Health & Medicine
Cutting-edge developments in biomedical research, public health, and clinical practice at Harvard’s medical institutions.
Five Questions with Tien Jiang
How brushing and flossing can protect your heart
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
Choices challenges facing Harvard approaching fall
The choices and challenges facing the University and the Harvard community
The Pandemic’s Economic Fallout
How the COVID-19 economic crisis has been fundamentally different from past recessions
by Matteo Wong
Harvard College Outlines Fall Residence and Teaching Option
Dean Claudine Gay outlines “minimal,” “moderate,” and “full” residential scenarios, and the hurdles that have to be overcome.
Searching for a COVID-19 vaccine
The when and how of vaccines