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
The Mystery of Smell
COVID-19 shines a spotlight on a once-obscure field of science.
by Lydialyle Gibson
Home Among Strangers
A recent graduate visits Harvard during a semi-normal semester
by Meena Venkataramanan
Harvard Scientists’ Leadership in Fighting Infectious Diseases
Dan Barouch awarded $24.5 million for HIV research, Marc Lipsitch named to national center for public health forecasting
by Jonathan Shaw
The State of the Pandemic
Lessons learned from the continuing confrontation with the coronavirus
by Jonathan Shaw
Contending with Long Covid
Some patients experience lingering and debilitating symptoms after COVID-19.
by Juliet Isselbacher
Harvard Returns to Normal This Fall
University leaders announce that full, in-person operations will resume, with continuing public-health protocols.
by Lydialyle Gibson , Jacob Sweet
Harvard Requires Students to Be Vaccinated for Fall
President Bacow releases directive to the community.
by John S. Rosenberg
Harvard Pilots In-Person Teaching for the Fall Semester
Faculty of Arts and Sciences tests hybrid classrooms and other pandemic adaptations.
by John S. Rosenberg
Rapid Tests, in Time for Fall Surge
Rapid COVID-19 tests, of the kind that Michael Mina has been advocating since last year, are finally approved for home use.
by Jonathan Shaw
Keeping Them Close
A pediatrician cares for a city’s children.
by Nell Porter Brown