Dissecting the power of a historic malaria vaccine

An international team unravels the genetic basis for the protective effects of the RTS,S malaria vaccine — the first candidate vaccine to win approval by European health officials.   Last month, the public health community marked one of the most significant biomedical milestones in the fight against malaria in nearly half a century: European regulators … Continue reading “Dissecting the power of a historic malaria vaccine”

Brendan Manning, Xihong Lin receive prestigious NCI awards

Two faculty members from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health—Xihong Lin and Brendan Manning—will receive prestigious National Cancer Institute Outstanding Investigator Awards (OIA). These multimillion-dollar seven-year awards, providing extended funding stability, are aimed at giving promising and productive investigators enough time and money to continue or embark on projects of unusual potential in cancer research—and to take greater … Continue reading “Brendan Manning, Xihong Lin receive prestigious NCI awards”

The Aging Game

A Special Report by Amy Gutman, Boston-based writer, and Madeline Drexler, editor, Harvard Public Health To see the original article, please click here.     The Gray Wave. The Silver Tsunami. The Agequake. Aging societies have been on the horizon for decades, not just in the United States but also around the world. The driving forces are well-established: … Continue reading “The Aging Game”

Summit brings together U.S., China health leaders

Public health practitioners, policy makers, and industry representatives from China and the U.S. gathered September 28–29, 2015, to share experiences and ideas around health system reform. The 5th U.S.–China Summit, hosted by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health at the Joseph B. Martin Conference Center, included for the first time a forum and innovation … Continue reading “Summit brings together U.S., China health leaders”