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Matthew Phillips studies the impact climate changes has on mosquito-borne illnesses. Photo by Jodi Hilton Health Threat of mosquito-borne diseases rises in U.S. with global temperature Experts fear more cases…

Health Suicide among female doctors gets a closer look Samantha Laine Perfas Harvard Staff Writer September 20, 2024 9 min read Epidemiologist discusses research, shrinking gap between rates of male,…

Health Using AI to repurpose existing drugs for treatment of rare diseases Identifies possible therapies for thousands of diseases, including ones with no current treatments Ekaterina Pesheva HMS Communications September 25,…

Health ‘Weekend warriors’ can cut risk of 264 diseases Concentrated routines just as effective as regular weekly exercise in protecting against heart, digestive conditions as well as neurological illnesses MGH…

Health Falls put older adults at increased risk of Alzheimer’s Researchers found dementia more frequently diagnosed within one year of a fall, compared to other types of injuries BWH Communications…

Anna Shchetinina. Photos by Grace DuVal Health ‘Heartbreaking’ encounter inspired long view on alcohol Student makes it her mission to detail effects of prenatal exposure Alvin Powell Harvard Staff Writer…

Health Getting to the bottom of long COVID A reservoir of virus in the body may explain why some people experience long COVID symptoms BWH Communications October 9, 2024 4…

Health Seem like peanut allergies were once rare and now everyone has them? October 10, 2024 long read Surgeon, professor Marty Makary examines damage wrought when medicine closes ranks around…