The Technologist
In 1994, the U.S. Army called up physician Vindell Washington to serve in Haiti as a captain in the 28th Combat Support Hospital, an emergency department in support of the 82nd Airborne Division.
Light in the Shadows
Albert Hofman is exploring an apparent decline in new cases of Alzheimer’s disease.
A call for stricter air pollution standards
A new study of 60 million Americans is strengthening the link between air pollution and premature death.
Harnessing data to improve health
We're now in the midst of a golden era of data. and scientists are constantly finding news ways to harness this information with applications across health care, the environment, commerce, urban planning, finance, and more.
Genetics and disease risk
In this week’s episode: The link between our genes and disease risk. A new study is shedding light on how genetic mutations may increase our risk of a range of diseases—from cancer to heart conditions.
A genome every 12 minutes
Conference on whole genome sequencing addresses advances in technology, ‘fake diseases,’ ancient DNA, and broad opportunities for human disease research November 22, 2016 -- In 2006, in the early days of whole genome sequencing, the sequencing platform at the…
Your phone knows how you feel
In this week's episode: How Donald Trump's victory will likely affect health care in America, plus how researchers are mining smartphone data to improve health.
Flaminia Catteruccia wins prestigious Faculty Scholar award
Grant recognizes outstanding early-career scientists who are pioneering new approaches to global health problems For immediate release, Thursday, September 22, 2016 Flaminia Catteruccia Boston, MA ─ Infectious disease researcher Flaminia Catteruccia from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public…
Mosquito maven
Infectious disease researcher Flaminia Catteruccia is searching for novel ways to control mosquitoes that rely less on brute force and more on a deep knowledge of the organism’s biology September 23, 2016 – Mosquitoes have threatened human health…
Defending the ‘wonder drugs’
Antibiotics were once lauded for their impressive abilities to fight infection. Now, in an era of rampant antibiotic resistance, Harvard Chan researcher Yonatan Grad is pioneering new ways to track and control the spread of infectious disease —…
