Health & Medicine
Cutting-edge developments in biomedical research, public health, and clinical practice at Harvard’s medical institutions.
AI is Making Medical Decisions — But For Whom?
Doctors warn that without an ethical framework, patients could be left behind.
Federal Funding Cuts Impact the Women's Health Initiative (WHI)
A veteran women’s health advocate on federal funding cuts
Countway Library
Countway Library exhibit explores historic anti-nuclear activism
Addressing Gaps in Care for Patients with Disabilities
Lisa Iezzoni explores the unmet needs of patients with disabilities.
Why Taxi Drivers Don’t Die of Alzheimer’s
Explaining taxi and ambulance drivers’ protection against Alzheimer’s disease.
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
How Measles Causes Immune Amnesia
Michael Mina explains “immune amnesia” and the lasting impact of infection.
Caring for Your Heart
Harvard panel on advances in cardiac risk assessment, diagnosis, and treatment
Abraham Verghese Named Harvard Commencement Speaker
Physician and author will address the graduation exercises May 29.
The “Wild West” of Cancer Misinformation Online
At Harvard’s Chan School of Public Health, experts discuss web and social media cancer misinformation