Health

Oleic acid, key component of olive oil, implicated in metastasis — but investigators emphasize the need for more clarity

Harvard biochemists’ research paves the way for development of new antibiotics

Childhood tragedy sparks Harvard researcher Jen Cruz’s quest to root out public health inequities

It’s hard to be a doctor. This is when it’s really hard.

Study compared outcomes for expecting doctors, lawyers. One group fared worse.

Study finds ‘acute’ care at home effective, improves patient experience — could slow rising healthcare costs

Dale Blackstock grew up low-income, became a physician. Her death left daughter Uché, also a doctor, with a lesson on color, class, healthcare

Harvard researchers create model that better measures biological age, distinguishes between harmful and adaptive changes during life

Harvard team’s synthetic molecule highly effective against drug-resistant bacteria

‘Harvard Thinking’ looks at health crisis with experts Jeremy Nobel and Milena Batanova

Hope for progress even after a 450-foot fall, trial shows, defying pessimism that hurts research and families

When we pick up our neighbors’ bugs, we get the good as well as the bad and the ugly

Study suggests lack of regular care and screenings set stage for worse public health outcomes, wider disparities

Less junk. Forget fasting. Cook, cook, cook.

Harvard’s Kimmie Ng among gastrointestinal specialists hunting culprit behind global disease wave

Obesity physician says it’s not simply lack of willpower, details research into destructive effects of stigma around body size

Mass. General photo contest celebrates art of science Annual awards call attention to the research underlying stunning scientific images.

Novel approach caught 3.5 times as many cases than current screening guidelines would have for 40-plus group

‘Harvard Thinking’ explores the health effects of moderate alcohol consumption

Physicians, researchers point to limits of centuries-old metric, urge more holistic approach

Harvard scientist co-leads research, which targeted specific condition, may yield other treatments for more of the 30 million kids with genetic hearing loss

Drugs show promise as new treatment option for some psychiatric maladies, but experts see possible state, federal legal clash

Massachusetts, other states make moves to legalize indicators of contamination by potent, deadly synthetic opioid

Eating disorder may also play a role in insomnia

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

Nationwide study pinpoints testing mistakes as most common cause

New study links healthy plant proteins, fats with slower long-term weight gain

Study finds alarming decline in quality, safety measures after buyouts

Sees major progress in science since 1918 Spanish flu outbreak, but says complications of politics have plagued every epidemic since

Studies debunk prevailing belief, highlight series of gender-based social factors