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More than 75 Harvard Ophthalmology faculty and trainees from our affiliates—including Beetham Eye Institute at Joslin Diabetes Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Mass. Eye and Ear, Boston Children’s Hospital, and VA Boston Healthcare System—participated in the American Academy of...

BARI: Bilateral Academic Research InitiativeInternational partnerships for high-impact science BARI is a pilot program that supports high-risk basic research as a bilateral academic collaboration. BARI’s inaugural year focuses on artificial intelligence and collaborative decision-making and sought...

"Hello! I have a question for the experts: Do any medical organizations have established guidelines against the usage of the term "homosexual"? I know GLAAD, The Associated Press, the NYT and many media sources and universities advise against usage of the term, but do we still use it in a medical...

We are pleased to present our latest issue of Harvard Otolaryngology. Inside this issue: Inner Ear Optogenetics: Researchers use optogenetics to transform cells in the inner ear to respond to light Seeing Further: Endoscopic Orbital Surgery: Surgeons use endoscopic approaches to remove orbital...

New research findings from a study led by Kristina Simonyan, MD, PhD, Dr med, show the potential of a new oral drug for spasmodic dysphonia, a neurological disorder affecting the muscles of the larynx or voice box. The work was published last week in Scientific Reports. The study shows that sodium...

Harvard Medical School on Thursday slammed the Trump administration's reported plan to eliminate federal recognition of transgender, intersex, or gender non-binary individuals, calling the proposal “overly simplistic, medically inaccurate and antithetical to our values as healthcare providers.” Read...

On November 2, the 20th Annual Boston Angiogenesis Meeting (BAM) event attracted more than 100 faculty members and trainees from several Boston-area institutions to present, discuss, and network around their common interests in angiogenesis. Keynote speaker Nathan Lawson, PhD, a professor in the...

On September 2018, a Harvard Ophthalmology delegation traveled to China to meet with PriMed, Peking University Medical Hospital, and the Center of International Cooperation & Communication of Peking University Health Science Center. The meeting focused on discussing and building future...

Boston, Mass. — A new study led by researchers at Massachusetts Eye and Ear found that good performance on a piloting task was associated with lower vestibular thresholds, which represent stronger ability to sense and perceive information about motion, balance, and spatial orientation. Published...