...
Listen
November 21, 2018: A conversation with a public health pioneer from 2018-11-21T11:00:14
In this week's episode we bring you an in-depth conversation with a public health pioneer. During her five-decade career, Marie McCormick, Sumner and Esther Feldberg Professor, emerita, at Harvard ...
Listen
October 18, 2018: Your phone knows how you feel from 2018-10-18T10:00:19
Many of us spend hours each day on our smartphones, whether it's texting friends or using our GPS for directions. And each of those actions leaves behind a digital breadcrumb. In this week's episod...
Listen
Sept. 27, 2018: Can we solve the migration crisis? from 2018-09-27T13:24:14
Every minute 24 people around the world are forced to leave their homes—and it’s estimated that more than 65 million people are currently displaced. In this week’s episode, we explore the global re...
Listen
August 10, 2018: Designing for climate change from 2018-08-10T16:11:50
A new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that students who lived in dormitories without air conditioning during a heat wave performed worse on a series of simple tests compa...
Listen
July 24, 2018: Food Insecurity as a public health issue from 2018-07-24T14:49:58
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps 40 million low-income Americans afford food each month. But the program's future is uncertain as Congress debates the Farm Bill, a multi-y...
Listen
July 12, 2018: Every business has an impact on health from 2018-07-12T12:35:11
Every company has an impact on health—both positive and negative—whether they realize it or not. And in this episode we're taking an in-depth look at the links between businesses and health. Harvar...
Listen
June 21, 2018: Eliminating trans fats from 2018-06-21T13:12:43
In this episode we're marking a major public health milestone. As of Monday, June 18, U.S. food manufacturers are banned from creating products with artificial trans fats—found in partially hydroge...
Listen
June 14, 2018: What's behind a resurgence of mumps in the United States? from 2018-06-14T16:48:41
In the early 21st century there was hope that the success of the mumps vaccine in the United States would pave the way for the eventual elimination of the highly contagious disease. But since 2006 ...
Listen
May 31, 2018: Gina McCarthy's mission to protect public health and defend science from 2018-05-31T13:32:42
This week the Harvard Chan School launched the new School-wide Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment (C-CHANGE). Under the leadership of Director Gina McCarthy, C-CHANGE will use s...
Listen
May 22, 2018: Student stories from 2018-05-24T19:31:35
This week more than 650 students from dozens of countries graduated from the Harvard Chan School. Each graduate has their own amazing story—with powerful reasons for pursuing public health. We can’...
Listen
May 10, 2018: What can we learn from a 'null' study result? from 2018-05-10T14:04:43
Between 2014-2016, Researchers from Ariadne Labs ran an ambitious trial to see if a simple checklist could improve childbirth care and prevent deaths in one of India’s poorest states. The randomize...
Listen
April 19, 2018: Privacy as a human right from 2018-04-19T19:15:18
The recent scandal over Facebook's use of personal information has shone fresh light on one of the most pressing issues of the 21st century: How can we protect our privacy when we are willingly—or...
Listen
April 12, 2018: Is global health aid distributed fairly? from 2018-04-12T17:23
Billions of dollars in global health aid are distributed around the world each year. But the process by which that funding is distributed—often by large multilateral agencies— is frequently opaque ...
Listen
March 29, 2018: The plasticity of the aging process from 2018-03-29T16:30:28
We often think of aging as an inevitable physical decline; as we get older our bodies break down and diseases begin to multiply. But what if that wasn't the case? What if we could change how we age...
Listen
March 22, 2018: Living with guns rather than dying with guns from 2018-03-22T19:22:12
On February 14, 2018, a gunman opened fire inside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., killing 17 people and wounding 17 more. That shooting and the students who survived have re...
Listen
Feb. 22, 2018: Discrimination in America from 2018-02-22T19:42:29
A new series of polls from the Harvard Opinion Research Program is shedding light on how Americans experience discrimination on a day-to-day basis. While many surveys have explored Americans’ belie...
Listen
Feb. 15, 2018: Clearing up the confusion over fat (Update) from 2018-02-15T14:09:07
February is Heart Month, so in this week's podcast we're revisiting one of our most popular episodes: an in-depth look at dietary fat. We'll share tips for including more beneficial fats in your di...
