Health & Medicine
Caring for Your Heart
Harvard panel on advances in cardiac risk assessment, diagnosis, and treatment
by Jonathan Shaw
Abraham Verghese Named Harvard Commencement Speaker
Physician and author will address the graduation exercises May 29.
by John S. Rosenberg
The “Wild West” of Cancer Misinformation Online
At Harvard’s Chan School of Public Health, experts discuss web and social media cancer misinformation
by Olivia Farrar
Can Multivitamins Reduce Cancer Risk and Slow Memory Loss?
The scientific evidence on vitamin supplements and age-related health decline
by Olivia Farrar
“He Found Himself at a Loss”
MGH program for caregivers began with a famed cardiologist’s firsthand experience.
by Lydialyle Gibson
Developing the Brain-Computer Interface
Benjamin Rapoport aims to aid neurology patients.
by Nell Porter-Brown
Where the Grass Is Greener
Three distinguished scientists on leaving academia to advance biomedical research
by Jonathan Shaw
Caring for the Caregivers
What it's like to look after a loved one with dementia
by Lydialyle Gibson
The Immunity Engineer
Teaching T-cells to kill cancer—and other feats of biomedical science
by Veronique Greenwood
How Much Alcohol Is Safe?
Drinking alcohol increases cancer risk, but may protect against cardiovascular disease.
by Erin O'Donnell