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Pregnant woman.

Delta danger in pregnancy scrutinized

Research detects COVID variant in blood, placentas of women who had stillbirths, pregnancy complications

DateJanuary 13, 2022January 13, 2022

Olive oil.

Add olive oil to cut risk of early death, study suggests

Chan School researchers see impact in cardiovascular and respiratory conditions, cancer, neurodegenerative disease

DateJanuary 13, 2022January 14, 2022

Cells infected with Epstein-Barr virus.

Epstein-Barr virus may be leading cause of MS

First study to provide ‘compelling evidence of causality’

DateJanuary 13, 2022January 13, 2022

Speeding vehicles on a highway.

Study identifies potential test for cannabis impairment

Researchers see tool for safer roads, workplaces

DateJanuary 11, 2022January 12, 2022

Illustration of woman flourishing.

Healthy? Maybe. But are you flourishing?

The answer, according to a groundbreaking new global study, might be more complex than you think

DateJanuary 11, 2022January 12, 2022

Woman getting a booster.

No Omicron immunity without booster, study finds

Traditional regimens of COVID-19 vaccines do not neutralize the fast-spreading variant

DateJanuary 7, 2022

Joe Allen.

‘Schools should not close’

Harm to kids and families outweighs COVID risks, says Harvard Chan School expert Joe Allen

DateJanuary 6, 2022January 6, 2022

Jake Lemieux, via Zoom.

Omicron could peak in U.S. fairly soon. Maybe.

Based on numbers and trends elsewhere, variant’s profile slowly emerging, though questions remain

DateJanuary 6, 2022

Man with two beers.

Study holds warning on pandemic drinking

Researchers model short- and long-term health toll amid rise in U.S. consumption

DateJanuary 4, 2022January 5, 2022

Sarah S. Richardson.

Your best, worst traits: Was it something mom did while pregnant?

Sarah Richardson traces history of scientific debate over lasting effects of maternal behavior, experiences

DateDecember 14, 2021

Lungs illustration.

Cancer clues in a drop of blood

New diagnostic blood test paves the way for early stage lung cancer screening

DateDecember 14, 2021December 14, 2021

Maha Farhat,

Remdesivir-resistant COVID case sets off few alarms

Harvard Med specialist says there are reasons to believe such problems with antiviral drug may not become major issue

DateDecember 13, 2021December 13, 2021

Anthony Fauci.

Fauci speaks to the perilous moment in Harvard Chan School lecture

President’s chief medical adviser outlines early Omicron findings, urges more robust effort to bring pandemic under control, including through global vaccination

DateDecember 12, 2021December 13, 2021

Flight crew members in hazmat suits walk through LAX.

Scientists race to define Omicron threat, worried about ‘surge upon a surge’

Early findings on transmissibility and immune escape, combined with danger posed by Delta, add urgency to calls for vaccination, testing, other safety measures

DateDecember 9, 2021December 10, 2021

Xiao-Li Meng.

2 early vaccination surveys worse than worthless thanks to ‘big data paradox,’ analysts say

Findings hold warning for tracking efforts as governments, health officials navigate pandemic

DateDecember 8, 2021December 9, 2021

Vaccine bottles and a clock.

Time of day matters when getting vaccine

Antibody levels higher when people receive SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in the afternoon, say researchers

DateDecember 7, 2021

‘This virus is a shape-shifter’

New study sheds light on COVID mutations, immune escape

DateDecember 2, 2021December 3, 2021

William Hanage.

Omicron ‘astonishing to behold,’ says Hanage

Harvard epidemiologist shares early impression of variant as first U.S. case is identified in California

DateDecember 1, 2021December 2, 2021

Yonatan Grad

Vaccine reduces transmission in breakthrough cases

Vaccinated shed virus for shorter period of time, less likely to spread COVID

DateDecember 1, 2021December 3, 2021

Vaccination card.

Moderna edges out Pfizer vaccine in head-to-head comparison

Large-scale study finds Moderna slightly more effective in preventing COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, and death

DateDecember 1, 2021December 1, 2021

Simar Bajaj ’24, and Fatima Stanford,

‘Writing to push conversations forward’

Simar Singh Bajaj ’24 gets a publications jump on his planned career in medicine

DateNovember 30, 2021

Fentanyl.

Fed up with baby steps amid ‘tsunami of overdose death’

MGH expert calls for big changes to opioid strategy as fentanyl, COVID fuel escalation of crisis

DateNovember 29, 2021November 29, 2021

People waiting for Air France flight to Paris at OR Tambo's airport in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Keeping an eye on Omicron

Epidemiologist who modeled variants awaits clearer picture, but says travel restrictions are unlikely to help

DateNovember 29, 2021December 1, 2021

Vials of booster vaccine

Breaking down boosters

What happens to our immune systems when we get a booster and will COVID boosters stay on the list?

DateNovember 23, 2021

Daniel Lieberman, (blue shirt) and Aaron Baggish.

Taking it easy as you get older? Wrong.

Message of new Lieberman study: ‘Because we evolved to be active throughout our lives, our bodies need physical activity to age well’

DateNovember 22, 2021November 22, 2021

Speakers discuss long COVID on Zoom.

Long COVID sufferers face physical pain, physician skepticism

Chan School event seeks way forward for patients, medical professionals

DateNovember 19, 2021November 22, 2021

Bottle of pills.

Repurposing a familiar drug for COVID-19

Disulfiram, a treatment for alcoholism, may cut severe SARS-CoV-2 infection, reduce likelihood of dying from COVID-19

DateNovember 17, 2021

Healthy T cell.

Scientists identify HIV patient whose body rids itself of virus

This second untreated person living with HIV showed no evidence of intact HIV genomes

DateNovember 16, 2021November 17, 2021

Heart.

Using AI to prevent blood clots, strokes

Artificial intelligence-based method predicts risk of atrial fibrillation, helping clinicians protect patients’ heart health

DateNovember 15, 2021

Sodium and potassium rich foods.

Skip the salt, grab the bananas

Less sodium and more potassium could be key in lowering risk of cardiovascular disease

DateNovember 13, 2021November 12, 2021

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