Diane Macdonald/Getty Images Health 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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Health Is your shirt making you sick? Anna Lamb Harvard Staff Writer March 28, 2025 4 min read ChemFORWARD, winner of Belfer Center award, explains how its database of industrial…
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Health Exercise can help colon cancer survivors live longer Post-treatment physical activity narrows gap between patients and general population, study shows Dana-Farber Communications March 31, 2025 3 min read Regular…
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Health Sniffing out signs of trouble Mass General Brigham Communications March 25, 2025 3 min read Researchers develop at-home test to ID those at risk of Alzheimer’s years before symptoms…
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Health Sick again? Maybe your building is to blame. Illustrations by Liz Zonarich/Harvard Staff March 20, 2025 1 min read Take our quiz to learn more about how indoor air…
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Photo illustrations by Judy Blomquist/Harvard Staff Health Machine healing Alvin Powell Harvard Staff Writer March 20, 2025 long read Artificial intelligence is up to the challenge of reducing human suffering,…
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Health Is sugar addictive? March 18, 2025 3 min read Cravings are real, nutrition researcher says — but here’s why lumping sweets with alcohol, nicotine is a problem Part of…
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Health U.S. innovation ecosystem is envy of world. Here’s how it got started. During World War II, government-supported research led scientists to successfully mass produce penicillin. Here workers at a…
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Health Did a socially awkward scientist set back airborne disease control? Carl Zimmer. Photos by Niles Singer/Harvard Staff Photographer Clea Simon Harvard Correspondent March 7, 2025 5 min read In…
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Health You went to the doctor and came out feeling worse “If we use the term ‘gaslighting’ when intent is absent, we’re missing the opportunity for compassion for providers,” says…