Staying Healthy

This is part of our Coronavirus Update series in which Harvard specialists in epidemiology, infectious disease, economics, politics, and other...

The premiere of the movie “Scent of Mystery” in 1960 marked a singular event in the annals of cinema: the...

Study after study has shown that statins can prevent heart attacks, strokes and death in middle-aged adults. But in 28...

In this time of profound uncertainty, society can be sure of one thing: more uncertainty. The seemingly opaque path forward...

Life expectancy in the U.S. varies widely when analyzed at the census-tract level, and the method may provide a more...

A modeling study looking at more than 32,000 confirmed coronavirus cases in Wuhan, China, offers fresh insights into features of...

The initial surge of COVID-19 patients in Boston-area hospitals has passed, but the memories of caring for them will forever...

Temporary loss of smell, or anosmia, is the main neurological symptom and one of the earliest and most commonly reported...

Scientists have created candidate vaccines, which eventually could protect billions of people from COVID-19, with astonishing speed, compressing scientific efforts...

A single-shot vaccine for COVID-19 being developed by a group of scientists, led by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC)...