Medicine
Dean of Harvard Dental School Bruce Donoff to Step Down After 28 Years
R. Bruce Donoff, dean of the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, will step down from his position at the start of 2020, University President Lawrence S. Bacow announced in an email to the University Friday.
HUHS Business School Clinic to Close By End of May
The Harvard Business School satellite health clinic is slated to close on May 31, Harvard University Health Services director Paul J. Barreira said in an interview last week.
Harvard Medical School Financial Aid Student Subcommittee Brings New Perspective to Debt Conversations
The committee was created to bring student voices into the fold as administrators consider ways to address student debt concerns surrounding higher education, according to Sarah Carey, associate director of financial aid at the Medical School.
Harvard Inks $100 Million Drug Research Deal with Investment Firm
The healthcare investment firm Deerfield Management has committed $100 million as part of a new alliance with Harvard science researchers aimed at promoting drug innovation. As part of the deal, Deerfield will form a private company to support Harvard researchers’ projects.
Broad Institute Announces New Cancer Center to Develop Noninvasive Treatment Methods
The Broad Institute announced plans to launch the Gerstner Center for Cancer Diagnostics after receiving a total endowment of $25 million, according to a Tuesday press release. The Center will work towards developing a new method of cancer diagnosis and treatment using blood samples.
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.
Activists Call on Harvard to Strip Art Museum of Sackler Name
Local activists and at least one public official are calling on Harvard to remove the Sackler family’s name from their buildings after a memorandum filed in federal court Tuesday alleged the family knowingly understated the risks of its company’s addictive opioid product.
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 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.
Chicken Soup with a Side of Hypnosis
I felt sure it was not a mind problem, but a physical one — I had the bloat to prove it. When I asked how I might resolve said “mind-body” problem, she prescribed hypnosis.
Harvard Study: 29 Percent of Opioid Prescriptions Come Without Pain Diagnosis
Nearly 30 percent of opioid prescriptions do not cite a pain-related diagnosis, a new Harvard Medical School and RAND Corporation study has found.
Former Drug Czars Visit HLS to Address the Opioid Epidemic
Michael P. Botticelli and John P. Walters, former directors of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, spoke to a crowd of over 50 law students Thursday.
Gawande Speaks on Addictiveness of Opioids at IOP: 'I Had No Idea'
Atul A. Gawande spoke candidly about the opioid epidemic at an event on public health issues at the JFK Forum at the Institute of Politics on Wednesday evening.
Black Health Matters Conference Draws Students and Researchers
The first Black Health Matters conference kicked off in Cambridge this weekend with panels and workshops focused on health disparities in the black community.
