Medicine
HMS Study Reveals How Mutation Can Accelerate Breast Cancer Progression
A new study led by Harvard Medical School researchers shed new light on how even a single defective copy of the tumor-suppressor BRCA1 gene can increase patients’ risk of developing breast cancer.
Harvard Medical School Launches Continuing Education Stem Cell Medicine Course
Harvard Medical School will accredit a new Continuing Education course on stem cell therapies developed by the International Society for Stem Cell Research, launching in spring 2025.
‘Standing at the Intersection’: The Medical Humanities’ Struggle for Footing at Harvard
In the last decade, universities across the country have expanded their medical humanities programs. But at Harvard, professors and students point to a need for formalized curricula and greater cross-field faculty hiring.
Cambridge Health Alliance Ratifies New Contract with Residents and Fellows Union
Resident physicians and fellows at Cambridge Hospital ratified a new contract with Cambridge Health Alliance on Friday after six months of negotiations.
12 Harvard Professors Elected Into the National Academy of Medicine
Twelve Harvard professors were elected into the National Academy of Medicine, one of the highest honors in health and medicine, per a Monday press release.
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.
Ballot Question 4 to Legalize Psychedelics Draws National Attention — and Dollars
Medical professionals, billionaires, and activists from around the country are watching Massachusetts voters closely as they decide Ballot Question 4 — a complex proposal on the legalization of psychedelic substances.
Harvard’s Wyss Institute Gives Startup License to Use Newly-Developed Biomaterials
Attivare Therapeutics, a startup founded by researchers at Harvard’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, received a license from the Wyss Institute to use biomaterials developed at Harvard to create treatments for tumors that do not respond to existing immunotherapies.
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.
Harvard Legal Aid Bureau Partners With Boston Medical Center for Child Abuse Reporting Training
The Harvard Legal Aid Bureau launched a partnership with the Boston Medical Center in April to educate medical residents at the hospital about their legal responsibilities as mandated reporters of child abuse.
What’s It Like Being Pre-Med at Harvard?
For many pre-med and pre-health students, the pressures of the Harvard environment — combined with limited advising — can make for a challenging four years.
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.
Judge to Rule on Transfer of St. Elizabeth’s Hospital to Boston Medical Center Amid Steward Crisis
A federal judge in Texas is set to decide whether to approve the sale of St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Brighton to Boston Medical Center in a Wednesday hearing following the bankruptcy of its owner, Steward Health Care.
‘Impeccable’: Higher Education Experts Say Garber’s Academic Record May Spare Him From Scrutiny
Alan M. Garber ’76 comes into the Harvard presidency armed with a stacked resume: three degrees from Harvard and one from Stanford, time on both faculties, and more than a decade serving as Harvard’s second-highest administrator.
‘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.
