Health & Medicine
Cutting-edge developments in biomedical research, public health, and clinical practice at Harvard’s medical institutions.
Nicole Maestas
The Harvard health economist not afraid to get in the weeds
by Max J. Krupnick
AI is Making Medical Decisions — But For Whom?
Doctors warn that without an ethical framework, patients could be left behind.
by Olivia Farrar
Five Questions with JoAnn Manson
A veteran women’s health advocate on federal funding cuts
by Lydialyle Gibson
Doctors for Change
Countway Library exhibit explores historic anti-nuclear activism
by Nell Porter-Brown
Quality of Care
Lisa Iezzoni explores the unmet needs of patients with disabilities.
by Lydialyle Gibson
Why Taxi Drivers Don’t Die of Alzheimer’s
Explaining taxi and ambulance drivers’ protection against Alzheimer’s disease.
by Erin O’Donnell
The Dangers of Mirror Life
Life forms built from left-handed DNA and RNA could threaten Earth’s plants, animals, and insects.
by Ann Thomas
How Measles Destroys Immune Memories
Michael Mina explains “immune amnesia” and the lasting impact of infection.
by Jonathan Shaw
Caring for Your Heart
Harvard panel on advances in cardiac risk assessment, diagnosis, and treatment
by Jonathan Shaw
Abraham Verghese Named Harvard Commencement Speaker
Physician and author will address the graduation exercises May 29.
by John S. Rosenberg
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