Harvard School of Public Health

The Gardasil Vaccine -- Introduction to a Series

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 11.05.2009 | Living


Marcia G. Yerman

As the nation's attention is riveted on the discourse about health care reform, another debate is taking place around the Gardasil vaccine.

Address Medical Liability With Science, not Caps: "Standard of Care" is not the Same as Evidence-Based Medicine

Louise Marie Roth | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics


Louise Marie Roth

Many doctors practice in fear of litigation. Some argue this leads to "defensive medicine": medical practices designed to avert the future possibility of malpractice suits, rather than to benefit the patient.

Study Finds No Proof That Airport Security Makes Flying Safer

Reuters | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Airport security lines can annoy passengers, but there is no evidence that they make flying any safer, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday. A team ...