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Harvard Medical School Receives Federal Warning Over Animal Welfare Violation
The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued an official warning notice that Harvard Medical School researchers violated federal animal welfare laws after the school self-reported the incident.
Harvard Dental School to Run Deficit, Dean Confident in Mending Donor Relations
Harvard School of Dental Medicine Dean William V. Giannobile said the school will run a deficit this year but expressed confidence in his ability to mend fractured donor relationships in a Wednesday interview with The Crimson, his first in three years.
‘Play, Read, Vote’: Panelists Discuss Election Anxiety at Harvard Public Health School
Political analysts, public health officials, and pollsters discussed navigating election anxiety at a panel at the Harvard School of Public Health on Tuesday.
Harvard Dental School Dean Wins American Dental Association Award for Research
Harvard School of Dental Medicine Dean William V. Giannobile was presented with the American Dental Association’s 2024 Gold Medal Award for Excellence in Dental Research last Friday.
AI Is Changing Healthcare. Harvard Medical School Is Following Suit.
The Harvard Medical School started offering a month-long introductory course on AI in healthcare for students on its Health Sciences and Technology track — the first of its kind offered at a medical school.
Brigham and Women’s Research Examines Potential Causes of Long Covid-19
Researchers at the Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women’s Hospital found that the Covid-19 antigen is twice as likely to be present in patients suffering from long Covid-19 compared to their asymptomatic counterparts.
Brigham and Women's Hospital Researchers Find Nasal Spray Protects Against Respiratory Illnesses
Researchers found that a drug-free nasal spray protected against airborne respiratory illnesses — including Covid-19, influenza, viruses, and pneumonia — in a preclinical study published by Harvard Medical School-affiliated Brigham and Women’s Hospital on Sept. 24.
Canadian Biotech Company to Supply MDMA for McLean Hospital Clinical Trial
Toronto-based MDMA manufacturer PharmAla Biotech signed a contract to supply researchers at McLean Hospital, an HMS-affiliated psychiatric teaching hospital, with the drug for a pending clinical trial, PharmAla announced in a Oct. 2 press release.
HMS Professor Wins Prestigious Lasker-DeBakey Award for Work on GLP-1
Harvard Medical School professor Joel F. Habener won the 2024 Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award for his work on the glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), the Lasker Foundation announced last Thursday.
Boston Approves Harvard Chabad Plans for Longwood Jewish Center
Boston recently approved Harvard Chabad’s building plans for the Longwood Center for Jewish Life, a satellite center in Longwood.
Dana-Farber CEO Laurie Glimcher To Step Down, Succeeded By Medical Oncology Chair
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute President and CEO Laurie H. Glimcher ’72 will step down from her post at the end of September, the institute announced on Tuesday.
‘One Win Lifts All Boats’: More than 100 MGB Residents Rally for a Contract
More than 100 Mass General Brigham residents and affiliates gathered in two Boston locations on Monday to rally in support of physicians’ fair contracts.
‘Humanity in the Highest Regard’: Incoming BU President Speaks at HMS Class Day
Incoming Boston University President Melissa L. Gilliam urged graduates to “love yourself, love another, and love mankind” in a keynote speech at the Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Dental Medicine Class Day on Thursday.
‘A Profession of Sacrifice’: Harvard Medical School Students, Administrators Grapple with Growing Personal Tolls of Medicine
At Harvard, future doctors are grappling with recent changes to the medical landscape that have exacerbated burnout and moral injury.
Science Retracts Paper by Dana-Farber President Over Discrepancies in Multiple Figures
The journal Science retracted a 2006 paper by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute President and CEO Laurie H. Glimcher ’72 on Thursday due to discrepancies in several figures.
