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Mashup Score: 2We’re better off when life-altering illnesses can be eradicated - 2 year(s) ago
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 painfu…
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Mashup Score: 10
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, …
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"Nowhere in the world ... do the majority of people who develop an eating disorder have access to evidence-based treatment." @HarvardSTRIPED's Bryn Austin discusses stereotypes and gaps in treatment for #EatingDisorders in the new episode of #BetterOff: https://t.co/4DKdbmhrmw https://t.co/UDlIK3JhZY
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Mashup Score: 12We’re better off when we age with resilience - 3 year(s) ago
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 …
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"Compared to younger people, on the whole, older adults have been more psychologically resilient during the pandemic.” Listen to the latest episode of #BetterOff, featuring Olivia Okereke, aging and mental health expert at Harvard Chan School: https://t.co/9hF7H7YfzC https://t.co/vOANf5qMAz
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Mashup Score: 2We’re better off when science leads the way - 3 year(s) ago
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 …
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New #BetterOff podcast episode! Harvard Chan School’s @DrHowardKoh on lessons learned from the #H1N1 pandemic and vaccine rollout, how the incoming administration can use those lessons to respond to #COVID19. https://t.co/E2qB8P8j8s https://t.co/SJLyCXrbCx
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Donald Hopkins, MPH ’70, has spent decades working to eradicate Guinea worm disease—and he’s had remarkable success. In 2020, there were only 27 cases worldwide. Learn more about Hopkins in this episode of #BetterOff. #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/lUfvQMoVgj