Health

Investigators at Harvard-affiliated Dana-Farber Cancer Institute reported Black and Hispanic patients who had poor-prognosis cancer were less likely than white patients to receive opioid medications.

Researchers have found a correlation between vitamin D’s positive health outcomes and a person’s body mass index (BMI).

Daniel Goleman, Tsoknyi Rinpoche walk us through science, practice of why we should meditate

Scientists have designed a mathematical model that can predict COVID-19 vaccines’ effectiveness over the long term in healthy individuals and those who have cancer or suppressed immune responses.

Experts offer some tips on how to do better with getting enough rest, the first being admitting there’s a problem

Scientists at Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women’s Hospital have developed a cancer vaccine to simultaneously kill and prevent brain cancer in advanced mouse models.

A new toolkit for community-based health centers offers advice to clinicians, patients, and administrators on how to prepare for and handle climate-related emergencies.

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.