Health & Medicine

Cutting-edge developments in biomedical research, public health, and clinical practice at Harvard’s medical institutions.

Nicolo Maestas in a grey suit and wearing glasses sits with her arms on a table

Harvard Economist Nicole Maestas on Aging and Health Policy

The Harvard health economist not afraid to get in the weeds

by Max J. Krupnick

AI robot wearing a white doctor's coat in the hallway of a hospital emergency room

AI is Making Medical Decisions — But For Whom?

Doctors warn that without an ethical framework, patients could be left behind.

by Olivia Farrar

JoAnn Manson (center, in blue) meeting with research staff

Federal Funding Cuts Impact the Women's Health Initiative (WHI)

A veteran women’s health advocate on federal funding cuts

by Lydialyle Gibson

Group of men and women at the Nobel Prize ceremony

Countway Library

Countway Library exhibit explores historic anti-nuclear activism

by Nell Porter-Brown

Lisa Iezzoni smiling while riding a motorized wheelchair on a paved path through a grassy area

Addressing Gaps in Care for Patients with Disabilities

Lisa Iezzoni explores the unmet needs of patients with disabilities.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Silhouette of a head filled with a street map, with a taxi driving into the brain

Why Taxi Drivers Don’t Die of Alzheimer’s

Explaining taxi and ambulance drivers’ protection against Alzheimer’s disease.

by Erin O’Donnell

Minimalist dove flying above a lake with its reflection below and sun overhead

Biology's "Mirror Organisms"—And Their Dangers

Life forms built from left-handed DNA and RNA could threaten Earth’s plants, animals, and insects.

by Ann Thomas

3D illustration showing structure of measles virus with surface glycoprotein spikes heamagglutinin-neuraminidase and fusion protein

How Measles Causes Immune Amnesia

Michael Mina explains “immune amnesia” and the lasting impact of infection.

by Jonathan Shaw

Ami Bhatt, Tommaso Danesi, and Jorge Plutzky

Caring for Your Heart

Harvard panel on advances in cardiac risk assessment, diagnosis, and treatment

by Jonathan Shaw

Abraham Verghese

Abraham Verghese Named Harvard Commencement Speaker

Physician and author will address the graduation exercises May 29.

by John S. Rosenberg

A series of medical experts gathered around a table at Harvard's Chan School, discussing the issue of cancer misinformation online.

The “Wild West” of Cancer Misinformation Online

At Harvard’s Chan School of Public Health, experts discuss web and social media cancer misinformation

by Olivia Farrar