Malaria resurgence concerns researchers
A resurgence of malaria in parts of Africa is raising questions about whether current control mechanisms are failing. It could be, some researchers say, that mosquitoes are becoming resistant to the insecticide used on bed nets. Or that…
AIDS at 30: Hard lessons and hope
[ Spring/Summer 2011 ] Thirty years after the first official reports about HIV/AIDS, we look back on the human devastation and forward to a changed social landscape. The infection has killed more people so far than has any…
Dean's message: HIV/AIDS at 30: Turning the corner
[ Spring/Summer 2011 ] Anniversaries compel us to reflect, to take stock, to inquire about how we can better carry out our missions. On the 30th anniversary of the first official report on what would be known as…
HSPH's Laurie Glimcher honored at day-long symposium
May 2, 2011 Researchers from across the globe joined HSPH faculty, students, staff and guests to honor Prof. Laurie Glimcher at a day-long symposium April 15, 2011, at the Joseph B. Martin Conference Center at Harvard Medical School (HMS). The…
Researchers identify genes causing antimalarial drug resistance
For immediate release: Thursday, April 21, 2011 Boston, MA -- Using a pair of powerful genome-search techniques, researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), Harvard University, and the Broad Institute have identified several genes that may…
Global health news: guinea worm disease may soon join smallpox in the history books as worldwide cases dwindle
Guinea worm disease may soon be the second disease to be eliminated from the world after smallpox, Donald Hopkins, vice president for health programs at The Carter Center, told an HSPH audience on February 1. Hopkins, presenting this…
Global experts convene for malaria eradication conference
Leading malaria experts from public and private institutions around the world convened for a three-day conference aimed at discussing and rethinking the future of malaria prevention, control, elimination, and eradication. The culminating session, “Rethinking Malaria: The Science of…
Study identifies more effective antiretroviral treatments for HIV-positive women in Africa
October 21, 2010 -- An international study led by Shahin Lockman, assistant professor in immunology and infectious diseases at HSPH and a physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, has found that women who took single-dose nevirapine…
Bacteria identified that may lead to inflammatory bowel disease in genetically susceptible individuals
For immediate release: Thursday, September 16, 2010 Certain bacteria that inhabit the intestine provide the environmental trigger that initiates and perpetuates chronic intestinal inflammation in individuals who are genetically susceptible to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a study led…
Report calls for schools to adjust lice policies to keep kids in school
HSPH’s Richard Pollack is quoted in a Time magazine article about a report from the American Academy of Pediatrics calling on schools to abandon strict no-nits policies that keep children out of class. Pollack is a research associate…