The Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis (SBCA) annual conference and workshop will be held on March 16-18, 2020, in Washington, DC. Participating CHDS faculty include Stephen Resch,
Read more...Tom Gaziano Interviewed by WBUR
CHDS faculty Thomas Gaziano, MD, MSc was interviewed by Boston’s WBUR to discuss the impact of an ideal diet on cardiovascular disease health care costs. As senior author of a diet study
Read more...Improved Life Expectancy for Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer
Although 5-year survivorship of childhood cancer has reached over 80% in recent years, survivors remain at risk for a shortened life expectancy compared to the general population. CHDS affiliated faculty Jennifer Yeh
Read more...Portnoy Joins CHDS as Post-Doctoral Fellow
CHDS doctoral student Allison Portnoy will continue as a postdoctoral fellow jointly with CHDS faculty, Jane Kim, and Emily Burger at the University of Oslo. Dr. Portnoy defended
Read more...Decision Science in T2C Curriculum in Mongolia
CHDS Faculty, Djøra Soeteman, taught in the Harvard Medical School, Training to Clinicians (T2C) program workshop in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia at the Mongolian National University of
Read more...Oral Disease Treatment Cost-Effective
Periodontitis, an inflammatory disease affecting the gums, and type2 diabetes are both common diseases in adults that are related in both directions: periodontal disease can affect diabetes
Read more...Executive/Continuing Education Risk Analysis Course
On March 9-12, 2020, Professor James Hammitt will direct his annual, 4-day course: Environmental Health Risk: Analysis and Applications. Offered through the Executive and Continuing Professional Education
Read more...“Studio-Out-of-the-Box”
CHDS’ Media Hub aims to establish processes and strategies for effectively utilizing media in education. Consistent with this goal, Media Hub lead Jacob Waxman recently launched the “Studio-out-of-the-Box” initiative.
Read more...Home-Based Cervical Screening May Be Cost-Effective
Home-based cervical cancer screening with self-collection of HPV samples may be a cost-effective way to improve screening coverage in El Salvador, according to a new modeling study
Read more...Spencer Receives Award at Early Career Symposium
Jenny Spencer, a postdoctoral fellow at CHDS, received the award for the best oral presentation at the 8th annual Dana Farber/Harvard Cancer Center’s Celebration of Early Career
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