Harvard Medical School
The Boston Billionaires Club
Stunning wealth is nothing new to Boston. In fact, it’s been part of the city’s fabric for centuries. The Cabots and the Lowells preceded Fidelity’s […]
Has Harvard’s David Sinclair Found the Fountain of Youth?
Like any dreamer, David Sinclair has a tendency to live in the future. The first time that thought crossed my mind, we were hurtling toward […]
TBT: Trial for Murder at Harvard Medical School Begins
True crime is dramatized in every corner of the entertainment world. From Serial and Law and Order to Making a Murderer and American Crime Story, there is no shortage […]
What Pfizer’s Decision to Stop Looking for New Alzheimer’s Drugs Means for Research
The drug giant Pfizer announced Saturday it would end its search for new drugs to treat Alzheimer’s disease, but the decision may not derail researchers […]
You Can Buy Surgical Tools Used by the Founder of Harvard Medical School
You could buy a piece of medical history this week—but it’ll cost you. Two Revolutionary War amputation kits used by Dr. John Warren, a Continental […]
Harvard Again Tops Medical School Rankings
Harvard Medical School (HMS) is adding yet another trophy to its case. U.S. News & World Report again ranked HMS the best research medical school in the […]
Study Highlights Pay Disparity in the Medical Field
A new study puts the median annual income for a black male doctor at $188,230. That sounds pretty good—until contrasted with the median yearly paycheck for […]
Study: Retail Clinics May Actually Increase Healthcare Costs
Retail clinics have popped up all over Massachusetts in the past decade, located in pharmacies and bigger stores such as Target and Wal-Mart. The original […]
Harvard Ranked Best Medical School In the Country
Ready for some bragging rights? Boston is officially home to the best hospital and medical school in the country. Harvard Medical School took top honors […]
Wellesley College Names Harvard’s Paula A. Johnson Its New President
Wellesley College has named Harvard University’s Paula A. Johnson its new president, making her the first African American to lead the private, women’s, liberal-arts college […]
Study Details New Information About the Biology of Schizophrenia
Psychiatric disorders are notoriously poorly understood. Despite the fact that 13.6 million Americans live with a serious mental illness, concrete information about the biology of […]
Study Suggests Vision Restoration May Be Possible for Glaucoma Patients
A new study from Harvard Medical School (HMS) and Boston Children’s Hospital has good news for the approximately 4 million Americans currently suffering from glaucoma. […]
Harvard Biologists Are Creating a ‘Dropbox’ for Medical Research
A team of researchers at Harvard Medical School (HMS) just received a $1.6 million grant to build a medical Dropbox—in other words, an online search and […]
Study Finds Medical Providers May Not Be as Healthy as You Think
A new study says doctors may not be following their own advice when it comes to doling out health information. Lead author Anupam Jena, a […]
Harvard Researchers May Have Found a Way to Use Pig Organs for Transplants
For years, scientists have believed that making strategic changes to animals’ genomes could make their organs suitable donors for humans—but making those changes has proven […]