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Family Van Shows How Mobile Health Clinics Can Save Lives, Money

September 16, 2025

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A Tuberculosis Lab Makes a Community Healthier, Science Stronger

August 26, 2025

Federal funding cuts put global research collaboration at risk

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Why Federal Funding for Health Care Policy Research Matters

June 5, 2025

Nicole Maestas on how cuts threaten quality, sustainability of care

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Meet Two of the Researchers Selected by the Pope To Promote Science

May 5, 2025

Members of Pontifical Academy of Sciences share hopes for improving human health

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Finding an Identity in Sports Psychiatry With Compassion and Commitment

May 2, 2025

Graduating MD student Jowan Watson on helping others through medicine, faith, love

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Determined To Improve Quality of Life, Patient by Patient and Systemwide

April 24, 2025

Graduating MD/PhD student Emily Rencsok journeys through bioengineering, epidemiology…

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3 Harvard Medical School Students Receive Soros Fellowships

April 10, 2025

Awards recognize achievements, support graduate studies

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Alvin Poussaint, Advocate for Black Mental Health and Social Justice, Dies

February 26, 2025

Psychiatrist, civil rights activist worked for more than 50 years at Harvard Medical School

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Awards & Recognitions: November 2024

November 22, 2024

Honors received by HMS faculty, postdocs, staff, and students

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Awards & Recognitions: October 2024

October 28, 2024

Honors received by HMS faculty, postdocs, staff, and students

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Internal Awards & Recognitions: Autumn 2024

October 22, 2024

Awards bestowed on community members by Harvard, HMS, and HSDM

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Mobilizing Voters and Shaping Policy for Better Health

October 15, 2024

HMS physicians and students promote civic engagement to improve patient care and outcomes

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