Stem Cell Therapy Repairs Cornea Damage Thought Irreversible March 10, 2025 Regenerative medicine trial shows promise using patients’ own healthy corneas
Are We on the Cusp of a Major Bird Flu Outbreak? March 7, 2025 Scientists weigh in on the spread of H5N1 and highlight clues that portend what might come next
Alvin Poussaint, Advocate for Black Mental Health and Social Justice, Dies February 26, 2025 Psychiatrist, civil rights activist worked for more than 50 years at Harvard Medical School
Creating the World’s First CRISPR Medicine, for Sickle Cell Disease February 20, 2025 How a genetic insight paired with gene editing technology led to a life-changing new therapy
Kidney Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise in Early Trial February 5, 2025 The vaccine generated robust immune response in nine patients with advanced disease
How HIV Research Has Reshaped Modern Medicine November 27, 2024 Decades of scientific work turned the tide on a fatal disease.
Breast Cancer Increasing Among Younger Women, Latest Data Show November 7, 2024 Harvard Medical School physician-scientist shares insights
Gordon Freeman and Arlene Sharpe Receive Hamburg Award September 26, 2024 National Academy of Medicine award recognizes contributions to cancer immunotherapy
Overriding Tumors’ Genetic Changes to Fight Cancer September 19, 2024 Study illuminates immune-evading mechanism, suggests how to turn the tables
New Strategy for Preventing Relapse After CAR T-Cell Therapy August 2, 2024 Booster treatment improved long-term immune therapy success in models of multiple myeloma
Five Harvard Medical School Faculty Named HHMI Investigators July 23, 2024 Award helps basic researchers and physician-scientists pursue their boldest ideas
Climate Change-Fueled Weather Events Linked to Worsened Heart Health June 20, 2024 Largest-yet review points to climate’s interplay with cardiovascular disease