Harvard Medicine Magazine
Chemists explore how microbes churn out molecules that influence human health
Reflecting on Gender and Success in Academic Medicine
Inspired by their twenty-fifth reunion, two members of the Class of 1999 examine where they and their classmates are now
Designing Brain-Computer Interfaces That Connect Neurons to the Digital World
Twenty years after meeting at HMS, two alumni are at the leading edge of efforts to use minimally invasive neural implants to improve human health
Featured Stories
How Generative AI Is Transforming Medical Education
Harvard Medical School is building artificial intelligence into the curriculum to train the next generation of doctors
Can AI Make Medicine More Human?
The history of tools used to support clinical decision-making offers clues to the future of medicine in the age of generative AI
Building Better Obstetric Care in Africa
Sierra Washington’s path from medical school to Mozambique
Conversations with Faculty and Alumni
How Gender Bias in Medicine Has Shaped Women’s Health
Elizabeth Comen untangles the legacy of myths and misconceptions surrounding women’s bodies
A Biomedical Researcher on AI's Promises and Pitfalls
A conversation with Marinka Zitnik, assistant professor of biomedical informatics in the Blavatnik Institute at HMS
Harnessing the Senses to Improve Memory
Andrew Budson, MD ’93, explains how multisensory cues can shape and strengthen our recollections of the past
Uché Blackstock Is on a Mission to Root Out Racism in Medicine
The author of "Legacy" talks racial concordance, medical education, and her path to becoming a second-generation Black woman physician
Climate in the Clinic
Machine Learning Can Predict the Weather — and Human Health
AI is helping clinicians understand and prepare for the health consequences of climate change and the extreme weather events it causes
How a Warming Climate Wears on the Skin
Singularly vulnerable to climate change, the body’s largest organ also offers ways to detect danger
Microplastics Everywhere
The tiny particles are even in our bodies. What might this mean for our health?