Staying Healthy

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

Ula Jurkunas performs the first CALEC surgery at Mass Eye and Ear. Photo courtesy of MGH Health New hope for repairing eye damage once thought …

Health A dietary swap that could lengthen your life? Study finds replacing butter with plant-based oils cuts premature death risk by 17 percent Ryan Jaslow …

Health Cancer? No, thank goodness, it’s just high cholesterol. Joseph Woo (on screen, from left), Ami Bhatt, Tommaso Danesi, Jorge Plutzky, and Melody Mendez in …