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The High Cost of Preventable Deaths

The High Cost of Preventable Deaths

June 4, 2018

Deaths from lack of high-quality medical care cost the world over $6 trillion in 2015 alone

Behavioral Insights

Behavioral Insights

May 8, 2018

A new University-wide project leverages behavioral sciences and economics to improve health

20 Minutes, 20 Shots

20 Minutes, 20 Shots

April 26, 2018

HMS ‘Die-In’ draws students, faculty, staff

Party Lines

Party Lines

April 11, 2018

Do Democratic and Republican doctors treat patients differently at the end of life?

Invisible Inequities

Invisible Inequities

March 9, 2018

New study illuminates health care use and needs of gender minority Medicare beneficiaries

When the Doctor’s Away

When the Doctor’s Away

March 9, 2018

New survival boost seen for some patients during academic conferences

Moral Support

Moral Support

March 1, 2018

Harvard students, faculty and staff express commitment to gun reform

Discount Distortions

Discount Distortions

January 24, 2018

Drug discount program no bargain for the needy

Pay-for-Performance Fails to Perform

Pay-for-Performance Fails to Perform

November 27, 2017

No benefits from program that inadvertently shifted funds away from sicker patients

Time Runs Out

Time Runs Out

September 29, 2017

Divisions between, within parties entangle health policy while Republicans’ latest ACA repeal effort…

Burnout, American Style

Burnout, American Style

August 14, 2017

Survey illuminates challenges in the U.S. workplace

Bringing Precision to Medicare Cancer Care

Bringing Precision to Medicare Cancer Care

July 5, 2017

New model for classifying cancer patients could lead to better end-of-life care

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