What Rochelle Walensky learned

Sees major progress in science since 1918 Spanish flu outbreak, but says complications of politics have plagued every epidemic since.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Dec. 21, 2023 ~7 min

Gene-editing treatment could replace cholesterol meds

Early stage test shows promise, but cardiologist notes more study needed into longer-term, unintended effects.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Dec. 12, 2023 ~10 min


Headache or sore all over after bad night’s sleep?

Sleep loss heightens pain; pain can cause sleep loss. But why one begets the other has been largely clouded in uncertainty — until now.

Caitlin McDermott-Murphy • harvard
Nov. 28, 2023 ~7 min

Wastewater tests enhance COVID hospitalization forecasts

Testing wastewater for COVID-19 is better than clinical data at predicting future COVID hospital admissions, a new study shows.

Matt Michael - Syracuse U. • futurity
Nov. 28, 2023 ~5 min

A researcher's prescription for better health care: A dose of humility for doctors, nurses and clinicians

Research shows that when health care professionals work in a collaborative manner, patient satisfaction and outcomes improve.

Barret Michalec, Research Associate Professor of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State University • conversation
Nov. 28, 2023 ~7 min

‘When you’re with a patient … their suffering counts more than your suffering’

“The Uses of Haiti: Paul Farmer and the Origins of the Global Health Equity Movement” honored the late Harvard Med professor and co-founder of Partners In Health.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Nov. 16, 2023 ~7 min

‘There’s no treatment if you don’t know what you’re treating’

Experts at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School traced a baffling smooth-muscle disorder to a tiny regulatory RNA, solving a medical mystery that had plagued a teen since birth.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Nov. 14, 2023 ~17 min

Childhood adversity linked to COVID hospitalization and death later

Adults who self-reported experiencing adversity in childhood were more likely to be hospitalized or die from COVID-19.

Nicholas France-U. Pittsburgh • futurity
Nov. 6, 2023 ~4 min


Dermatologist removes tattoos to give former gang members fresh start

Harvard Medical School-Mass General dermatologists use lasers to remove gang, trafficking tattoos, stigmatizing and often traumatic reminders of the past.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Oct. 23, 2023 ~10 min

Decades of underfunding, blockade have weakened Gaza's health system – the siege has pushed it into abject crisis

Hospitals have been destroyed, and doctors and health care staff killed. Gaza’s health services may take years to recover, warns a Palestinian health specialist.

Yara M. Asi, Assistant Professor of Global Health Management and Informatics, University of Central Florida • conversation
Oct. 17, 2023 ~11 min

/

42