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Study: Hip Fracture Burden to Nearly Double Worldwide by 2050

June 20, 2023

Treatment gaps found in all countries, men particularly affected

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Patel Named New Chair of Global Health and Social Medicine

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Advancing Mother–Child Health Globally

May 31, 2023

Pediatrician-researcher forges partnerships to gather data, implement solutions

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Trust and Global Partnerships

May 5, 2023

What HMS is learning from a 20-year effort to strengthen Vietnam’s health care system

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Ecuadoran VP Promotes Global Surgery and Health Equity

April 13, 2023

Ecuadoran VP highlights collaboration, integrated approaches at HMS

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Low-income people have heightened heart attack death risk in 6 world health systems

April 4, 2023

Health disparities persist even with universal health care, strong social safety nets

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Gift to Honor Legacy of Global Health Champion Paul Farmer

January 10, 2023

Cummings Foundation commits $50 million for alliance between HMS, University in Rwanda

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Master’s Program in Global Health Delivery Celebrates 10 Years

December 8, 2022

In village health clinics and ministries of health, grads are building health equity around the…

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Lessons for Modern Medicine from Race-Based X-Rays

October 18, 2022

1968 controversy provides insight for building more equitable health systems

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Harvard Honors Paul Farmer’s Legacy

October 1, 2022

The Harvard community and colleagues from around the world look back at Farmer’s contributions and…

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Making House Calls Guided by AI

August 4, 2022

First standalone computer vision, machine learning tool for surgical wound infections debuts

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Vikram Patel | The Global Mental Health Crisis

June 27, 2022
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