Harvard Medicine Magazine
Science sheds new light on a disorder that medicine forgot
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
Constance Chu’s Joint Ventures
Through both research and clinical practice, this orthopedic surgeon works to preserve and promote knee joint health
Recent Stories
Harnessing Hypoxia
Chronic, continuous oxygen deprivation shows promise as a treatment for disease
Early-Career Scientists Face an Uncertain Future
Federal funding cuts for scientific and medical research are forcing graduate students and postdocs to rethink long-held career plans
The Genetics of Height
A fascination with the heredity of height has led to insights about the biology of growth and disease
David Kessler on What Doctors and Patients Should Know About GLP-1 Drugs
GLP-1 agonists have enormous potential for public health. But “we don’t know enough about how to use these drugs in the real world,” says the former head of the FDA.
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