Health & Medicine
Cutting-edge developments in biomedical research, public health, and clinical practice at Harvard’s medical institutions.
Animal Love Stories From Readers
Inseparable cows, big dogs fostering a tiny kitten, and a show beagle’s second act
How to Prevent Cancer through Nutrition
Expert advice for daily life
Diagnosis by Fiction
The “Healing Quartet” probes medicine—and life.
How AI Took Control of a Living Brain
An AI agent in a Harvard lab learned to guide an animal to food—and that gives hope to Parkinson’s patients.
The male-female longevity gap widens
Men’s lower life expectancy fueled by COVID-19, overdoses
You Are What (Your Microbes) Eat
Diet, cooking, and the human microbiome
Vikram Patel
He wanted to be a chef, but instead became a leader in global health
The Brain-Cancer Link
Growth-stimulating crosstalk between the brain and cancer tumors presents a new target for therapy.
Tackling the Dental Care Desert
Harvard alumnae establish a college of dental medicine in rural Missouri.
Post-COVID Learning Losses
Children face potentially permanent setbacks
Rising Risks with COVID Reinfection
Emerging evidence on severe complications