Harvard Medicine Magazine
The fragility of public trust and the challenge of communicating science in an age of misinformation
Pediatricians Adapt to Changing Attitudes Toward Vaccines
In a new era of parental vaccine hesitancy, how can physicians rebuild trust?
Is There a Crisis of Trust in Science and Medicine?
Surveys of shifting U.S. attitudes reveal concerning trends — and some surprises
Confronting a Rising Tide of Cancer Misinformation
As patients take to social media for medical advice, doctors’ empathy and trust-building skills are more important than ever, says oncologist Samyukta Mullangi
Latest Stories
Doctors Find Their Voices as Authors of Children’s Books
Four alumni share how storytelling can open young readers’ eyes to the possibilities of science
Making Digital Tools and Technologies Accessible to All
Accessibility is both a health issue and a human right, says Lawrence Weru, MSc ’23
Facing Funding Cuts, MD-PhD Students Write Home
Students from Texas and Iowa penned op-eds in hometown papers to spread awareness about threats to scientific research
5 Questions With a Health Economist
A conversation with Leila Agha, an associate professor of health care policy in the Blavatnik Institute at HMS
Science in the Balance
“Revolutionary Science Comes from Unexpected Angles”
Tom Rapoport unlocks the secrets of protein travel
Tracing the Path from Basic Research to Transformative Therapies
Decades of federal funding for science have yielded enormous returns for human health
A Brief History of Federal Funding for Basic Science
The partnership that transformed American biomedical research
Solving Medicine’s Most Elusive Mysteries
The Undiagnosed Diseases Network identifies the rarest of diseases and discovers new ones
Cancer Journeys
The Long Journey of Gordon Freeman and Arlene Sharpe
The two immunologists have shared a lifetime of scientific exploration and discovery
The Neuroscience of Cancer
Scientists are making surprising discoveries about the connections between cancer and the nervous system
Who Will Care for Cancer Survivors?
A growing number of patients living with and after cancer are shuffled between oncology and primary care. Can survivorship be transformed for both patients and physicians?
Asking the Right Questions in Cancer Research
Levi Garraway on his career in academia and industry