Courses

This Harvard Medical School online course is overflowing with practical tools you need to help build your stregnth, lose weight, improve your balance... brighten your mood...and more.

Take our online course to learn how to keep your legs healthy.

In this Harvard Health Publishing course you will gain the tools to control your blood pressure and cut your risk of heart attack and stroke in half.

Dive into the structure of the U.S. health care delivery system and uncover the diverse types of care facilities, their primary functions, respective patient goals, and clinical providers through a framework of inpatient, outpatient, and home-based care.

Discover the best ways to treat 18 common skin conditions, protect against skin cancer, prevent premature skin aging, rejuvenate aging skin and more!

In this Harvard Health Publishing online course you will learn the best ways to successfully manage your cholesterol.

Learn the skills and tools of improvement science to make positive changes in health, healthcare, and your daily life.

Explore recent advances in gene therapy and learn about the implications for patient care.

Learn foundational concepts in biochemistry and gain a new appreciation for how this field applies to human health and disease.

The proven advice in this essential course can help you lose weight safely—without gimmick diets. Even more important, Harvard’s nutrition experts explain how to keep the weight you lose from coming back.

Don’t leave teaming up to chance. Create better teamwork through science.

Learn about advances in interpreting biomedical signals and the use of machine learning and deep learning to aid in analysis and diagnosis.

Explore genetic testing and its clinical applications.

Reimagine global health problems with some of the leading global health thinkers and actors through a case-based biosocial framework.

Learn how global warming impacts human health, and the ways we can diminish those impacts.

Explore the fundamental principles that guide ethical decision-making within health care environments: patient autonomy, the obligation to do good, the obligation to avoid harm, and justice.

Learn how electricity makes the neurons in your brain tick.

Pain can strike any joint in your body, from your shoulders, elbows, and wrists to your hips, knees, and ankles. Don’t take the pain sitting down; your best defense is exercise.

This easy-to-follow online course to help you better manage diabetes through a healthy diet combined with lifestyle choices like regular exercise.

Understand advances in drug delivery systems and approaches.

Gain insight into the sources of back pain through this course. Harvard Health Publishing will provide strategies on how to successfully overcome and eliminate back pain.