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A sign pointing the way to the “colored waiting room” in a 1943 photo of a scene from Rome, Georgia, symbolizes how a legacy of historic racism leads to unequal health care for Black people, Native Americans, and members of other groups that still face discrimination today.

Journal Editors and Scholars Confront a History of Medical Discrimination

July 1, 2024

Understanding the roots of racism and social determinants of health to make a better future

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Patel Named New Chair of Global Health and Social Medicine

June 1, 2023

Leader in research, mental health care delivery to succeed Paul Farmer

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Candlelight Vigil Captured

March 31, 2022

Audio recordings capture remembrances of global health leader

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Remembering Paul Farmer

March 7, 2022

Community gathers to celebrate life and light of doctor, leader, teacher, friend

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In Memoriam: Paul Farmer

February 21, 2022

HMS, world lose global health pioneer, humanitarian

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Challenge Upon Challenge

December 15, 2021

Starting a lab is hard enough. Now do it in a pandemic.

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A Different Kind of Healing

November 1, 2019

Psychologist Joseph Gone’s work integrates history, culture and spirituality

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Lessons From My Mother

October 22, 2019

Vikram Patel to speak on patient-centered care for chronic conditions

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The Speed of Discovery

October 17, 2019

Len Blavatnik returns to HMS, discusses philanthropy, science

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March 20, 2019

Harvard Catalyst leads development of tools changing biomedical research

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The Frontier of Science

February 7, 2019

Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical School is formally dedicated

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Manmade Medical Disasters

November 21, 2018

Two physicians condemn use of disease and famine as weapons of war in Yemen

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