Health

Two days after the 2016 presidential election, hospitalization rates for heart attacks and strokes were 1.62 times higher than the same two days the week prior, based on information supplied by a large southern California health system.

A new study shows that people who survive serious COVID-19 infections have long-lasting immune responses against the virus.

Study represents the most comprehensive scientific survey to date about the interrelationship between COVID-19 and cancer.

The international forum “Global Perspectives on COVID-19,” co-sponsored by Harvard Medical School, cited the importance of strong, coordinated government response as a key to stopping the novel coronavirus’ spread.

The TestBoston study will facilitate at-home testing on 10,000 people for both the SARS-CoV-2 virus and antibodies against it to increase access to testing and surveillance.

A noninvasive sleep test may help diagnose and predict dementia in older adults by measuring brain activity.

Monica Bertagnolli is ensuring that more people in her home state of Wyoming are getting the health care that they need.

A Harvard Chan School study has found a link between optimism and hypertension, describing the positive force as having a “protective effect” on individuals, including those in combat.

MGH-led study shows light therapy is safe, modulates brain repair, and may benefit patients with moderate traumatic brain injury.

A team of researchers has developed a CRISPR-based malaria test that is fast, inexpensive and can be conducted in low-resource settings.

How We Feel app lays groundwork to use big data to understand and predict coronavirus infection.

Data from a large observational study suggests coffee consumption is associated with a lower risk of metastatic colorectal cancer progression and death.

A public campaign to build trust may be needed if a successful vaccine candidate is to be taken by enough Americans to interrupt the COVID pandemic, a Harvard public health expert said.

Mass. General study finds that the loss of a pet can potentially trigger mental health issues in children.

To document the effects of COVID-19 on Black Americans, two colleagues and friends created an open-source library guide to serve as a repository of material and a platform to start a dialogue.

A Harvard Medical School student from Tanzania is working to help other international students navigate the process of getting into a U.S. medical school.

BIDMC-led research team reports vaccine protection against severe COVID-19-related pneumonia and death.

Study findings support use of county-level cell phone location data as tool to estimate future trends of the COVID-19 pandemic.

How COVID-19 is evaporating our casual connections and taking an important source of happiness.

Mass General study shows the benefits of inhaled nitric oxide therapy for pregnant patients with severe and critical COVID-19.

Harvard University and AbbVie have announced a $30 million collaborative research alliance to study and develop novel therapies against emergent viral infections, with a focus on those caused by coronaviruses and by viruses that lead to hemorrhagic fever.

A new study has found that children infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 were shown to have a significantly higher level of virus in their airways than hospitalized adults in ICUs for COVID-19 treatment.

The GenderSci Lab at Harvard finds that more men than women are dying of COVID-19.

Students from as far away as Africa and Asia are benefiting from a COVID-prompted shift online of an HMS program that gives high schoolers a taste of life in the exam room.

The anger you’re seeing in the nation and your neighborhood — call it pandemic rage — is not in your imagination, according to a McLean hospital psychologist, who explains where it comes from and how to fight it.

Black, other athletes of color report more pain, physical impairment, mood disorders and cognitive problems than white peers.

Sheila Riggs is developing and implementing innovative dental health care solutions through research and hands-on community engagement.

Shifting the U.S.’s COVID-19 testing strategy to emphasize inexpensive, daily tests would break national transmission chains within weeks, an infectious disease testing expert said.

Anthony Fauci, one of the government’s top authorities on the coronavirus pandemic, said that simple measures including wearing masks, avoiding bars, and spending time outdoors can tame the pandemic, but only if widely adopted.

A new drug regimen for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis shows early effectiveness in 85 percent of patients in a cohort including many with serious comorbidities