Diseases - Publications - Faculty & Research

07 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

Three Steps for Crisis Prevention

company pressed forward with launches of GMO food products in Europe, giving far too little weight to the fact that Europeans were still reeling from the mad cow disease crisis, reports of dioxin-contaminated chicken, and numerous other... View Details

Keywords: by Michael D. Watkins & Max H. Bazerman

16 Nov 2010
Lessons from the Classroom

Data.gov: Matching Government Data with Rapid Innovation

Bureau, the Centers for Disease Control, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Department of Interior, without focusing on specific "customer" needs. One executive observed, "What customers do is up to the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Technology

04 Jun 2001
Research & Ideas

Why dot.coms Will Rise Again

Unenlightened senior executives, says HBS professor F. Warren McFarlan, have been known to make exultant but uninformed remarks about the dot.com demise. Among such comments: "Thank God that disease is over! It's back to business as... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

15 Sep 2020
Blog Post

One Month into the New MS/MBA Biotech

disease with a high unmet need, and so we put together a course on COVID-19, covering the science, medicine, and therapeutic aspects. It was an exciting academic experience for all of us, as we were discussing the major challenges being... View Details

01 Sep 2008
News

In Africa, Porter Sees Lessons for Health Care

economic development. Binagwaho explained that rolling back disease by fighting poverty — and vice versa — is at the core of public-health policy in Rwanda; sweeping government legislation specifically supports and enhances that broad... View Details

Keywords: HIV/AIDS; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

04 Nov 2014
News

Fundación México en Harvard Celebrates 25 Years

to 2.5 million women across the country and launching his own startup, Salud Cercana (Health Near You), to address the issue of heart disease in low-income Mexico communities. One of only a few Mexican physicians with an MBA, Ocejo, 31,... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Jan 2008
News

Jeffrey R. Immelt, MBA 1982

protein biomarkers that have been identified as the precursor to Alzheimer’s disease. “There’s still no cure,” he observes, “but if you know that someone has the early signs of the disease and combine that with some of the new drugs the... View Details

03 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

Who Guarantees Your Workplace Is Safe for Return?

healthy buildings tools in fighting viruses and maintaining health. Temperature and humidity can have significant impact on disease transmission. Most people associate low humidity with the winter, but improperly tuned air conditioning... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber and Joseph Allen; Real Estate

15 May 2020
Research & Ideas

Find Your Pragmatic Path through Radical Uncertainty

virus will give us the answers.” Will contracting the disease provide immunity? How long will immunity last? When will a successful vaccine be widely available? What will be an acceptable vaccine trial? How fast will the virus mutate?... View Details

Keywords: by Howard Stevenson, Eugene B. Kogan, and Shirley Spence

12 Nov 2015
Research & Ideas

Can Consumers be Trusted with Their Own Health Care?

reveals a person’s genetically based health risk across dozens of disease categories. 23andMe test results showed one patient at higher risk of liver and bowel cancer—and that made sense, given family history. The patient discussed the... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Health

01 Aug 2008
Research & Ideas

Does Market Capitalism Have a Future?

have come. Progress has been astonishing, and the data show continued economic growth for most of the world. Incomes are rising, the poor are getting richer, diseases are being conquered, and we seem to be avoiding global wars. Overall,... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

18 Jul 2024
Blog Post

Harvard Business School Announces Its 2024-2025 Blavatnik Fellows

that result in over $300 billion in lost value annually. Inspired by her personal experience navigating a high-risk pregnancy during her time at HBS, Somani is committed to developing TurnipCare into a comprehensive disease intelligence... View Details

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VBHCD Initiative - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

kidney disease Diabetes Congestive heart failure Care transition patients to reduce frequency of readmission Primary and psychiatric care for patients with intellectual and behavioral disabilities Behavioral health for post-traumatic... View Details

08 Aug 2013
News

Cause Marketing Gets Personal

resulted in a breast cancer diagnosis, and Langer's battle against the disease led her to volunteer at the then-pioneering National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations (NABCO) in 1988. "We had the first extensive, disease-specific... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Health, Social Assistance; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

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Key Metrics | Annual Report 2024

consists of direct emissions from onsite fuel combustion (Scope 1) and indirect emissions from purchased electricity (Scope 2) sources. In addition to the reduced occupancy impacting the % reduction, it was also impacted by the increased ventilation to help reduce... View Details

27 May 2020
Research & Ideas

What South Korea Teaches the World About Fighting COVID

In a world devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Republic of Korea (South Korea) has been able to effectively combat the disease without ever imposing a full lockdown of its economy. How did the country accomplish its success, and what... View Details

Keywords: by Doug J. Chung; Health

29 Sep 2015
First Look

September 29, 2015

Challenges and Trends The World Health Organization defines health as "a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity." For many Americans, the World Health... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 Jan 2008
Research & Ideas

Pursuing a Deadly Opportunity

deaths (and only those individuals who lived in the state of Maryland), while the other focused primarily on diseased individuals and their families (who were also able to authorize donations upon death) living both in and out of state.... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Health

27 Nov 2023
Blog Post

Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Opportunities for Green Entrepreneurship in the Face of Policy Inaction

the spread of diseases such as malaria – a health concern that has bolstered the need to address this severe environmental threat.[6] Freee Recycle continues to grow its operations in Nigeria and plans to expand in neighboring countries,... View Details

16 Nov 2021
News

Getting Back Together for Global Networking Night; Healthcare Conference Draws New Interest

venture/philanthropy in biotech, the future of telehealth in disease management, overcoming inequality in the US health care system, and a conversation about how one startup—Denali Therapeutics—became a $6.4 billion company. The HBSHAA... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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