Listen
Jan. 25, 2018: Big data and public health from 2018-01-25T22:14:08
Researchers are now harnessing vast amounts of information to assess what works in medicine and public health. In this week's podcast, we explore why this approach holds promise—but why it also com...
Listen
Jan. 18, 2018: Changing the food environment from 2018-01-18T15:44:13
In May 2018, the U.S. government will be rolling out broad new menu labeling regulations. As part of the Affordable Care Act, restaurants and other food outlets with more than 20 locations will be ...
Listen
Jan. 11, 2018: Fundamental questions from 2018-01-11T17:41:40
Basic science is at the heart of many of our greatest health advances. And in this week's episode we speak with two scientists who are asking fundamental questions about how our bodies work. The an...
Listen
Dec. 14, 2017: Public health and behavioral economics from 2017-12-13T20:58:10
Each year in sub-Saharan African more than a million women and newborns die during childbirth—or shortly thereafter. One key to preventing these deaths is making sure women deliver in high-quality ...
Listen
November 30, 2017: The importance of tracking eating disorders from 2017-11-30T14:46:08
Around 30 million Americans will be affected by an eating disorder in their lifetime, but these psychiatric disorders are not regularly tracked by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CD...
Listen
November 20, 2017: A sustainable Thanksgiving [rebroadcast] from 2017-11-20T15:03:17
In this week’s episode: It may be hard to have a truly healthy Thanksgiving, but we have some tips from Gary Adamkiewicz, assistant professor of environmental health and exposure disparities, to ma...
Listen
November 15, 2017: The science of Thanksgiving [rebroadcast] from 2017-11-15T16:42:18
In this week’s episode: The science of Thanksgiving. Guy Crosby, adjunct associate professor in the Department of Nutrition, explains how you can use food science to cook the perfect holiday meal, ...
Listen
October 26, 2017: A new era of epidemics from 2017-10-26T13:35:53
In this week’s episode we speak with two leading experts on Zika virus—which grabbed international attention when it sickened a million people in dozens of countries more than two years ago. Marcia...
Listen
October 19, 2017: An attempt to destabilize Obamacare from 2017-10-19T11:30:20
In early October, President Trump took aim at the Affordable Care Act (ACA), with two proposed changes that could weaken the law. The President said that the government will stop making cost-sharin...
Listen
October 12, 2017: Eat, drink, and be healthy from 2017-10-12T15:20:47
In this week's episode we discuss two decades of nutrition science with one of the leading experts in the field. Walter Willett, former chair of the Department of Nutrition, recently released an up...
Listen
September 28, 2017: A public health disaster in Puerto Rico from 2017-09-28T18:09:33
There are widespread power outages and shortages of food and water in Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria. The storm is being blamed for at least two dozen deaths. It also devastated the isl...
Listen
September 21, 2017: The epidemic of diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa from 2017-09-21T16:03:29
A recent report published in The Lancet finds that health systems in sub-Saharan Africa are largely unprepared to deal with that region’s rapidly expanding epidemic of diabetes. According to the La...
Listen
September 14, 2017: Brand marketing gone bad from 2017-09-14T17:15:49
More than 90,000 schools in the U.S. have participated in the Box Tops for Education program—one of the largest school-based brand marketing initiatives. The program was launched by General Mills i...
Listen
August 31, 2017: The recovery from Harvey could take years from 2017-08-31T13:03:52
August 31, 2017 — Tropical storm Harvey has caused devastating flooding around Houston, Texas since making landfall as a hurricane on August 26. The storm has dumped nearly 50 inches of rain—and is...
Listen
July 27, 2017: The surprising factor behind a spike in C-sections from 2017-07-27T19:48:52
esarean delivery of a baby—or C-section—is the world's most commonly performed surgery. Rates have been rising across the globe, but there has been a particularly notable increase in the United Sta...
Listen
July 21, 2017: Changing the language of addiction [Rebroadcast] from 2017-07-21T11:16:26
In this week's episode we're revisiting two stories on important mental health issues. First, the importance of changing the language surrounding addiction. Howard Koh, Harvey V. Fineberg Professor...
