Vol. 4 No. 1 (2018): Harvard Medical Student Review: Issue 4 – October 2018

Issue 4 of the Harvard Medical Student Review marks the journal’s relaunch with a wide-ranging collection of student scholarship at the intersection of clinical medicine, science, and health policy. Viewpoint essays examine South Asian cardiovascular disparities despite apparent “overrepresentation” in medicine, the harms that punitive U.S. immigration and deportation policies inflict on Latinx citizen-children’s health, and the global crisis of inadequate opioid access for palliative care in low‑income countries. Scientific reviews explore emerging mechanisms of sepsis and targeted immunomodulation, the cardiovascular toll of firefighting and circadian disruption, and the role of mitochondrial dysfunction and immune signaling in Parkinson’s disease. Original research evaluates a low-cost “universal” transtibial prosthetic in rural Vietnam using 2D gait analysis, demonstrating its functional promise as an affordable alternative. The issue concludes with an in-depth interview with Dr. Michael Rosenblatt on bridging academia, industry, and data sharing to accelerate therapeutic innovation, underscoring the central role of rigorous science and cross-sector collaboration in improving health.