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Racial disparities in genetic testing
In this week’s episode: Why racial disparities could affect one common genetic test, plus new sugar recommendations for kids and teens, and the link between job satisfaction and health.
The imprecision in ‘precision medicine’
The rapidly evolving field of “precision medicine”—when medical care is tailored to the characteristics of each patient—is likely in the future to generate a “potentially bewildering array of probabilities” for physicians and patients, making it more challenging for…
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 —…
Student recognized for genetic research on malaria
June 16, 2016 -- As an undergraduate working in malaria researcher Dyann Wirth’s lab at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Caleb Irvine was curious why malaria transmission was on the uptick in the Thiès region of…
James Mitchell receives 2016 Armen H. Tashjian Jr. Award
May 19, 2016—James Mitchell, associate professor of genetics and complex diseases, is the 2016 recipient of the Armen H. Tashjian Jr. Award for Excellence in Endocrine Research. At an awards ceremony on Tuesday, May 17, 2016, Mitchell spoke…
Can precision medicine help prevent diseases?
Personalized prevention is a nice idea, but more research is needed before it can be effectively implemented.
Author explores the intersection of science and race
April 28, 2016 — Advances in DNA sequencing and genetic ancestry testing have led many African Americans to rush for more answers about their heritage that may not be answered by science, Alondra Nelson, Dean of Social Science…
Cost of diabetes hits 825 billion dollars a year
Number of adults with diabetes reaches 422 million worldwide For immediate release: April 6, 2016 Boston, MA – The global cost of diabetes is now 825 billion dollars per year, according to the largest ever study of diabetes…
Should gene-edited mosquitoes be used to stop Zika?
Editing the DNA of the Zika-transmitting mosquito might be a way to wipe out the species entirely and thus stop the spread of the disease—but caution should be exercised in any such move, according to Flaminia Catteruccia, associate…
Poll: Most Americans oppose ‘designer babies’
Most Americans oppose altering genes of unborn babies to prevent serious inherited diseases and, especially, to enhance the baby’s appearance or intelligence, according to a new poll conducted by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health researchers and STAT.…