Health

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

Officials in states that appear to have COVID-19 under control should keep an eye on a slow rise in cases, and take the chance to enact modest measures before case numbers begin to rise rapidly again, a Harvard expert said.

A 20-year study of Kenyan schoolchildren who receive sustained treatment against common parasitic infections grow up to achieve a higher standard of living, with long-lasting health and economic benefits that extend to their communities.

Childhood violence and trauma has a direct effect on a person’s mental and physical health as they grow, with certain kinds of trauma also affecting the pace of aging.

An injectable clotting agent has been created that can reduce blood loss by 97 percent in mice models.

Michigan native Jeremy Lapedis works at the intersection of health care and social services for the most vulnerable residents of Washtenaw County.

A single-shot COVID-19 vaccine is being developed by scientists led by a Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center immunologist.

Vaccines that might protect against COVID-19 have entered phase 3 trials — the last step before regular approval in humans — in record time, but the virus has moved faster, experts say.

New study finds olfactory support cells, not neurons, are vulnerable to novel coronavirus infection.

Seven researchers discuss the importance of COVID-19 research and pandemic preparedness, the value of teamwork, and the fragility of life.

Modeling study offers fresh insights into stealthy nature of coronavirus and how easily it jumps from person to person.

The first study to examine life expectancy across more than 65,000 census tracts in the U.S. showed significant disparities within counties and states.

In these volatile times, three Harvard professors share insights from their fields on how to handle uncertainty.

In a retrospective analysis of U.S. veterans 75 years or older, Harvard researchers found those who were prescribed statins had a 25 percent lower risk of death than their counterparts.

HMS alum and Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program founder Dr. Jim O’Connell has dedicated his life to helping the city’s most vulnerable citizens.

With unlikely partners by her side, Morissa Sobelson Henn is working to battle the suicide rate in Utah, a state where the tragedy is far too common.

Researchers describe for the first time how relationships between different odors are encoded in the olfactory cortex, the region of brain responsible for processing smell.

Harvard public health experts said the U.S. coronavirus epidemic is getting “quite out of hand” and that lower death rates and younger populations testing positive should give no comfort.

As school officials worry about whether they can safely reopen their districts in the fall, Joseph Allen, a Harvard healthy buildings expert has an answer: yes.

As a result of COVID-19 shutdowns, a $15 billion loss in the primary care sector is expected to threaten practice viability, reducing further an already insufficient number of primary care providers in the United States.

A novel liquid biopsy method can detect kidney cancers with high accuracy, including small, localized tumors which are often curable but for which no early detection method exists.

Harvard economist and former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers said we’re in greater danger of doing too little to fight COVID-19 than too much.

A new report published by the Brookings Institution estimates national health care spending for COVID-19 care and discusses its policy implications.

Researchers deploying a smartphone app to 2.6 million users have determined that the loss of smell and taste are most predictive symptoms of COVID-19.

A new Harvard Chan School study has found that pod-based e-cigarettes’ efficient delivery of nicotine may foster greater dependence than other types of e-cigarettes.

A Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center study showed dramatic drops in hospital visits for heart attacks and stroke, which likely led to uncounted deaths at home during the COVID crisis. Perhaps more troubling is the potential for long-term damage to decades’ work to catch conditions in their earliest, most treatable stages.

An expert in romantic relationships talks about the ways couples can keep relationships healthy in the time of COVID-19.

Harvard-affiliated Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has developed vaccines — currently being tested in animal models — that are designed to train the body’s immune system to recognize the virus swiftly upon exposure and respond quickly to disable it.

Summer message from a health expert: Go outside and play, but don’t forget about COVID.