Harvard Medical School
Pair of HMS Studies Examine Sleep
A pair of studies from Harvard Medical School researchers published last week highlight the risks and costs of missing sleep.
Palfrey To Head Up First Lady’s Initiative
Adams House Master and Harvard Medical School Professor of Pediatrics Judith S. “Judy” Palfrey ’67 has been named Executive Director of Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” Initiative, the White House announced on Friday.
U.S. Investigation Faults HMS Animal Research Facility
A Harvard Medical School facility has received five citations from the United States Department of Agriculture, including for the accidental death of a second primate.
M2 Shuttle Fire Forces Evacuation
The back of a shuttle carrying passengers from Harvard Medical School to Harvard Square caught fire on Monday due to a malfunction that caused the fuel tank to rupture.
Harvard Medical School Professor Among Five Accused of Ghostwriting
A complaint filed with the federal Office of Research Integrity alleges that a group of psychiatrists signed their names to a paper written by a communications firm for a major pharmaceutical company.
One Paper by Harvard Researchers Retracted, Another Withdrawn
The two papers were retracted because material that appeared in one paper had already been printed in the other, a practice contrary to ethical guidelines practiced by scientific journals.
Judge Dismisses Suit Brought Against Harvard Professor Douglas Kiel
The lawsuit alleged that Kiel disparaged a hip protector manufacturer's product by concluding in a study that hip protectors aren't effective, but its dismissal doesn't spell the end of troubles for the professor.
Government Accuses Team Led by Harvard Professor of Ethics Violations
The research team, which was looking into underwear that protected the elderly from hip fractures, failed to keep participants informed the increased risk of falling, compliance officers allege.
Document: HHS Letter Regarding Hip Fracture Study
In this letter, HHS compliance officers detail possible ethical violations conducted by a research team led by Medical School Professor Douglas P. Kiel.
Document: The Doctors' Apology Letter
Three doctors accused of conflict of interest violations said in a letter to their colleagues that they had been sanctioned for those breaches.
Three Professors Face Sanctions Following Harvard Medical School Inquiry
Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital punished three professors who violated conflict of interest policies—the latest in a saga that brought congressional scrutiny on academia-industry relations.
Document: The Doctors' Letter of Apology
Three doctors accused of conflict of interest violations said in a letter to their colleagues that they had been sanctioned for those breaches.
Hospitals Note Second Quarter Income Gain
Partners HealthCare Inc. announced that it had quintupled its second quarter operating income from the same period last year.
Harvard Celebrates Earth Day
Harvard’s many schools are rolling out new programs and initiatives to continue to encourage a culture of sustainability.
Divya Narendra, Co-Founder of ConnectU, Praises Perseverance
Divya K. Narendra ’04, featured in “The Social Network” alongside the Winklevoss twins as they sued the founder of Facebook, emphasized the importance of perseverance at a conference at Harvard Medical School last Saturday.
Brain Nodes Predict Alzheimer’s
The sizes of nine critical regions in the brain may serve as predictors for Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new ...
Professors Use Skype for Office Hours
McCormick is among a growing number of faculty members who supplement their regular office hours with additional time slots for students to contact them virtually.
Exhibit Depicts Nazi Science
Nazi-era eugenics research and racial purification programs were depicted through images of child-subjects and a speech by a Holocaust survivor at yesterday’s opening of the exhibit “Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race.”
Harvard Law School Panel
Francesca Gino, Associate Professor at the Harvard Business School, discusses the implicit corruption in the provision of health care with special attention to conflicts of interest that are substantially unwitting.
Overhauled MCAT to Be Released in 2015
Recently proposed changes to the MCAT could result in a longer and more comprehensive version of the test, to be released in 2015.