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Dr. Anthony Fauci on cheap, at-home tests for #COVID19 : "We have done things infinitely more complicated than that. We have the technology to do it, we can do it." @drsanjaygupta @michaelmina_lab #RapidTest #FauciAtHarvard
“What a pediatrician needs to know about climate risk is not the same as what a surgeon needs to know, or what a radiologist needs to know." - @CHGEHarvard s @DrAriBernsteinys doctors need more training on how climate impacts their patients' health.
Harvard Chan's @BillHanage warns that it is not feasible to separate elderly and young people to pursue a so-called "natural" herd immunity strategy.
“If we really wanted to get things under control, frequent testing of almost everybody would be one way to do it and we’re, of course, nowhere near that. We’re doing infrequent testing of almost no one.” - @mlipsitch on severe lags in #COVIDTesting .
"One of the most critical pandemic policies we must have is really righting our relationship with nature." - Gaurab Basu, health equity fellow at @CHGEHarvard talks to 's @gristTemperature Check podcast.
TOMORROW don't miss Mental Health in the Time of COVID-19, a conversation with Ken Duckworth of @NAMICommunicate , J. Corey Feist of @drbreenheroes , @C_Hubbard74 , @KarestanKoenen , @ssaxenageneva , #DeWandaWise , with moderator @RealJanePauley . #NotAlone .
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Today, @WHO classified #COVID19 a #pandemic . Remember, the term pandemic refers to the scope of cases of the disease, not the severity of those cases. Thanks to Harvard Chan School epidemiologist @mlipsitch for helping us to develop these infographics.
Something is very wrong in the United States and the United Kingdom, says @MichaelMarmot . While the rich continue to enjoy good health and longer lives, he said, the poor are getting sicker and dying younger.
A 2016 survey found that 72% of Americans rated coconut oil as “healthy,” though only 37% of nutrition experts agreed. examines the science behind this popular food
We love this holiday message from : "There is something better than science and that is science with a moral compass, science in the service of humanity, science that makes current needs responsive to future needs." - William Foege, MPH '65
March is #NationalNutritionMonth , and it's a great time to learn about the components of a healthy diet. You can get started by checking out our Healthy Eating Plate via
A large, long-term study of U.S. men and women shows a link between sugar-sweetened beverages and early death.
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