Featured series 
Tag: Harvard Medical School
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Campus & Community
Fighting inequities in medical education, health care
Victor Lopez-Carmen is the recipient of the 2021 Herbert W. Nickens Medical Student Scholarship for his work to eliminate inequities in medical education.
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Science & Tech
Deploying AI against colon cancer
Harvard-led research signals life-saving potential for artificial intelligence in fight against colon cancer.
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Campus & Community
7 from Harvard among new Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigators
Seven Harvard affiliates are among 33 scientists from across the United States to be appointed as investigators by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
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Nation & World
‘Real resolve’ in Haiti, Farmer says
Despite the repeated traumas visiting Haiti this summer, HMS Professor Paul Farmer said he found reason for hope in the earthquake zone.
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Health
FDA panel member cheered by Pfizer news on COVID vaccine in kids
The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has been shown to be safe in school-age children, a potentially key development in the fight to bring the coronavirus pandemic under control.
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Nation & World
Between Army and Medical School, a stop in hell
Former Army captain Gregory Galeazzi discusses his time in Afghanistan, his long recovery from injury, becoming a physician, and the withdrawal of U.S. troops.
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Health
Toward better medicine
A catalyzing gift will establish The Ivan and Francesca Berkowitz Family Living Laboratory Collaboration at Harvard Medical School and Clalit Research Institute, supporting precision medicine efforts through data science, clinical research, and training.
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Health
Prognosis: Grim
A surge in COVID-19–related deaths in the U.S. could exceed the peak seen in early 2021, according to experts.
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Science & Tech
Dan Barouch and the birth of the J&J COVID vaccine
Dan Barouch, Harvard Medical School professor and head of Beth Israel Deaconess’ Center for Virology and Vaccine Research, was awarded Harvard’s George Ledlie Prize for work that culminated in one of three vaccines against COVID-19 approved for use in the U.S.
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Health
The present and future of COVID variants
Conversations with Harvard experts shed light on the rise of delta, an unwelcome twist in transmission, the power of vaccination, and more.
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Science & Tech
Taking a step toward discovering the cause of joint disease
A Harvard study could lead to potential therapeutics for one of the most prominent ailments of the elderly and one of the most prominent musculoskeletal defects in newborns.
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Health
New center seeks to understand any ‘magic’ in mushrooms
Massachusetts General Hospital’s new Center for the Neuroscience of Psychedelics aims to better understand psychedelic drugs for therapeutic purposes.
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Health
One shot at protection
The COVID-19 vaccine that requires just one shot has been shown to generate a robust immune responses against variants.
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Campus & Community
An instrumental scientist
Jerome Kagan taught at Harvard for 36 years. He died May 10.
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Campus & Community
Creating a niche
Harvard Medical School grad Ryoko Hamaguchi tapped her artistic talents as she bridge two worlds, two cultures.
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Health
Tracking progression of disease through internet searches for symptoms
A College senior’s research project has shown a way to more quickly understand the characteristics of emerging diseases, by examining global internet searches for symptoms.
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Science & Tech
A gut feeling
Researchers identify links between genetic makeup of bacteria in human gut and several human diseases.
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Health
Brainstorming a cure
Regulatory T cells in the brain can be reprogrammed from guarding glioblastoma tumors to attacking them from within.
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Campus & Community
They studied medicine, and suddenly COVID too
HMS students share how coronavirus and the pandemic changed their expectations and experiences of the last year.
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Campus & Community
A personal revelation put Nelson LaMarche on the right path
This self-described “germophobe” shifts from medicine to key research investigating obesity, inflammation, and metabolic diseases.
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Science & Tech
Launch of pioneering Ph.D. program bolsters Harvard’s leadership in quantum science and engineering
Today, the University launched one of the world’s first Ph.D. programs in the subject of quantum science and engineering.
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Campus & Community
10 join American Academy of Arts & Sciences
The American Academy of Arts & Sciences announced its newest members, including 10 from the Harvard community.
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Health
Untangling a young patient’s autoimmune mystery
The Complex Care Service was created for patients like Emily Hedspeth who are, as Thompson described, “the sickest 1 percent of the sickest 1 percent.”
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Health
A pandemic that endures for COVID long-haulers
The health care system is seeing more “long COVID” patients, those whose often mild initial illness is followed up by months of severe, sometimes debilitating symptoms.
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Science & Tech
An itching question
Insights at the intersection of the nervous, immune systems point to the culprit.
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Health
Cancer vaccine shows durable immune effects
Researchers at Harvard Medical School and affiliated institutions have shown that a personalized cancer vaccine that is specific to an individual’s tumor has lasting effects, detecting vaccine-related immune system changes years after the vaccine was given.
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Health
Seeking ‘a leadership moment’ on global vaccination
A $25 billion investment in global vaccines would bring a five-to-one economic return and save many lives, according to Rebecca Weintraub, an HMS global health expert.
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Campus & Community
Harvard president reflects on past year, and looks ahead
Harvard President Larry Bacow reflects on how the Harvard community has met the challenges posed by COVID-19, and to look ahead how the University is tackling some of the world’s most pressing problems.
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Science & Tech
Engaging AI in the battle against Alzheimer’s
A team of researchers has developed an artificial intelligence-based method to screen currently available medications as possible treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. The method could represent a rapid and inexpensive way to repurpose existing therapies.
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Campus & Community
The new breakfast club
What started 13 years ago as a welcome gesture from a towering figure at the Law School to a new basketball coach has become a monthly balm, an oasis of multigenerational community and education.
