New Analysis Reveals Many Excess Deaths Attributed to Natural Causes Are Actually Uncounted COVID-19 Deaths

The new study led by Andrew Stokes provides the most compelling data yet to suggest that excess mortality rates from chronic illnesses and other natural causes were actually driven by COVID-19 infections. Read more.

RESEARCH

Professor Partners with Boston Public Schools to Study Classroom Air Quality

Patricia Fabian has teamed up with Boston Public Schools to launch a variety of research projects harnessing the district’s one-of-a-kind dataset on school air quality derived from sensors in more than 4,400 classrooms. Read more.

See how these air quality sensors function in Boston Public Schools.

Patricia Fabian, associate professor of environmental health, and Katherine Walsh, director of the Sustainability, Energy, and Environment Program at Boston Public Schools, show how BPS captures billions of data points through live indoor air quality monitoring across the school district. Watch the full video.

RESEARCH

Many Hookah Manufacturers Have Not Complied with FDA-Mandated Nicotine Warning Labels

Only half of the hookah packages assessed in a new study led by Jennifer Ross included the required nicotine warnings, two years after this federal regulation was implemented to alert consumers about the health risks of nicotine addiction. Read more.

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Young people often have misperceptions about the dangers of smoking tobacco in a hookah, such as thinking that the water in the waterpipe ‘purifies’ the tobacco, which is not true.

JENNIFER ROSS
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR HEALTH LAW, POLICY & MANAGEMENT, ON THE NEED FOR NICOTINE WARNING LABELS ON HOOKAH PACKAGING.

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PUBLIC HEALTH POST

Co-Research: Inclusion and Impact

Co-researchers' perspectives and insights help drive research focus areas and emphasize the commitment to addressing health issues that matter to their community, write Ashley Scott (SPH'20), SPH alum and project manager in the Department of Epidemiology, and Eden Rapp, a co-researcher in SPH's Rubenstein Lab led by Eric Rubenstein. Read more.

Public Health and the Super Bowl

Super Bowl 58 will bring together football fans, Taylor Swift fans, and millions of Americans across the political spectrum. SPH's Matt Motta breaks down why this year's game presents an opportunity and a challenge to inform viewers about important public health issues, such as vaccination. Check it out here.