BMJ Global Health

Comparative efficacy, feasibility and acceptability of HPV DNA testing on first-void urine versus self-collected vaginal samples: a real-world study in a resource-limited …

Introduction Self-sampling for cervical cancer screening is a promising strategy to improve coverage and reduce strain on ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston

After funding halt, Harvard nurses health study scrambles to save 50 years of samples

EXPLAINS. WE’VE COLLECTED BLOOD SAMPLES, URINE SAMPLES, TOENAIL SAMPLES, AND WE’VE COLLECTED MANY OF THESE SAMPLES REPEATEDLY OVER TIME. THE NUMBER CATALOGED HERE IS IN THE MILLIONS SINCE 1976, MORE ...
The Boston Globe

Harvard has collected 3 million biological samples over decades. Now, researchers may not have the money to preserve them.

The clock is ticking for roughly 3 million biological samples preserved as part of a series of long-term health studies, many of which are housed in high-powered bio-freezers at Harvard’s T.H. Chan ...