A team of researchers has developed a genetic risk score for six common diseases, which could assist doctors and patients when making medical decisions.…
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Barry Bloom, Joan L. and Julius H. Jacobson Research Professor of Public Health, offers context about the…
Children who receive sustained treatment against common parasitic infections grow up to achieve a higher standard of living, with long-lasting health and economic benefits…
A new study finds that women who had experienced infertility had a 16 percent increased risk of heart failure compared with women who did…
Experts are working out a broad strategy to vaccinate Americans, with an eventual plan likely to prioritize health care and essential workers, as well…
There may be new trouble ahead for states that had gotten COVID-19 under control after the March and April surges but are now seeing…
Harvard Medical School scientists report they have successfully restored vision in mice by turning back the clock on aged eye cells in the retina…
Inside brain cells, errors in DNA can accumulate as we age. But in patients with Alzheimer’s disease, these errors — known as somatic mutations…
New treatment regimens for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) have shown early effectiveness in 85 percent of patients in a cohort that included many people with…