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Pioneer in Cancer Vaccines Sees Promise In — and Beyond — Melanoma Trial

“This is not a time that we should be pulling back,” says Catherine Wu

4 min read
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Patient Who Received Pig Kidney Becomes First To Progress to Human Kidney Transplant

Study shows xenotransplantation can serve as a bridge for patients with end-stage kidney disease

2 min read
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Bringing Depression Treatment to Texas With Lessons Learned in India

Online training for mental health care providers delivers hope to communities

6 min read
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Harvard Medicine magazineCare Delivery

The Partnership at the Heart of Primary Care

Lucy McBride talks about the importance of strong physician-patient relationships

8 minute read
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From a Bicycle Seat, an HMS Postdoc Sees Roadblocks Facing Rural Medicine

George Usmanov investigates access to stroke care during grueling race

6 min read
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Harvard Medicine magazineCare Delivery Research

Xenotransplantation Enters a New Era

As the waitlist for donor organs grows, Leonardo Riella sees animal-to-human kidney transplants getting closer to the clinic

6 min read
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Falling Off the Medicare-Medicaid ‘Cliff’ at 65

States consider how to ease sudden gaps in coverage for low-income Americans

6 min read
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Reimagining Global Health in 2026

Symposium explores evolving roles of U.S., HMS amid rapid change

7 min read
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Harvard Medicine magazineCare Delivery Research

The Covert Consciousness Dilemma

The discovery of hidden awareness in seemingly unresponsive patients is raising pressing questions in brain injury care

11 minute read
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Harvard Medicine magazineCare Delivery

Millions Already Turn to AI for Therapy. Is It Safe?

Researchers are working to make AI tools used for mental health support safer, smarter, and grounded in the full picture of a person’s life

14 minute read
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Study Suggests AI Is Good Enough at Diagnosing Complex Medical Cases To Warrant Clinical Testing

LLM outperformed physicians on clinical tasks spanning published cases, real-world emergency room data

3 min read
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From Patient to Neurosurgeon

Graduating MD student Nikki Pérez advances efforts to expand global access to neurosurgery

5 min read
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