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Working in the Dark

Nearly half of world’s population lacks access to basic diagnostics

4 min read
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Care, Cure, and Context

Historians explore 150 years of social medicine at HMS

6 min read
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Real Resolve

Paul Farmer sees reason for hope in Haiti’s homegrown response to summer of suffering

8 min read
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COVID Vaccine Safety & Kids

HMS expert encouraged by Pfizer news on COVID vaccine in kids

5 min read
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Cut Sugar to Save Lives?

Study examines proposal targeting packaged foods, beverages

3 min read
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COVID-19 Vaccine Safety

Largest real-world study affirms safety of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, dangers of infection

6 min read
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Earthquake Aftermath

Emergency care, integrated health system keys to response in Haiti

5 min read
Two emergency clinicians wheel a man on a gurney from an ambulance into a hospital entryway in Haiti

Exercise and Alzheimer’s Disease

Hormone found to confer benefits of exercise on cognitive function

4 min read
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New Hope for Muscle-Related Diseases?

Converting skin cells to immature muscle cells spurs changes, study finds

2 min read
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Doctors, Race, and COVID-19

Messages from doctors change behaviors across racial lines

3 min read
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The Present and Future of COVID Variants

Experts stress testing, vaccination amid delta surge

6 min read
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A New Front Against Racism

State and med schools to address racism in medicine, health care

3 min read
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