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Tag: Health Care
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Health
Nighttime exposure to light may raise cardiovascular risk by up to 50%
New research suggests that it disrupts biological clock
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Health
Why childhood obesity endures, grows
Issues are complex, touch on lifestyle, culture, genetics, economy, policy
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Health
Looking to build muscle? Lose weight? Need more protein, right? Probably not.
Forget influencers, nutritionist says. Here’s how much you really need, why too much can actually hurt you
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Science & Tech
Mapping our deep-rooted relationship with medicinal plants
Regions with longer histories of human settlement tend to have greater variety, study finds
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Health
Why the Mediterranean diet works
In podcast, experts break down universal appeal, research-backed benefits of a health trend that adds more than it takes away
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Health
8 trajectories for long COVID
Study captures variability of a condition that affects millions
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Health
Odds of surviving cancer drop drastically when credit score dips
Study explores links between financial stress, mortality risk
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Campus & Community
‘Exploring everything’ leads to Rhodes
Fajr Khan to represent Pakistan, plans career in clinical psychology
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Health
Heavy drinking linked to worse strokes
Study finds larger, deeper brain bleeds at an earlier age for patients who have 3 or more alcoholic drinks a day
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Health
Walking 3,000-5,000 steps a day may delay Alzheimer’s
Findings could explain why some older adults at risk for the disease decline faster than others
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Health
COVID in pregnancy raises child’s risk for developmental disorders
Infection poses greatest threat during third trimester, according to study analyzing more than 18,000 births during pandemic peak
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Health
Why don’t we have cures for Alzheimer’s, depression?
Neuroscientist says AI, changes in way we think about brain function will likely help speed progress
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Health
The gum disease, diabetes connection
Periodontist explains how the relationship between the two diseases shapes patient care and prevention
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Health
Step study: 4,000 counts for a lot
Study of older women finds lower disease risk for those who hit that number once or twice a week
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Health
When communication could mean life or death
Workshops on delivering better medical care to deaf patients stress importance of sign language, body language
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Science & Tech
Her science writing is not for the squeamish
It takes a lot to gross out ‘Replaceable You’ author Mary Roach
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Health
Researchers report ‘astounding’ obesity surge in U.S.
Prevalence rises to 70 percent under definition that includes measures other than just BMI
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Health
Cancer is rising among younger people — why?
In podcast, experts outline potential factors driving trend and how to reduce risk
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Health
Corporatization of healthcare gets too much of a bad rap, analyst says
Healthcare analyst says outside investment can boost innovation, growth, care, but profit needs to be aligned with patient outcomes
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Health
Smart patch reduces cravings for alcohol and drugs
First year of recovery is ‘immensely challenging,’ researchers note. New device could be a difference maker.
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Health
You want chocolate. You need flavanols.
Research strengthens evidence for role of inflammation in disease – especially as we age
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Campus & Community
Harvard’s healthcare plans: What’s changing, what’s staying the same
University Benefits Committee members explain the need to make adjustments in 2026
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Health
Family enlists Harvard scientists in fight against rare neurological disorder
Harvard scientists help parents of 10-year-old patient escalate fight against rare neurological disorder
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Health
First study to compare two ketamine therapies for patients with severe depression
IV ketamine found to offer faster response with greater improvements
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Health
How close are we to having chatbots officially offer counseling?
New research looks at how 3 large language models handle queries of varying riskiness on suicide amid rising mental health crisis, shortage of care
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Health
Only 1 in 4 addicted to opioids takes life-saving meds. Why?
Study examining potential solution to treatment gap — especially in rural areas — gets federal funding cut
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Health
‘Shared humanity’ is their call to action, here and there
No letup in doctors’ commitment to easing suffering in world’s danger zones
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Health
New blood test detects HPV-associated head and neck cancer 10 years early
Tool identifies disease before symptoms appear
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Health
Your body fought off the virus — but damaged your lungs
Researchers zero in on potential key to rapidly repairing tissue harmed by inflammation
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Health
New AI tool predicts therapies to restore health in diseased cells
Currently using model to tackle Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s