Listen
July 11, 2017: Choose unsaturated fats for heart health from 2017-07-11T13:15:02
In a new advisory the American Heart Association (AHA) strongly urges people to swap out saturated fats in favor of healthier unsaturated fats. The AHA says doing so can lower a person’s heart dise...
Listen
June 29, 2017: A call for stricter air pollution standards from 2017-06-29T19:15:21
A new study of 60 million Americans is strengthening the link between air pollution and premature death. Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health researchers found that long-term exposure to airbo...
Listen
June 22, 2017: Health and safety in the dry cleaning industry from 2017-06-22T18:01:17
Dry cleaning is an industry that dates back to the 1600s—when turpentine was used to clean fabrics. But now it's an industry in transition amid growing demand for dry cleaning solvents that are les...
Listen
June 15, 2017: A new discovery in the fight against tuberculosis from 2017-06-15T16:56:27
In this week's podcast we explore a new discovery in the fight against tuberculosis(TB). It's a disease that infects more than 10 million people a year—killing nearly two million. And while TB is p...
Listen
May 25, 2017: The power of biology from 2017-05-25T14:59:11
Deepali Ravel, PhD '17, studies the malaria parasite and believes biology can be a powerful tool for addressing global health problems. In this week's podcast we speak with Ravel about the challeng...
Listen
May 18, 2017: Addressing key questions about HIV from 2017-05-18T21:35:17
May 18, 2017 — Pedro Lamothe-Molina, PhD ’17, is an HIV researcher, aspiring physician-scientist, and an accomplished triathlete. He's also one of the hundreds of future public health leaders who w...
Listen
May 11, 2017: Climate change as an opportunity for innovation from 2017-05-11T18:09:21
In this week's podcast we share an in-depth interview with Gina McCarthy, former administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and currently a Menschel Senior Leadership Fellow at Harv...
Listen
April 27, 2017: An emergency within an emergency from 2017-04-27T18:08:40
In this week's podcast we bring you two stories of disturbing human rights abuses: one developing in real-time, and another that's been lingering for centuries. In the first half of the episode, we...
Listen
April 20, 2017: Harnessing data to improve health from 2017-04-20T20:52:25
We're now in the midst of a golden era of data. and scientists are constantly finding news ways to harness this information with applications across health care, the environment, commerce, urban pl...
Listen
April 13, 2017: The future of seafood—from aquaculture to sea greens from 2017-04-13T14:51:58
In part two of our interview with chef and author Barton Seaver we explore how the oceans can help feed a world feeling the effects of climate change and a rapidly expanding population.
Listen
March 23, 2017: The impact of a single opioid prescription from 2017-03-23T14:48:03
In this week’s podcast we explore how doctors’ prescribing habits may be fueling the nation’s opioid epidemic—and what can be done to change that.
Listen
March 16, 2017: Nanoparticles in food from 2017-03-16T19:56:36
In this week's podcast we explore the growing use of nanotechnology in food. We speak with one scientist who is at the forefront of research on how these microscopic particles may affect our health...
Listen
Feb. 23, 2017: Empathy and the environment from 2017-02-23T22:14:16
In part two of our series on climate change and health we explore ways to communicate effectively about the issue. What can be done to convince skeptics? And we'll explain why empathy might be the ...
Listen
Feb. 16, 2017: Climate change and health (Part 1) from 2017-02-16T16:48:56
In this week’s episode: Part one of our multi-part series looking at the links between climate change and health. In part one, we share an in-depth conversation about the effects of climate change ...
Listen
January 26, 2017: Guns and background checks from 2017-01-26T18:55:33
In this week’s episode: Public health and President Trump, plus a survey that's shedding new light on gun ownership in America.
Listen
January 19, 2017: The health effects of marijuana from 2017-01-20T02:30:18
In this week’s episode: A new report is calling for more research into both the positive and negative health effects of marijuana.
Listen
January 12, 2017: The future of the Affordable Care Act from 2017-01-12T19:07:53
In this week’s episode: We examine efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, and explore how dismantling the law would affect the health of Americans who rely on it for insurance.
