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Researchers have discovered a new form of altered drug susceptibility—dubbed antibiotic resilience—that enables Mycobacterium tuberculosis to survive antibiotic treatment.
Coronavirus news – November 2022
Harvard Chan School experts offer comments and context about the coronavirus in a variety of media outlets.
Debating the role of Epstein-Barr virus in multiple sclerosis
A January 2022 study from Harvard Chan School found strong evidence of a link between Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and multiple sclerosis (MS). But experts quoted in a November 21 Undark article were mixed on how big a role…
Tips for having a safe, healthy Thanksgiving
Amid surges in respiratory infections across the U.S., and the possibility of an uptick in COVID-19 rates, public health experts are offering advice on how people can make Thanksgiving gatherings as safe as possible.
Coronavirus news – October 2022
Harvard Chan School experts offer comments and context about the coronavirus in a variety of media outlets.
Climate change–driven health threats continue—as does fossil fuel use
Climate change continues to pose dire threats to people’s health and health care systems around the world, according to a new report in The Lancet.
New tools for preventing the next pandemic
Technologies such as genomic sequencing have proved to be invaluable in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and will be important in preventing future infectious disease outbreaks, according to the panel of experts who spoke at a Harvard T.H.…
Coronavirus news – September 2022
Harvard Chan School experts offer comments and context about the coronavirus in a variety of media outlets.
Confronting the challenges of long COVID
At a September 23 virtual event at Harvard Chan School, experts discussed the wide-ranging impacts of long COVID and current research strategies for advancing treatments and diagnosis.
Expert cites miscommunication, missteps in monkeypox outbreak
The public health response to the monkeypox outbreak has been marked by miscommunication in warning vulnerable groups about the virus and missteps in providing vaccine doses, according to DrPH candidate Antón Castellanos Usigli.