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.
Vikram Patel
He wanted to be a chef, but instead became a leader in global health
The Brain-Cancer Link
Growth-stimulating crosstalk between the brain and cancer tumors presents a new target for therapy.
Tackling the Dental Care Desert
Harvard alumnae establish a college of dental medicine in rural Missouri.
Post-COVID Learning Losses
Children face potentially permanent setbacks
Rising Risks with COVID Reinfection
Emerging evidence on severe complications
COVID-19 Common Sense
Harvard experts on healthy holiday gatherings—and the risk of a “tripledemic”
Public Health Dean to Step Down
Michelle Williams led the School of Public Health during the pandemic.
The Causes of Long COVID
Trying to understand infections’ persistent effects—and to develop cures
Public Health Messaging in a Pandemic
How much intervention is too much, or not enough, when addressing a politically and socially diverse population?
by Isabel Mehta
Tracking Omicron on Campuses
University campuses provide an ideal setting for monitoring the spread of new variants.
by Isabel Mehta