New findings in battle against drug-resistant tuberculosis
Sarah Fortune, Melvin J. and Geraldine L. Glimcher associate professor of immunology and infectious diseases, on why some people infected with some "bad actor" strains of M. tuberculosis are at very high risk of getting drug resistant TB,…
Monkey malaria parasite poses increasing risks to humans
May 9, 2013 -- A new study has shed light on why a monkey malaria parasite that typically caused only mild infection in humans is now beginning to cause severe disease and death—and how it has the potential…
Off the cuff: The turning point in the AIDS epidemic
[ Spring 2013 ] Ten years ago, President George W. Bush launched a $15 billion international program to fight AIDS—the largest public health initiative in history dedicated to a single disease. The School’s Phyllis Kanki spearheaded HSPH’s application to the…
Harvard partnership fights HIV/AIDS in Botswana
Coverage in The Crimson, March 7, 2013, quoting HSPH's Max Essex and Ric Marlink
Reported cure of HIV-infected child generates widespread interest, hope
The news that a child in Mississippi has apparently been cured of HIV infection has generated widespread interest and cautious optimism among AIDS researchers. The child—born to an untreated HIV-positive mother—was started on an aggressive combination of anti-AIDS…
Feds set new rules for controversial bird flu research
Coverage on NPR, February 22, 2013, featuring HSPH's Marc Lipsitch
Whole community gets a health boost from HIV treatment
Coverage on NPR, February 22, 2013, featuring HSPH's Till Barnighausen
HSPH efforts in Africa helped lead to decade of success against AIDS
Government-funded program known as PEPFAR allowed School to scale up efforts February 11, 2013 -- The largest public health initiative in history dedicated to a single disease was announced unexpectedly during President George W. Bush’s State of the…
Infectious disease expert works to ban landmines, fight tuberculosis and AIDS
Since the 1980s, infectious disease specialist Anne Goldfeld has worked to ban landmines, treat victims of tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS in Cambodia and Ethiopia, and conduct research aimed at eradicating those diseases. A professor in the Department of Immunology…
As work on lethal bird flu research resumes, debate continues
Last week, an international group of scientists announced their intention to resume research on the potentially deadly H5N1 bird flu virus after a year’s hiatus, even as debate over the safety of the research continued. Researchers from the…