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Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). History of the School. Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). Introduction to the School Since 1922, the Harvard School of Public Health has led the world in public health research and education. It has guided an ever-expanding field and embodied the highest standards of scientific rigor and social commitment. Its […]
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Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) HSPH Shield The Harvard School of Public Health shield is based on the family arms of Dr. Henry P. Walcott (1838-1932), a Cambridge physician and acting president of the University. Walcott was a public health luminary, having served for 28 years as chairman of the Massachusetts Board of Health, […]
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Harvard University. Harvard Medical School. Generations of Leaders. Driving Change. Building Momentum. Making History. Since 1782, Harvard Medical School has been the incubator of bold ideas—a place where extraordinary people advance education, science and health care with unrelenting passion. Jeffrey S. Flier, MD. Bio. Dean of the Faculty of Medicine Harvard University Jeffrey S. Flier was named the 21st […]
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Harvard University. Harvard Medical School. Fact & Figures. Based in the Longwood Medical Area, the School has faculty, staff, students and trainees active on the main campus and at 17 affiliated hospitals and research institutes in the Boston area. We are committed to serving society by training physicians and scientists and by making discoveries and translating them into better prevention and […]
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About Harvard University. Information. Harvard University is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders in many disciplines who make a difference globally. Harvard faculty are engaged with teaching and research to push the boundaries of human knowledge. For students who are excited to investigate the biggest issues of the 21st century, […]
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About Harvard University. Harvard University is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders in many disciplines who make a difference globally. Harvard faculty are engaged with teaching and research to push the boundaries of human knowledge. For students who are excited to investigate the biggest issues of the 21st century, Harvard […]
Despite Increasing Concerns about High Health Care Costs, New Survey Finds Little Support among Americans for Decisions That Limit Use of High-Cost Prescription Drugs and Treatments Exception Is When Something Else is Found to Work Equally Well but Cost Less Washington (DC) – A new survey by the Harvard School of Public Health and the […]
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Use, abuse of Internet pharmacies Study finds physicians need increased awareness “Abuse of medications purchased from websites can pose unique challenges to physicians because patients who abuse these medications may not fit clinical stereotypes of drug abusers,” said lead author of the article Anupam B. Jena, a clinical fellow in medicine at Harvard Medical School. / […]
Health reform in the crosshairs More system revisions appear inevitable, panelists say Robert Blendon (from left), HSPH professor of health policy and political analysis, David Cutler, the Eckstein Professor of Applied Economics and professor in the HSPH Department of Global Health and Population, and Gail Wilensky, an economist and director of Medicare and Medicaid under […]
Slowing neurodegeneration in Huntington’s Increase in regulatory enzyme may offer protection University of Tennessee “Diseases such as Huntington’s, Parkinson’s, and Alzheimer’s disease have different causative factors, but they share common themes — such as aggregation of misfolded proteins — and a unifying end point, the degenerative loss of neurons,” says Harvard Medical School Professor of […]
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