Listen
Dec. 22, 2016: The psychology behind charitable giving from 2016-12-22T15:07:56
In this week's episode: The psychology behind charitable giving. We take a look at the mistakes we often make when considering where to donate our money.
Listen
Dec. 15, 2016: The power of positive thinking from 2016-12-15T17:19:46
In this week’s episode: The health benefits of optimism, plus strategies to improve your psychological wellbeing.
Listen
This Week in Health, Nov. 20, 2016: The science of Thanksgiving from 2016-11-21T19:05:51
In this week’s episode: The science of Thanksgiving. Guy Crosby explains how you can use food science to cook the perfect holiday meal, plus he shares recipes for simple, delicious, and healthy sid...
Listen
This Week in Health, Nov. 17, 2016: A sustainable Thanksgiving from 2016-11-17T13:18:10
In this week's episode: It may be hard to have a truly healthy Thanksgiving, but we have some tips to make your holiday feast more environmentally friendly.
Listen
This Week in Health, Nov. 10, 2016: Your phone knows how you feel from 2016-11-10T18:23:48
In this week's episode: How Donald Trump's victory will likely affect health care in America, plus how researchers are mining smartphone data to improve health.
Listen
This Week in Health, Oct. 27, 2016: A guide to Obamacare from 2016-10-27T21:32:50
In this week’s episode: A health care expert offers her advice for people buying insurance through Obamacare.
Listen
This Week in Health, Oct. 20, 2016: Changing the language of addiction from 2016-10-20T20:40:12
In this week's episode: How stigmatizing language affects the ability of people wrestling with addiction to receive the treatment they need, and the new push to change that, plus the new concerns a...
Listen
This Week in Health, Sept. 29, 2016: Antibiotic resistance, eating disorders, kidney stones from 2016-09-29T12:40:15
In this week’s episode: The "fundamental threat" of antibiotic resistance, why anti-obesity efforts may backfire in some cases, and scientists identify a dizzying treatment for kidney stones.
Listen
This Week in Health, Sept. 23, 2016: Refugees, electronic waste, the 'five-second rule' from 2016-09-23T13:00:31
In this week’s episode: The United Nations focuses on the plight of 65 million refugees and migrants, plus a closer look at what happens to all the electronics we throw away, and scientists weigh i...
Listen
This Week in Health, Sept. 16, 2016: Preserving the power of antibiotics from 2016-09-16T12:11:50
In this week's episode: Meet a researcher who's fighting to preserve the life-saving power of antibiotics, plus a disturbing spike in violence linked to police officers and security guards, and the...
Listen
This Week in Health: Inside your microbiome (rebroadcast) from 2016-08-30T14:37:44
In this rebroadcast of a story from March, 2016, we explore the human microbiome, one of the fastest growing areas of science and medical research, and explain how it could change the way we treat ...
Listen
This Week in Health, August 26, 2016: Racial disparities in genetic testing from 2016-08-25T20:41:06
In this week’s episode: Why racial disparities could affect one common genetic test, plus new sugar recommendations for kids and teens, and the link between job satisfaction and health.
Listen
This Week in Health, August 19, 2016: Saving brains from 2016-08-19T13:24:41
In this week’s episode: The push to understand the critical early years of a child's life, plus why changes in diet may be to blame for China's epidemic of heart attack and stroke, and as the Rio O...
Listen
This Week in Health, August 12, 2016: How Obamacare is leading to improved health from 2016-08-12T17:55:11
In this week's episode: New evidence that Obamacare is leading to improved health for low-income adults, plus harnessing the power of social entrepreneurship.
Listen
This Week in Health, July 29, 2016: Induced labor and autism risk from 2016-07-28T17:34:55
In this week’s episode: A new study finds that induced labor is not linked with autism risk, plus the global rise in the use of air conditioning, and how our jobs impact our health.
Listen
This Week in Health, July 22, 2016: The dangers of excess weight from 2016-07-21T12:21:35
In this week's episode: The new study refuting the so-called "obesity paradox," plus the world gathers to formulate a response to the HIV epidemic, and why light pollution could make spring arrive ...
