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disease and obesity—that bridges the gap between that high-octane spin class at a local gym and the joyless monotony of prescribed hospital rehab programs. The startup is science-backed: Post-heart-attack patients who complete a... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Illustrations by Chris Gash; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

01 Dec 2023
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Wide Horizon

came to him immediately: The nonprofit. There was no more doubt. He knew what he needed to do. The prevalence of ASD continues to rise: The Centers for Disease Control reported earlier this year that 1 in 36 children in the United States... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Photos by Sarah Wilson

01 Mar 2024
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Vital Signs

College London. There, in the great tradition of med students everywhere, she committed to memory the encyclopedic volume of information about diseases and their multiple presentations. That bedrock of knowledge is absolutely critical for... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Hospitals; Health, Social Assistance

01 Mar 2024
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On the Radar

goal of implementing around-the-clock detection of hazardous novel viruses and bacteria, so they can be addressed early enough to thwart infectious diseases and prevent the human and economic toll the world experienced during the recent... View Details

Keywords: Janine White; Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities; Government

04 Apr 2024
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The Making of a Medical Milestone

On March 16, doctors at the Massachusetts General Hospital made history when they successfully transplanted a kidney from a genetically modified pig to a living human. The groundbreaking procedure marked a significant milestone in animal-to-human transplant, or... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

31 Jan 2014
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Body, Heal Thyself

messenger RNA (mRNA) Therapeutics. The data that Bancel saw that evening were shocking. The numbers suggested Moderna had found an entirely new way to treat diseases—one that promised to change the medical world, resulting in cures for rare View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon; biotech; Health, Social Assistance; Scientific Research and Development Services

01 Jun 2023
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From Big Pharma to Startup

Hunter Goble (MBA 2022) did not enroll in Harvard Business School with dreams of becoming an entrepreneur. After earning his MBA, Goble intended to return to Eli Lilly to continue to work building brands and launching products. He envisioned himself leading a big,... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Jan 2005
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Joseph J. O'Donnell, MBA 1971

O'Donnell spends almost half his time on philanthropic matters, especially The Joey Fund, which supports cystic fibrosis research and is named after his son, who died from the disease in 1986 at age 12. Although he is now chairman of the... View Details

30 Jun 2022
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Scaling Hope

trained as a parent peer coach for families, is using his years of business experience to build the tools he wished had been available when his family was confronting addiction and is sharing his own experience of the recovery path. He recalls an early speech he gave... View Details

25 Aug 2022
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Up on the Corner

these redlined areas form the shape of a so-called Black butterfly, and they suffer the highest rates of poverty, crime, and chronic disease in the city. Studies show that investment is far lower in predominantly Black neighborhoods than... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Melissa Golden; Real Estate

01 Oct 2021
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From Scholarship to Life-Saving Impact

Nora Rabah (MS/MBA 2022), who emigrated to the United States as a child, remembers the hardship of growing up without health care and wants to make drugs for children with rare diseases more accessible and affordable. Nora Rabah’s (MS/MBA... View Details

11 Mar 2021
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Leading with Heart

early in our marriage, we lost our first daughter. She was just eight months old. Her name was Tanya. She was born with an immune disease that had no cure. And that was a very hard thing to comprehend and cope with. And then we had... View Details

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