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

by Olivia Farrar

Harvard Overseer Election Postponed

The coronavirus pandemic threatened to disenfranchise alumni balloting.

by John S. Rosenberg

All College Spring Semester Grades Will Be Satisfactory-Unsatisfactory

“We cannot proceed as if nothing has changed,” FAS dean Claudine Gay wrote. “Everything has changed." 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

What Happens to Harvard’s Workers?

Harvard is expected to announce a decision by the end of this week about whether and how it can help subcontracted workers. 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Harvard Financial Pressures Coronavirus Crisis

Barely a decade after the 2008 crisis and Great Recession, new challenges loom. An early assessment of the University’s strengths this time

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard President Bacow Coronavirus Positive

The president and his wife are in isolation.

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard College class remote learning

On taking a Harvard Gen Ed class remotely with William C. Kirby

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard at Dusk

“I feel lucky that I took for granted my Harvard experience before its abrupt end.”

by Julie Chung

An Epidemiologist’s Call to Action

Epidemiologist Marc Lipstich outlines what the country must do swiftly, and what strategically.

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard Postpones Commencement

Harvard Commencement will be postponed, but degrees will be awarded virtually.

by John S. Rosenberg

One undergraduate on the Harvard move-out

“What will it mean to end our time on this campus with no closure, no time to reflect on what it all meant?”

by Drew Pendergrass