Listen
Special episode: Tracking police killings and police deaths from 2016-07-19T13:26:31
In a special episode we examine how the state of Tennessee is taking action to more accurately track police deaths and police killings—and explore how that could lead to changes in how police force...
Listen
This Week in Health, July 15, 2016: How can we make biking safer and easier? from 2016-07-14T19:49:32
In this week’s podcast we explore what it will take to encourage more people in the U.S. to hit the road on their bikes. Anne Lusk, research scientist in the Department of Nutrition, recently compi...
Listen
This Week In Health, July 1, 2016: A victory for abortion access from 2016-06-30T16:31:29
In this week’s podcast: A major Supreme Court ruling on abortion, plus the "bugs" riding the subway with you, and some healthy swaps for your July 4th cookout.
Listen
This Week In Health, June 24, 2016: Healthy eating habits from 2016-06-24T12:50:47
In this week’s podcast: The healthy eating habits with significant benefits, plus a new wrinkle in the fight over Obamacare, and the push to improve end-of-life care for those facing serious illnes...
Listen
This Week in Health, June 17, 2016: Standing in solidarity with Orlando from 2016-06-16T13:15:38
In this week’s podcast: The Harvard Chan School community stands in solidarity with the victims of a horrific mass shooting in Orlando, FL.
Listen
This Week In Health, May 27, 2016: Are GMOs harmful? from 2016-05-27T11:50:02
In this week’s podcast: A new report examines whether GMOs are harmful to our health, plus the physical toll of PTSD, and the healthy lifestyle that could prevent half of all cancer deaths in the U.S.
Listen
This Week In Health, May 20, 2016: Religion and health from 2016-05-20T13:39:01
In this week’s podcast: the link between religion and health, plus preventing violence in hospitals, and how the opioid abuse epidemic in the United States is having an unintended ripple effect aro...
Listen
This Week in Health, May 13, 2016: Preparing for Disaster from 2016-05-13T14:27:10
In this week's podcast we take you inside the intense, three-day simulation that prepares humanitarian workers to respond to disasters around the world.
Listen
This Week In Health, April 29, 2016: How does noise affect us? from 2016-04-29T12:47:57
This week's headlines: The effects of "infra-sound," a type of noise you can feel, but can't always hear, plus the new push to eliminate chewing tobacco from Major League Baseball, and new research...
Listen
This Week in Health, April 22, 2016: The health benefits of green space from 2016-04-22T13:07:18
This week's headlines: How green space can improve health, plus the new research center expanding our understanding of happiness, and the new concerns surrounding fast food.
Listen
This Week in Health, April 14, 2016: The link between income and life expectancy from 2016-04-14T19:43:29
This week’s headlines: The dramatic life expectancy gap between rich and poor Americans, plus how one state plans to battle the mosquitoes that carry Zika virus, and scientists reveal the best way ...
Listen
This Week in Health, March 31, 2016: Clearing up misperceptions about Zika virus from 2016-03-31T15:50:33
This week's headlines: A new poll reveals major misperceptions about Zika virus, plus a closer look at President Obama's "Cancer Moonshot," and we'll tell you about a push to change the way busines...
Listen
This Week in Health, March 25, 2016: The dangers of sleep apnea from 2016-03-25T15:43:06
This week’s headlines: The dangers of sleep apnea among truck drivers, plus the African nation that's outpacing many Western nations—including the U.S.—when it comes to HIV treatment, and we'll tel...
Listen
This Week in Health: Inside your microbiome from 2016-03-16T17:25:12
In this special edition of the podcast we explore what your microbiome is, why it matters, and how it could change how we treat a range of diseases.
Listen
This Week in Health, March 10, 2016: What's your Healthy Heart Score? from 2016-03-10T18:43:21
This week's headlines: What's your Healthy Heart Score? Why the answer to that question could make it easier to prevent a range of diseases. Plus, a closer look at Zika's impact on women, and new r...
Listen
This Week in Health, Feb. 26, 2016: Are there parallels between Zika virus and the AIDS epidemic? from 2016-02-26T20:22:16
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 where the most we...
