Health

Circumstances differ person to person, specialist says, but likely culprits include medication lapses and stress.

There is no shortage of global suffering and need, says the director of Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, but you can still help.

New Harvard study finds pollination loss removes healthy foods from global diets, increases chronic diseases causing an estimated 427,000 excess deaths annually.

David Ludwig discusses the drivers of the country’s obesity crisis and how more people can maintain a healthy weight.

Katherine Koh, a street psychiatrist at Mass. General Hospital, explains the complicating factors behind New York City’s proposal to involuntarily treat mentally ill homeless people.

Researchers have linked the molecular signatures underlying brain aging with the cognitive decline observed in patients with severe COVID-19.

Barrett Rollins, wife Jane Weeks were Dana-Farber stars who kept her cancer secret nearly to end

A new study shows that the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease, especially for women and Black adults.

The CDC updates its 2016 opioid prescribing guidelines, to emphasize flexibility over rigid practices and laws whose aim is to reduce addiction.

Tom Delbanco explains why he supports giving patients greater access to records

A new BIDMC study suggests that divisive political events like elections can negatively affect one’s sleep and emotional well-being.

A new AI tool may help clinicians determine which early stage melanoma patients would likely benefit from aggressive treatment even at the onset of the disease.

Cells are the building blocks of life, Siddhartha Mukherjee says in his new book, but their vulnerabilities are also our vulnerabilities.

A team led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital has determined that Omicron BA.2 is weaker than both Delta and the original Omicron variant.

Pulitzer Prize-winning physician-author Siddhartha Mukherjee returns with “The Song of the Cell.”

Harvard faculty discuss changes to views on school, work, winter’s likely surge, danger of “lethal inflexibility.”

Harvard psychologist says pandemic worsened trend and screening, early intervention key to avoiding bigger problems.

A new study explains that when we eat significantly impacts our energy expenditure, appetite, and molecular pathways in body fat.

Study shows how pelvis takes shape and what genes orchestrate the process.

Harvard-affiliated study upends common myths around melatonin, weekends, school start times.

Study of hand-surgery patients suggests “immersive experience” can curb need for drugs, cut hospital stay.

A Harvard-led study examining measures of well-being showed younger adults had the lowest scores of any age group.

Emerging research suggests following surgery with medication may produce similar results for patients as young as 55.

Study is first to microscopically evaluate the pulmonary tissue of e-cigarette users for chronic disease.

Altered microbiome, lack of sleep seen as possible culprits in 30-year global increase among under-50 adults

If you have a gas stove taking a few steps can help protect your household.

As demand for mental health care soars, nurse practitioners help offset drop in psychiatrists accepting insurance, study finds.

Depression, anxiety, worry, perceived stress, and loneliness measured before infection with COVID-19 were associated with up to 45 percent increased risk of developing long COVID.

Vikram Khurana discussed recent advances and new, individualized approaches to Parkinson’s, as well as implications of the recent findings.

Researchers have learned that fentanyl produces a specific EEG signature, which could allow clinicians to monitor its effects to enable safer, more personalized administration during and after surgery.