Health

A team led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital has determined that Omicron BA.2 is weaker than both Delta and the original Omicron variant.

Pulitzer Prize-winning physician-author Siddhartha Mukherjee returns with “The Song of the Cell.”

Harvard faculty discuss changes to views on school, work, winter’s likely surge, danger of “lethal inflexibility.”

Harvard psychologist says pandemic worsened trend and screening, early intervention key to avoiding bigger problems.

A new study explains that when we eat significantly impacts our energy expenditure, appetite, and molecular pathways in body fat.

Study shows how pelvis takes shape and what genes orchestrate the process.

Harvard-affiliated study upends common myths around melatonin, weekends, school start times.

Study of hand-surgery patients suggests “immersive experience” can curb need for drugs, cut hospital stay.

A Harvard-led study examining measures of well-being showed younger adults had the lowest scores of any age group.

Emerging research suggests following surgery with medication may produce similar results for patients as young as 55.

Study is first to microscopically evaluate the pulmonary tissue of e-cigarette users for chronic disease.

Altered microbiome, lack of sleep seen as possible culprits in 30-year global increase among under-50 adults

If you have a gas stove taking a few steps can help protect your household.

As demand for mental health care soars, nurse practitioners help offset drop in psychiatrists accepting insurance, study finds.

Depression, anxiety, worry, perceived stress, and loneliness measured before infection with COVID-19 were associated with up to 45 percent increased risk of developing long COVID.

Vikram Khurana discussed recent advances and new, individualized approaches to Parkinson’s, as well as implications of the recent findings.

Researchers have learned that fentanyl produces a specific EEG signature, which could allow clinicians to monitor its effects to enable safer, more personalized administration during and after surgery.

A Harvard Chan School study associated high moral character with lower depression risk as well as potential cardio benefits.

Drugs originally developed for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes were found to reduce cardiovascular deaths and heart failure events among patients.

MGH, Broad researchers develop Big Data tool that can predict which COVID variants will likely become dominant.

Those who experienced discrimination early in the pandemic had increased odds of moderate to severe depression and suicidal ideation, compared to those who reported no discrimination.

Reductions in surgical procedures precipitated by SARS-CoV-2 have not fully returned to their pre-pandemic levels, resulting in severe backlogs and deferred surgeries.

Audiologist says FDA green light for over-the-counter devices has potential to drive down cost, increase access and innovation.

News reports about polio’s return worry parents. An expert explains the two types of poliovirus and the importance of herd immunity.

Major study by Harvard professor upends idea large doses are needed by otherwise healthy older adults.

Study links ‘strong moral character’ traits with reduced risk for depression, anxiety, and cardiovascular disease.

Becca Levy ‘92, Ph.D. ’95 examines hidden stereotypes of aging, their insidious effects in excerpt from her new book

“Most people would be better off just drinking a full glass of water and skipping the vitamin,” says Pieter Cohen, an associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.

The brain of a woman with a family history of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease who lived dementia-free into her 70s is providing researchers with important information about the pathobiology of Alzheimer’s dementia and possible ways to prevent or treat it.

Researcher I-Min Lee outlines fresh data showing that you can’t outrun a bad diet.