Health & Medicine
Cutting-edge developments in biomedical research, public health, and clinical practice at Harvard’s medical institutions.
Harvard Panel Debunks the Population Implosion Myth
Public health professors parse the evidence surrounding falling U.S. birth rates.
New Test Paradigm Needed for SARS-CoV-2
Michael Mina maintains a new testing regimen could end the COVID-19 pandemic—in three weeks.
Balancing Mental Health and COVID Safety
Students urge closer attention to care on campus this fall.
by Matteo Wong
Could COVID-19 Transform U.S. Education?
A conversation on the crisis and its outcomes with the Graduate School of Education’s Paul Reville
First-Year International Students Won't Be Allowed on Campus This Fall
Federal visa restrictions will prevent freshman international students from living in the United States.
Active Duty in a Pandemic
Harvard affiliates aid the Defense Department's response to COVID-19 in New York.
by Matteo Wong
Harvard MIT Sue U.S. Government Over International Students Directive
Attack U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement directive
Harvard Allows 40 Percent of Undergraduates Return Fall Semester
Freshmen and others on campus this fall, seniors in spring; plus calendar changes, no change in cost of attendance, and other details released
College Yield Drops 3 Percent Since COVID-19
Some students have deferred their enrollment to next year.
Harvard fall plans informed by other northeastern colleges
Fall academic plans from four different New England institutions—and what Harvard faces
How Harvard Handled the 1918 Flu Pandemic
Fall semester interrupted, a century ago
by Matteo Wong