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Tuberculosis researchers explore links between infectious and metabolic diseases
Examining connections between infectious and metabolic diseases is the focus of an October 2013 tuberculosis (TB) symposium, and an accompanying blog, cosponsored by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). The 7th Annual New England Tuberculosis Symposium will bring…
Student lands grant to further tuberculosis control in Indonesia
September 26, 2013 — For Philips Loh, the suffering of tuberculosis patients — and the frightening ease with which the disease spreads — was a wake-up call. After working as an intern at a hospital in his native…
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,…
Why Public Health? Jemila Kester
July 2013 -- In our video series “Why Public Health?” we ask Harvard School of Public Health students and alumni to talk about what drew them to the field. Jemila Kester, a doctoral student in the Biological Sciences…
HSPH and Ministry of Health of India formalize collaboration on public health issues
May 24, 2013 -- India faces daunting public health challenges. Maternal and infant mortality rates are high. Malaria and tuberculosis persist stubbornly. Noncommunicable diseases such as diabetes and cancer are prevalent and increasing. And many—especially the poor—lack good…
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…
Study shows new test may lower TB rates
Coverage in the Harvard Crimson featuring HSPH's Nicolas Menzies, November 26, 2012
New test for tuberculosis could improve treatment, prevent deaths in Southern Africa
For immediate release: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 Boston, MA — A new rapid test for tuberculosis (TB) could substantially and cost-effectively reduce TB deaths and improve treatment in southern Africa—a region where both HIV and tuberculosis are common—according…
New drugs, strategies needed to combat drug-resistant tuberculosis
Medical researchers from around the globe met June 28, 2012 at the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT to discuss ways to combat the emergence of a form of drug-resistant tuberculosis. During a panel discussion at the day-long…
Iron--either too much or too little--linked with increased tuberculosis-related sickness or death
June 14, 2012 -- Tuberculosis patients with iron levels that are either too low or too high may be at increased risk for faster disease progression or death, according to a Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) study…