Health
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Mortality rates between Black, white Americans narrow — except in case of infants
70-year study finds widening gap despite longer life expectancy for both racial groups
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More evidence for power of exercise in study of colon cancer survival
Post-treatment physical activity narrows gap between patients and general population
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Is your shirt making you sick?
ChemFORWARD, winner of Belfer Center award, explains how its database of industrial chemicals can help protect human, environmental health
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Sniffing out signs of trouble
Researchers develop at-home test to ID those at risk of Alzheimer’s years before symptoms appear
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Machine healing
Artificial intelligence is up to the challenge of reducing human suffering, experts say. Are we?
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Sick again? Maybe your building is to blame.
Take our research-based quiz to learn more about how indoor air quality can harm or protect your health
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Cancer keeps coming for the young. Why?
Harvard’s Kimmie Ng among gastrointestinal specialists hunting culprit behind global disease wave
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How ‘Ozempic shaming’ illuminates complexities of treating weight problems
Obesity physician says it’s not simply lack of willpower, details research into destructive effects of stigma around body size
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More than meets the eye
Mass. General photo contest celebrates art of science Annual awards call attention to the research underlying stunning scientific images.
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AI model flags high-risk pancreatic cancer patients 18 months before diagnosis
Novel approach caught 3.5 times as many cases than current screening guidelines would have for 40-plus group
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How much drinking is too much?
‘Harvard Thinking’ explores the health effects of moderate alcohol consumption
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Resolve to get healthier, lose weight? Setting BMI goal might not be best way
Physicians, researchers point to limits of centuries-old metric, urge more holistic approach
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Gene-therapy breakthrough allows congenitally deaf children to hear
Harvard scientist co-leads research, which targeted specific condition, may yield other treatments for more of the 30 million kids with genetic hearing loss
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Why regulators may toss cold water on buzz over psychedelics
Drugs show promise as new treatment option for some psychiatric maladies, but experts see possible state, federal legal clash
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Drug overdose deaths remain high. Fentanyl test strips may help
Massachusetts, other states make moves to legalize indicators of contamination by potent, deadly synthetic opioid
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Harvard researchers see genetic link between anorexia, early rising
Eating disorder may also play a role in insomnia
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Follow the research in 2024
Whether you’ve resolved to cut stress, lose weight, catch up on sleep, or be a better person, Harvard researchers have answers to help you get started
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High rate of diagnostic error found in ICU
Nationwide study pinpoints testing mistakes as most common cause
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Looking for the best low-carb diet? Plant-based wins again.
New study links healthy plant proteins, fats with slower long-term weight gain
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Care riskier for patients at private equity hospitals
Study finds alarming decline in quality, safety measures after buyouts
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What Rochelle Walensky learned
Sees major progress in science since 1918 Spanish flu outbreak, but says complications of politics have plagued every epidemic since
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Women more likely to suffer drug side effects, but reason may not be biology
Studies debunk prevailing belief, highlight series of gender-based social factors
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Why are Americans so sick? Researchers point to middle grocery aisles.
Obesity and disease rising with consumption of ultra-processed foods, say Chan School panelists
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Saving lives in the ICU: Clean teeth
‘Striking’ study suggests daily use of a toothbrush lowers risk of hospital-acquired pneumonia, intensive-care mortality
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What happens in the brain while daydreaming?
Observations in mice hint at the role of daydreams in remodeling the brain
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Gene-editing treatment could replace cholesterol meds
Early stage test shows promise, but cardiologist notes more study needed into longer-term, unintended effects
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How serious is FDA warning about revolutionary blood-cancer treatment?
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researcher details promise, peril of CAR T-cell therapy, which enlists body’s immune system to fight disease
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Don’t need high cholesterol to benefit from statins
Studies find drug protects against heart disease in high-risk groups
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Scorecard reveals risk of dementia, stroke
Researchers developed Brain Care Score to assess how current habits will impact future brain health
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Legacy of heading off deaths from industrial air pollution
Dominici details decades-old Harvard roots of latest findings showing particles from coal-fired power plants deadliest
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AI may be just what the dentist ordered
Could close the gap, allowing for more equitable access to care and treatment
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Headache or sore all over after bad night’s sleep?
Newly identified chemical link between chronic pain, sleep loss could help sever vicious cycle
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After decades of improvement, cardiovascular health rates on worrying path
CDC report trend is stagnating — and for middle-aged, even declining
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‘It’s much more harmful than we thought, and its mortality burden has been seriously underestimated’
Study finds particulate air pollutants from coal-fired power plants may be twice as deadly as that from other sources
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Uncovering a culprit behind the itch
Scientists identify common microbe that activates nerve cells in the skin, igniting the urge to scratch
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Smart trackers may predict health risks in older adults
Researchers find wearable devices detect circadian disturbances associated with age-related decline