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Jan 10, 2025 | hsph.harvard.edu | Amy Roeder

Home / News / Meta’s fact-checking changes raise concerns about spread of science misinformationMeta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, announced on Jan. 7 that it would end its use of fact-checkers and launch a user-based “community notes” system to flag inaccurate or misleading posts. The move has raised concerns among experts—including Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s K.

Jan 8, 2025 | hsph.harvard.edu | Amy Roeder

Home / News / New report addresses misinformation about scienceThe National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine released a report on December 19 that explored the nature and scope of misinformation about science, and offered recommendations for limiting its spread and reducing its potential harms. K. Vish Viswanath, Lee Kum Kee Professor of Health Communication at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and chair of the report committee, recently spoke about its findings.

Jan 8, 2025 | hsph.harvard.edu | Chronic Diseases |Amy Roeder

Home / News / Make sitting less and moving more a daily habit for good healthProlonged sitting has been linked to increased risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and premature death. I-Min Lee, professor in the Department of Epidemiology at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, recently shared her thoughts about the dangers of sedentary behavior and how much exercise is needed to offset its harms.

Jan 7, 2025 | hsph.harvard.edu | Amy Roeder

Home / News / For a longer life, focus on healthy habits, not quick fixesEvidence suggests that healthy lifestyle habits can help people not just live longer but spend more years in good health. Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Frank Hu was one of the experts quoted in a Jan. 2, 2025, Healthline article on New Year’s recommendations for healthy habits.

Jan 7, 2025 | hsph.harvard.edu | Amy Roeder

Home / News / Opinion: Storytelling about homelessness may increase empathy, spur actionThe homelessness crisis in the U.S. is exacerbated by a lack of empathy for unhoused people, but using storytelling might change sentiments around who is worthy of help, according to a recent commentary in Time co-authored by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Howard Koh and Amanda Yarnell. In the Dec.