Listen
This Week in Health, Feb. 22, 2016: The impact of income disparities from 2016-02-22T16:00:42
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 you?
Listen
This Week in Health, Feb. 12, 2016: Why the impact of mental illness is drastically underestimated from 2016-02-12T21:16:16
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 should scientists be...
Listen
This Week in Health, January 29, 2016: What’s behind the “explosive” spread of Zika virus? from 2016-01-29T19:55:30
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 get pregnant, an...
Listen
Take Two: How does air pollution affect health? from 2016-01-25T18:56:12
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 of it as Public ...
Listen
Take Two: How do vaccines prevent disease? from 2016-01-25T18:56:09
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 of it as Public ...
Listen
This Week in Health, January 22, 2016: Zika virus, Flint’s water crisis, and concussions in the NFL from 2016-01-22T20:15:50
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, and an interview w...
Listen
This Week in Health, January 15, 2016: A new guide to help kids eat healthy from 2016-01-15T19:52:18
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 eradicate polio, and a ...
Listen
Why Public Health: Gaining skills to manage a children's hospital from 2015-12-23T14:53:51
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.
Listen
Why Public Health: Reducing administrative burdens for doctors from 2015-12-23T14:53:46
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.
Listen
Why Public Health: Women and health from 2015-12-23T14:53:44
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.
Listen
Why Public Health: Health policy in developing countries from 2015-12-23T14:53:42
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.
Listen
Why Public Health: Maternal and child health from 2015-12-23T14:53:39
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.
Listen
Why Public Health: Improving care for vulnerable populations from 2015-12-23T14:53:36
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.
Listen
Why Public Health: Drug safety and mental health from 2015-12-23T14:53:34
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.
Listen
Why Public Health: Community health from 2015-12-23T14:53:32
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.
Listen
Why Public Health: Fighting tuberculosis from 2015-12-23T14:53:28
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.
Listen
Why Public Health: Reducing cases of colorectal cancer in vulnerable populations from 2015-12-23T14:53:26
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.
Listen
Why Public Health: Fighting obesity at the molecular level from 2015-12-23T14:53:24
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.
Listen
Voices in Leadership: Chelsea Clinton from 2015-12-21T19:46:57
The Voices in Leadership webcast discussion series at Harvard T. H Chan School of Public Health invites leaders to speak about their experiences making decisions that affect global health. Watch th...
Listen
Voices in Leadership: Atul Gawande from 2015-12-21T19:46:56
The Voices in Leadership webcast discussion series at Harvard T. H Chan School of Public Health invites leaders to speak about their experiences making decisions that affect global health. Watch th...
Listen
Voices in Leadership: Paul Farmer from 2015-12-21T19:46:53
The Voices in Leadership webcast discussion series at Harvard T. H Chan School of Public Health invites leaders to speak about their experiences making decisions that affect global health. Watch th...
Listen
This Week in Health, Dec. 18, 2015: A disturbing spike in deadly opioid overdoses from 2015-12-18T21:01:28
In this week’s episode: a disturbing spike in the number of deadly opioid overdoses in the United States, how big life changes could affect your health insurance, and some simple strategies to batt...
Listen
This Week in Health, Dec. 11, 2015: Chemical linked with 'popcorn lung' found in flavored e-cigs from 2015-12-11T20:38:07
This week’s headlines: new research is raising concerns about a chemical used in many popular e-cigarette flavors, plus a call to change how law enforcement-related deaths are counted, and why text...
Listen
This Week in Health, Nov. 20, 2015: Tips for a sustainable Thanksgiving meal from 2015-11-20T21:42:13
This week’s headlines: How recent terror attacks could affect Syrian refugees, a new study highlighting the health benefits of coffee, and some tips for having a more sustainable Thanksgiving.
Listen
This Week in Health, Nov. 13, 2015: Getting to zero cases of Ebola from 2015-11-13T19:37:55
In this week’s episode: A major milestone in the fight against the Ebola outbreak that has ravaged West Africa, former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick discusses leadership during a crisis, and...
Listen