Recent Stories
Probing disease disparities
Francisco Barrera, SM '22, wants to uncover racial, ethnic, and gender differences in disease prevalence.

Racism, sexism, social class, and health—30 years ago and today
Nancy Krieger reflects on the still-relevant themes of a paper for which she was first author three decades ago about racism, sexism, social class, and health.

Need help managing diabetes? These students made an app for that
Amber Nigam, SM ’23, and Jie Sun, SM ’22, co-founded a tech startup called basys.ai in order to create an easy-to-use app that helps diabetes patients manage their disease.

Proposed FDA ban on menthol cigarettes, flavored cigars, a win for public health
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed new rules that ban the manufacture and sale of menthol cigarettes and all flavored cigars.
Op-ed: How to save abortion rights
A Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn the federal right to abortion in the U.S. if finalized is “humanitarian malfeasance,” according to Dean Michelle Williams.
