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ACT UP Protestor with Smoke
An ACT UP protester waves smoke at a protest outside Harvard Medical School.
Harvard Medical School ACT UP Protest
A plume of smoke emerges from a crowd at a Harvard Medical School protest.
Medical School Launches Opioid Online Learning Course for Educators
Harvard Medical School faculty and staff collaborated with the American Federation of Teachers to release an online course earlier this month that aims to educate the union's more than 1.7 million affiliates on the opioid crisis.
Massachusetts General Hospital To Construct New Clinical Care Building
Massachusetts General Hospital — a Harvard Medical School teaching hospital — will construct a 12-story building to accommodate more patients and give healthcare providers access to additional medical technology, the hospital announced last week.
Purdue Pharma’s Influence on Mass. General Hospital Minimal, Harvard Medical Students Say
Harvard Medical School affiliates who worked at Massachusetts General Hospital in the years after the hospital cemented ties with Purdue Pharma — manufacturer of the addictive painkiller OxyContin — say they perceived the company’s influence as minimal at the time.
Chinese Researcher Who Said He Gene-Edited Babies Breaks Week of Silence, Vows to Defend Work
He Jiankui vowed to defend his work in an email to The Crimson Wednesday. He's email appeared to mark his first public communication in at least a week — and came after multiple news outlets reported the scientist had seemingly gone missing.
Bacow Talks 'Difficult Times for Higher Education' at Medical School Symposium
University President Lawrence S. Bacow praised the Medical School’s health policy department and discussed the importance of higher education at a symposium at the school Tuesday.
New Data Reveals Harvard Researchers Saw Spate of Retractions In Last Decade
Harvard researchers are far from immune to retractions, according to new data published online last month. The database — released in October by Retraction Watch — includes over 18,000 listings dating as far back as the 1970s.
Harvard Medical School Receives $200 Million Gift — The Largest in School's History
The Blavatnik Family Foundation will donate $200 million to Harvard Medical School, the largest gift in the school’s history, the University announced Thursday.
Medical Students Protest Against Trump Administration Memo
A Harvard Medical School student places a rainbow lei over a bust during a protest advocating for transgender rights at the Medical School on Thursday.
Medical Students for Transgender Rights
Students at Harvard Medical School demonstrate in support of transgender rights in the Tosteson Medical Center atrium on Thursday.
Harvard Med School Slams Trump Admin Proposal to Define Gender By Biological Sex
“Harvard Medical School is staunchly opposed to any efforts by federal agencies to limit the definition of sex as an immutable condition determined at birth,” a spokesperson wrote in a statement.
Paper of Former HMS Prof. Withdrawn, Clinical Trial Paused after Harvard Requests Retractions
At least one high-profile paper authored by a former Medical School professor has been formally retracted and a federally funded clinical trial put on hold.
Harvard Geneticist Discusses Insights and Questions from Ancient DNA
“In the last few years, the cost of genetic sequencing has decreased by a factor of a million,” David E. Reich '96 said. “This has revealed how little was known about the genetic relationships between people.”
Twelve Harvard Professors Elected to National Academy of Medicine
Twelve Harvard faculty members were elected to the National Academy of Medicine, considered one of the highest honors in health and medicine, on Oct. 15.
