Most women in the US give birth lying flat on their back, anesthetized. An obstetrician investigates why this is and whether this is always the best approach.
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Activists wanted nations to make bigger climate commitments at the Madrid COP-25 meeting, but the meeting’s real goal was agreeing on rules for pricing carbon pollution.
Marginalized groups said that they had experienced discrimination at the workplace, at the doctor and with the police.
Jika kita menyetujui larangan cadar, bukankah sama saja kita menyetujui adanya larangan terhadap jenis pakaian perempuan lainnya?
If we acquiesce to the ban of the niqab, what makes the banning of other types of women’s clothing any different?
Babies born with the HIV virus in their blood are at a turning point in the infection. With immediate treatment these children can develop much stronger immune systems to fight the virus.
Childbirth used to be a terrifying ordeal. But women were surrounded by others – mothers, aunts, sisters – who brought love and experience. But midway through the 19th century, this changed.
We found that the key factors behind poor cognitive function were related to levels of education, being a woman, marital status and being poor.
Rapid population ageing has prompted researchers to study disease trends in older South Africans. The aim is to understand the role that specific health conditions play in ageing among rural people.
It’s evident from research that while health influences economic well-being, the inverse is also true, economic well-being influences health.
Gandhi, de cuyo nacimiento se cumplen ahora 150 años, es conocido por expulsar a los británicos de la India y por inspirar a personajes como King y Mandela, pero también escribió mucho sobre el comportamiento de los buenos líderes empresariales.
Genetically modified mosquitoes were released in Brazil in an attempt to halt the spread of dengue fever by reducing the mosquito population.
Although Gandhi is best known for expelling the British from India and inspiring the likes of King and Mandela, he also wrote a lot about the behavior of good business leaders.
Healthcare workers in sub-Saharan Africa lack access to laboratory diagnostics and often have to guess which antibiotics to use for presumed infections.
Alat kami menunjukkan bahwa memprioritaskan kegiatan restorasi di pantai timur Sumatra Selatan akan menghasilkan manfaat kesehatan terbesar bagi 3 negara, Indonesia, Singapura dan Malaysia.
We have developed an online tool to help authorities identify which areas they should focus on for reducing forest fires and haze in order to maximize overall health benefits.
Roughly 1 in 10 student loan borrowers end up in default on their loans. A scholar of higher education offers tips on how to make that less likely.
Banyak masalah dalam hidup ini yang seolah tidak ada habisnya. Ternyata, otak kita memang demikian cara kerjanya.
Lupakan tren diet dan promosi media. Sudah waktunya untuk memanfaatkan kekuatan sains untuk menciptakan diet yang sehat dan berkelanjutan.
Protecting land from being developed intuitively may seem like a drag on local economies, but research in New England finds that it has the opposite effect.
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Lecturer on Law, Senior Clinical Instructor, Harvard University; Harvard Kennedy School
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Research Fellow in Medicine, Harvard University
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Chercheur postdoctoral et docteur en neuropsychologie, Harvard University
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Senior Fellow of the Arctic Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School
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Professor of Psychology, Harvard University
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Assistant Professor - University of Alabama & Harvard BKC Faculty Associate, University of Alabama; California State University, San Bernardino; Harvard University
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Doutorando em Tecnologia e Sociedade, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná. Pesquisador visitante, Harvard University
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Postdoctoral associate, Harvard University; Graduate Institute – Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement (IHEID)
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Emeritus Lecturer, Harvard Kennedy School
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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Environmental Public Health, Harvard University; University of Liverpool
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Ph.D. Candidate in Religious Studies, Harvard University
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Senior Research Associate in Environment and Natural Resources and Science, Technology, and Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
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Professor of U.S.-Asia Relations, Harvard Kennedy School
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Fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
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Assistant Professor, Harvard University