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Getting to Know Equity, Social Justice, and Advocacy Award Recipient Melissa Kenny

October 2, 2024

On advocacy, soccer, and Popeye

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Joan Reede Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

September 13, 2024

Dean for Diversity and Community Partnership recognized for championing health equity

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Studies Deepen Understanding of LGBTQ Health Disparities

September 13, 2024

Researchers point to solutions and opportunities for better health

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When Community Is As Important As the Science

August 30, 2024

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Nicole Maestas Named Chair of Health Care Policy

August 29, 2024

Appointment highlights opportunities for policy research to improve well-being

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Mpox Declared Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Now What?

August 19, 2024

Making sense of the latest developments with HMS infectious disease specialist Daniel Kuritzkes

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Creating the Next Generation of mRNA Vaccines

July 29, 2024

New tech promises longer and more potent protection with smaller doses and fewer side effects

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What It’s Like to Be in Medical School with a Nonapparent Disability

July 18, 2024

Kiki Schmalfuss shares her experiences as a medical student and patient

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Medical Students with ‘Invisible’ Disabilities Are Improving Patient Care

July 18, 2024

As patients themselves, they’re shaping the doctors they want to be and to have

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Harvard Medical School Students and Boston Community Organizers Learn Together

July 11, 2024

New director shares vision for Office for Community-Centered Medical Education

A sign pointing the way to the “colored waiting room” in a 1943 photo of a scene from Rome, Georgia, symbolizes how a legacy of historic racism leads to unequal health care for Black people, Native Americans, and members of other groups that still face discrimination today.

Journal Editors and Scholars Confront a History of Medical Discrimination

July 1, 2024

Understanding the roots of racism and social determinants of health to make a better future

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Climate Change-Fueled Weather Events Linked to Worsened Heart Health

June 20, 2024

Largest-yet review points to climate’s interplay with cardiovascular disease

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