Health
Stillman Infirmary Will Be Shuttered in Health Services Reshuffling
Director of HUHS Paul Barreira said that the motivation for the changes came from a UHS analysis he helped conduct for a couple of years, in which he found that overnight urgent-hour services are underutilized.
The State of the Student Body
While students applaud University-led efforts to bolster wellness resources, they struggle to fit them into a life filled with a constant buzz of anxiety—an indicator, student activists say, of the need for a broader cultural shift spearheaded by the student body.
Corporation Silent on Faculty Health Plans Vote
The Harvard Corporation has yet to discuss a unanimous vote made Tuesday by members of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences requesting that it reverse changes to the health plans Harvard offers to non-union employees, according to Corporation member James T. Rothenberg ’68.
Faculty Unanimously Passes Motion Asking Corp. To Reverse Health Benefits Changes
A tense back and forth between administrators defending the policy changes and FAS professors, who loudly applauded each other after each statement condemning the policy, followed the introduction of the motion.
HMS Profs Defending Benefits Changes at Meeting Violated FAS Procedures
Two Harvard Medical School professors who spoke at Tuesday’s meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences in defense of the University’s new health care policy were present in violation of FAS policies.
Study Sheds Light on End-of-Life Care
A new study found that, although cancer patients are enrolling in hospice programs at higher rates, their consumption of intensive hospital services near the end of life has increased as well.
Harvard Researchers Create Prototype Test for Ebola
The test, developed by Professor James J. Collins and others at the Wyss Institute, can test for the virus in 30 minutes, with each test costing less than one dollar to produce.
Campaign To Raise Funds for Tuberculosis Patients Kicks Off
The fundraiser aims to raise $5,000 for the Bell Foundation to cure one patient with tuberculosis in North Korea.
Poll Reveals Concerns, Misconceptions of Ebola
More than half of poll respondents said they were concerned there would be an Ebola outbreak in the U.S. in the next year, though some faculty members said that an outbreak is unlikely.
Prof. Files Motion Requesting Health Benefits Changes Reversal
If the motion passes—by a majority vote of the present Faculty members—Faust would not be compelled to make any changes to the benefits plans, but the request would carry the formal support of the full Faculty.
Harvard Study Reveals National Concussion Education Lacking
Although a recent study found that colleges often fail to provide adequate concussion education programs for their athletes, students and administrators at Harvard say that the College has adhered to detailed guidelines for treating and identifying concussions.
Living with Landry's
“They’re writing about you?” one friend asks incredulously as she pulls up a chair. “Yeah, about how much of a burden I am on my friends,” Michael J. Landry ’15-’16 answers sarcastically.
Activists Rally for Universal Healthcare
The participants—including a Harvard contingent of around a dozen students and affiliates—marched the perimeter of the Common before listening to several speakers.
Global Day of Action
Protesters gather in front of the Massachusetts State House to advocate for single-payer healthcare in the state.
Global Day of Action
Protesters from eleven universities and four organizations gather in Boston Commons to advocate for single-payer healthcare in Massachusetts ahead of the midterm elections. Ture Turnbull, the Executive Director for Mass-care was one of the main organizers of the event.
Travel Restrictions Won’t Alter Affiliates’ Ebola Work
Several Harvard affiliates are leading the effort to combat Ebola, both in labs and on the ground, and Harvard's new travel restrictions are unlikely to affect their work.
Harvard Makes Arrangements for Possible Ebola Scenarios, Despite Low Risk
The University is working on arrangements to house students from at-risk countries who would not be advised to return home during winter break.
Study: Genes Can Help Explain Coffee Consumption
The research indicates that eight genes in the human body may be related to coffee consumption, either directly or indirectly.
Harvard Tightens Travel Restrictions as Ebola Outbreak Worsens
The University released last week a new set of guidelines regarding medical screening and travel to the countries most affected by Ebola.
Melton Lab Cells Could Help Cure Type 1 Diabetes
A team of Harvard researchers developed a scalable technique for creating human insulin-producing beta cells in vitro, a huge stride towards an effective treatment for type 1 diabetes.
Dean, University Professors Advocate Future Investments in Public Health
Dean of the School of Public Health Julio Frenk and University Professor Lawrence H. Summers appeared together on Tuesday afternoon to discuss a path forward for advances in public health, particularly in developing countries.
Faculty Seek To Push Back Against Benefits Changes
Several members of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences said they are weighing options for how best to push back against a new set of University health benefits plans they call “regressive,” even as a University spokesperson said Tuesday that the University does not plan to alter the policy for 2015.
Garber Defends Benefits Changes at Faculty Meeting
University Provost Alan M. Garber ’76 argued that increases in health care costs at Harvard necessitated adjustments, including the introduction of a deductible in some instances and a 10 percent co-pay.