Harvard Public Health: Winter 2008
In this issue Health care for (almost) everyone More than 18 months after Massachusetts’ landmark legislation mandated that nearly every resident have quality health…
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Health care for (almost) everyone
[ Winter 2008 ] Massachusetts’ Bold Experiment Heart disease. Cancer. Uninsurance. If not having health insurance were a disease, it would rank as the…
Dean’s message: Investment in the future
[ Winter 2008 ] In her installation speech as President of Harvard University in October, Drew Faust reflected on the special quality of universities, stating that “The essence…
Bacteria without borders
[ Winter 2008 ] Scientists trace inflammatory ulcerative colitis to failure of immune system “peacekeeper” A delicate barrier is all that stands between billions of foreign…
Can students launch enterprises that turn a profit and save lives?
[ Winter 2008 ] A poor mother in Ghana looking to buy anti-malaria pills for her baby has few options. Pharmacists, if there are any nearby,…