Tag: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  • Nation & World

    Artificial pancreas system aimed at type 1 diabetes mellitus

    The University of Virginia School of Medicine and the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have developed an artificial pancreas system designed to help regulate blood sugar levels of individuals with type 1 diabetes mellitus.

    6 minutes
  • Nation & World

    HIV prevention gets $20M boost

    A new four-year, $20 million grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will enable Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers to evaluate the impact and cost-effectiveness of a unique combination of HIV prevention strategies in Botswana.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Hard fight ahead

    Experts participating in an HSPH event expressed hope for rapid progress against Alzheimer’s disease even as they acknowledged that there’s little medical science can do today to help patients.

    4 minutes