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Harvard Professor Highlights the Importance of Ventilation for “Healthy Buildings”
November 21, 2023 | Joseph Allen talks to CBS News about the importance of healthy buildings.
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A Clue Into Long COVID from Patients with Rheumatic Diseases
September 27, 2023 | Infection with a common cold virus may prime some people to develop the syndrome.
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The Most Important Question About Long COVID
August 17, 2023 | And why answering it holds the key to treating and preventing this condition and others like it.
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Communities of Color Disproportionately Exposed to PFAS Pollution in Drinking Water
August 3, 2023 | New study reveals communities with higher proportions of Black and Hispanic/Latino residents are more likely to be exposed to PFAS.
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Diving into the Deep End of Meditation Research
June 27, 2023 | Five Questions with Matthew Sacchet, who directs MGB’s Meditation Research Program.
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In the Thick of it
June 21, 2023 | Scenes of smoke-blanketed Northeast likely to repeat, one expert says. Another offers advice for reducing harm to health.
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The Next Frontier of Meditation Science
December 6, 2022 | The director of Mass General and Harvard Medical School’s Meditation Research Program discusses his study of advanced practitioners of meditation.
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Five Questions with Joseph Allen
August 24, 2022 | Hormone disrupters in the office: Pilot funding advances healthy-building science.
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