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Cervix-on-a-Chip to Accelerate Research on Women’s Health

New model could lead to better treatments for diseases of female reproductive tract

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A Step Toward New Solutions for Inflammatory Pain

Clues may lie in interactions between immune cells and pain-sensing neurons

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Research Education Care Delivery

Global Surgery: A Bold Plan for Access, Equity

HMS-led community is working to bring basic surgery, anesthesia to 5 billion people who need it

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A surgical team of doctors and nurses wearing blue scrubs, gauzy head coverings, and medical masks adjust lights, provide anesthesia, and perform other actions necessary for an operation, all gathered around the patient on the operating table. Health equity requires access to surgical care.
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Gut Bacteria Produce Hormone Involved in Postpartum Depression

Study demonstrates how gut microbes process steroids — using flatulence

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Measuring Lung Function More Accurately and More Equitably

New analysis estimates the effects of race-neutral lung function testing

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Is a Global Pandemic Prevention Pact Within Reach?

Harvard Medical School expert says agreement must address ‘egregious’ problems

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Research Care Delivery

Study Reveals Public Opinion on Polygenic Embryo Screening for IVF

High approval, high concern about emerging options to estimate likelihood of complex diseases

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Turning to Artificial Intelligence to Disentangle the Exposome

How AI can help analyze a lifetime of environmental exposures

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Resident Physicians’ Exam Scores Tied to Patient Survival

New analysis finds tests for new doctors can measure what matters — the life and health of patients

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Gene Editing Improves Vision in Some People With Inherited Blindness

First-of-its-kind trial suggests CRISPR acting inside the body can be safe and effective

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Wearing tanslucent white gloves and a blue cap, mask, and medical garb, a surgreon manipulates several objects connected to wires and tubes above the patient's eye. The patient's face is invisible in the intense glow of the operating lights.
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The Journey Toward a Gene Therapy for Retinitis Pigmentosa

Basic science and animal research drive efforts to preserve patients’ vision
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Research Education HMS Community

Generating Scientists and Regenerating Lungs

Graduating PhD student Irene Wong trains young researchers and investigates respiratory diseases

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