Health & Medicine
Loneliness—Bad for Body and Mind
Harvard study finds link between loneliness and increased risk of stroke among older adults.
by Jack R. Trapanick
“Big, Fat, and Sick” Institutions—Can Digital Healthcare Help?
Harvard physicians on the future of medicine
by Olivia Farrar
How Schizophrenia Resembles the Aging Brain
The search for schizophrenia’s biological basis reveals an unexpected link to cellular changes seen in aging brains.
by Ann Thomas
Redefining Obesity
For obesity patients, improved treatments and a nuanced understanding of the disease may lead to better health.
by Chris Berdik
Academia’s Absence from Homelessness
“The lack of dedicated research funding in this area is a major, major problem.”
by Lydialyle Gibson
The Homelessness Public Health Crisis
Homelessness has surged in the United States, with devastating effects on the public health system.
by Lydialyle Gibson
AI as Cancer Oracle?
How is artificial intelligence (AI) being used for cancer detection and prevention?
by Daniel Oberhaus
Private Equity and the Practice of Medicine
Hundreds of U.S. hospitals are owned by private equity firms—does monetizing medicine affect the quality of care?
by Colleen Walsh
Diversifying Diet
A little-known diet improves cardiovascular health through several distinct mechanisms.
by Nina Pasquini
Reparations as Public Health
A Harvard forum on the racial health gap
by Lydialyle Gibson
How Air Pollution Affects Our Brains
An expert Harvard panel discusses the links between air pollution and dementia, learning, mental health, and mood.
by Jonathan Shaw