Harvard Medical School
Award Winner Is A Scientist At Heart
A graduate student at Harvard, Itay Budin has been a scientist for as long as he can remember. He spent much of his childhood “playing around”—building airplanes, rockets, and generators.
HMS Alum Directs Movie
Valerie H. Weiss began a Ph.D. program at Harvard Medical School—and ended up as a film writer and a director.
Maurice M. Pechet Remembered as Pre-Med Mentor and Lowell Enthusiast
A celebrated doctor and chemist, Pechet was once considered for a Nobel Prize for his research. Family and friends remembered Pechet for his meaningful influence far beyond the laboratory or the clinic.
Pforzheimer Could Have Been Conant House
Every Friday, The Crimson publishes a selection of articles that were printed in our pages in years past.
HMS Revises Pay Structure
In an effort to respond to what one hospital executive termed a “primary care crisis,” two Harvard-affiliated teaching hospitals will shift their pay structure so that doctors are paid in part based on the number of patients they treat.
Medicare's New Ranking System Raises Concerns at Harvard-Affiliated Hospitals
A new ranking system implemented by Medicare, aimed at identifying hospitals with patient safety risks, is generating complaints from the teaching hospitals affiliated with Harvard Medical School that these assessments provide inadequate representations of the quality of care.
After Two More Primate Deaths, NEPRC Head Steps Down
Following two recent monkey deaths at Harvard Medical School’s New England Primate Research Center, the interim director of the research facility announced his resignation Thursday morning in an email to people associated with NEPRC.
Two Monkeys Die At HMS Research Center
Two monkeys have died at the Harvard Medical School’s New England Primate Research Center in the past three months, resulting in the suspension of all new experiments at the Center indefinitely.
Study Led By HMS Professor Under Federal Scrutiny
A study led by Harvard Medical School professor and gerontologist Douglas P. Kiel has become the focus of attention once more after the Department of Health and Human Services alleged that efforts to correct the study’s ethical violations were insufficient.
Medical Museum Full of Treasures
The Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine–which showcases prime medical artifacts and houses texts both ancient and electronic—is a link between America’s oldest medical traditions and cutting-edge literature.
Microchip Eases Drug Delivery
A group of researchers has created an implant which can be electrically stimulated to release drug doses through a specially designed microchip.
New Blood Test May Help to Diagnose Depression
A new blood test designed at Massachusetts General Hospital appears to accurately indicate whether a person is suffering from depression, according to a paper published in Molecular Psychiatry.
Iodide Exposure Tied To Thyroid Disorders
Researchers from Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital found that exposure to high levels of iodide—widely given intravenously to patients for medical imaging procedures—is associated with an increased risk of thyroid disease.
Cancer Patients Still Smoking
A sizeable minority of patients diagnosed with lung and colorectal cancer continued smoking after their diagnosis, according to a recent Harvard Medical School study published in the journal Cancer.
The Vocal Cord Guru
Since the center's inception over ten years ago, Zeitels has used laser microsurgery to repair the vocal abilities of over a thousand patients with laryngeal tumors. In November, Dr. Zeitels operated on the Grammy Award-winning singer, Adele, who was suffering from recurrent bleeding of a benign polyp.
HMS Student Receives Rhodes Scholarship
Second-year Harvard Medical School student David A. Obert was at an Oilers hockey game with his father last month in his hometown of Edmonton, Alberta, when he got the call.
HMS Professor to Leave Top Job at Medicare
Harvard Medical School Professor Donald M. Berwick ’68, a controversial figure in the health care policy field, announced last week that he will step down from his position as chief administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services at the end of this week.
HMS Professor Paul R. Epstein Dies at 67
After a long bout with lymphoma, Paul R. Epstein, instructor in medicine and associate director of the Center for Health and the Global Environment at the Harvard Medical School, died at the age of 67 at his home in Boston on Sunday.
Doctors Study Heart Drug Use
Even when given free medicine, heart attack survivors are unlikely to consistently take the medications prescribed to prevent further disease and save lives, according to a new study led by Harvard Medical School researchers.
Researchers Trace Evolution of Cystic Fibrosis Infection
The scientists, using DNA sequencing technology, were able to retrace the evolution of specific bacteria and identify 17 adaptive genes that increase bacterial survival.
New Drug May Lower Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
Research published earlier this week in the New England Journal of Medicine presents data showing that the anti-clotting drug rivaroxaban may change the future of post-heart attack treatment.