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Harvard Cancels TimelyCare Psychiatry Appointments for September After Hitting Contractual Limit

Harvard has canceled psychiatry appointments for students through TimelyCare — a telehealth platform that provides free mental health services — for the month of September because the University hit a contractual limit on annual visits.

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Survey Finds Harvard Students Experience Lower Rates of Mental Illness Than Peers at Other Schools

Harvard students reported better mental health — including lower rates of anxiety and depression — than their peers nationwide, according to results from a University-wide survey released Tuesday.

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Health Officials Warn Residents To Avoid Parts of Charles River During Cyanobacteria Bloom

A bloom of toxic blue-green algae was found in the Charles River near the Harvard Bridge on Thursday, prompting health officials to issue a health advisory urging residents and their pets to avoid the area.

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‘Just Get to Work’: Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Focuses on Care, President Says at Forum

In the greater Boston area, where nearly 13,000 individuals can experience homelessness on a given night, many nonprofits work to address systemic housing issues. But the Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Program has taken a different approach — emphasizing immediate and continuous care.

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Healey, State Leadership Criticize Trump’s Latest Cuts to Public Health Funding

The Healey-Driscoll Administration condemned President Trump’s Wednesday termination of more than $12 billion in public health grants, following funding cuts at the Harvard School of Public Health.

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Healthy Diets Linked to Holistic Healthy Aging in Long-Term Harvard Study

Researchers at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that certain dietary patterns — such as avoiding processed foods and eating a balance of animal and plant-based foods — promote healthy aging after 30 years, according to a long-term study published Monday in the journal Nature Medicine.

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HUHS Sets New Date for LGBTQ Health Care Panel That Was Postponed Due to Trump Orders

Harvard University Health Services set a date for a virtual panel on Harvard’s LGBTQ health care services — more than two weeks after the panel was postponed due to uncertainty around President Donald Trump’s orders targeting transgender people.

Carl Zimmer at Book Talk in Science Center
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Carl Zimmer Says Federal Research Cuts Could Spell Uncertain Future for Air-Borne Disease Research

New York Times columnist and Yale biophysics professor Carl Zimmer said the disruption caused by impending governmental research cuts could threaten both future air-borne disease research and national public health efforts at a Harvard book talk on Wednesday.

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Student Life

Harvard Sees Surge in Flu Cases Following National Trend

As students return to campus, the flu, as well as Covid-19, respiratory syncytial virus, and strep throat, have all peaked nationally. According to the Center for Disease Control, hospitalizations for the flu hit a 15-year high earlier this month.

River Houses on the Charles
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State, Cambridge Officials Update Avian Flu Guidance

Amid a state-wide outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in wild and domestic birds, the Cambridge Department of Public Works has not seen an increase in dead wildlife.

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HUHS Report Reveals 17 Percent Increase in Annual Patient Visits

Harvard University Health Services reported an approximately 17 percent increase in patient visits in 2024, according to the department’s annual report published last month.

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HUHS Indefinitely Postpones Panel on LGBTQ Care Following Executive Orders

Harvard University Health Services postponed a panel on LGBTQ care at Harvard due to uncertainty about the implications of President Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting transgender individuals.

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Harvard Study Finds Accreditation Reduces Jail Deaths by 93%

Accreditation of jail healthcare services may improve patient health and reduce jail deaths by 93 percent, according to a new Harvard study.

President Alan Garber Speaks at Annual MLK Lecture
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Despite Defunding Threats, Harvard President Praises Former Student Tapped by Trump to Lead NIH

Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 praised President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the National Institutes of Health as a “serious and dedicated researcher who has always been well-intentioned” during an interview with The Crimson on Tuesday.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at Kennedy 2024 Rally
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15 Harvard Affiliates Call on Senate to Deny RFK Jr. Nomination for Health Secretary

Fifteen Harvard-affiliated Nobel Laureates signed an open letter to the United States Senate opposing the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ’76 as Secretary of Health and Human Services on Monday night.

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