Webcast TOMORROW: The Impact of the 2010 Elections on U.S. Healthcare Reform
Presented by The Forum at Harvard School of Public Health in Collaboration with Reuters

Friday, November 5
1:30-2:30 PM
Watch at www.ForumHSPH.org

Learn more about The Forum at Harvard School of Public Health. 

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Flu clinic
November 10
9:00-11:00 AM
Kresge Cafeteria

Free to all faculty, staff and students. Harvard ID required.

Please note: Health Services will only have a limited amount of vaccine at this clinic. The clinic will remain open until all doses have been administered, which might occur before 11:00.

Benefits Open Enrollment
Now through 8:00 PM on November 12, you can review and make changes to your participation in the University's health and welfare benefits including health, dental, life insurance, disability and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs). If you do not wish to make changes, you do not need to do anything, with the exception of FSAs, which require an election each year. 

You can view your current coverage and make changes on PeopleSoft. Log into PeopleSoft via HARVie using your HUID as your user name and your Harvard PIN as your password.

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Have questions? Contact the Benefits Office at 617-496-4001 or benefits@harvard.edu.

New research

Sodas and other sugar-sweetened beverages linked to increased risk of type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome
A new study has found that regularly drinking soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages is associated with a clear and consistently greater risk of metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes. According to HSPH researchers, including lead author Vasanti Malik, the study provides empirical evidence that intake of sugary beverages should be limited to reduce risk of these conditions. Read more

Study identifies more effective antiretroviral treatments for HIV-positive women in Africa
The World Health Organization has revised guidelines on the treatment of HIV-infected women and infants based on findings from an international study led by Shahin Lockman, assistant professor in immunology and infectious diseases at HSPH and a physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. Read more

Around the School
 
Faculty news
Katherine Baicker was awarded one of eight grants from The State Health Access Reform Evaluation (SHARE), a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), for her study Using Behavioral Nudges to Improve Disease Management: Cost-Effective Strategies for Improving Care of Low-Income Diabetes. The SHARE program funds quick-turnaround, policy-relevant studies aimed at identifying lessons to help states shape implementation of national health reform. Learn more

Jorge Chavarro was appointed assistant professor of nutrition and epidemiology.