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You don’t fight Parkinson’s without ‘raw moments.’ She shared them.

Health You don’t fight Parkinson’s without ‘raw moments.’ She shared them. Sue Goldie. By Kent Dayton Anna Lamb Harvard Staff Writer March 23, 2026 4 min read Chan School’s Sue Goldie felt ‘sheer responsibility’ to let Times journalist tell her story Adjusting to the reality of an incurable disease is hard, never mind talking about…

‘Old’

Illustration by Liz Zonarich/Harvard Staff Health ‘Old’ Rethinking what it means to age as humans live longer and healthier Sy Boles Harvard Staff Writer March 30, 2026 7 min read A series about meanings An American born in 2024 can expect to live to 79. That’s up 0.6 years from 2023 and the longest life…

Demystifying migraine

Veasey Conway/Harvard Staff Photographer Health Demystifying migraine ‘It’s not an imagined headache, and it’s not a mild condition,’ says Michael Moskowitz, Brain Prize recipient for his dogma-defying research Sy Boles Harvard Staff Writer April 3, 2026 5 min read Part of the Profiles of Progress series About 15 percent of people worldwide suffer from migraine,…

Are your bathroom habits normal?

Trisha Pasricha. Niles Singer/Harvard Staff Photographer Health Are your bathroom habits normal? In new book, doctor addresses everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask Alvin Powell Harvard Staff Writer April 6, 2026 8 min read When you’re an expert on the gut, you’re used to conversations others might shy away from. So…

How forgiving can improve well-being

Richard Cowden. Photo by Grace DuVal Health How forgiving can improve well-being New study of residents of 22 nations finds psychological, pro-social, character changes Alvin Powell Harvard Staff Writer April 8, 2026 4 min read Can forgiving someone today leave you with an improved sense of well-being a year from now? A new study of…

Expanding the fight against heart disease

Health Expanding the fight against heart disease Romit Bhattacharya. Photo by Grace DuVal Alvin Powell Harvard Staff Writer April 9, 2026 7 min read Specialist welcomes shift to more aggressive recommendations U.S. medical organizations are looking to reduce deaths caused by heart disease, the nation’s No. 1 killer, with new guidelines that reframe prevention as…

‘Alcoholic’

Illustration by Liz Zonarich/Harvard Staff Health ‘Alcoholic’ Sy Boles Harvard Staff Writer April 10, 2026 5 min read Term conjures outdated stereotypes about an illness that afflicts 28 million Americans, says expert A series about meanings People just aren’t drinking the way they used to. “As recently as the late 1990s or early 2000s, 85…

Psychedelics and the search for truth

Photo by Paula Ortiz Health Psychedelics and the search for truth Legal scholar sees common interests with law, religion, humanities Sy Boles Harvard Staff Writer April 16, 2026 5 min read Universities and psychedelic experiences have something in common, argues Noah Feldman: They can act as an aid in the pursuit of the truth.  In…

Dangers coming from inside the house

Health Dangers coming from inside the house John Spengler. Veasey Conway/Harvard Staff Photographer Alvin Powell Harvard Staff Writer April 21, 2026 5 min read John D. Spengler reflects on 50-year career of clearing the air — including in hockey rinks and on airplanes John D. Spengler’s research has helped lead to smoking bans on airplanes…

Hearing breakthrough holds up

Zheng-Yi Chen. Veasey Conway/Harvard Staff Photographer Health Hearing breakthrough holds up Gene therapy yields lasting gains for patients with inherited deafness: ‘How well it worked is really amazing.’ Alvin Powell Harvard Staff Writer April 22, 2026 5 min read An experimental gene therapy for people with an inherited form of deafness led to durable hearing…

What to make of ‘AI psychosis’?

Health What to make of ‘AI psychosis’? ‘Until we know what the term really means, we can’t even begin to understand what’s happening.’ Sy Boles Harvard Staff Writer April 24, 2026 6 min read John Torous. File photo by Veasey Conway/Harvard Staff Photographer John Torous specializes in treating psychosis. So when he started reading about…

Guide to a healthy gut

Health Guide to a healthy gut Illustrations by Liz Zonarich/Harvard Staff Sy Boles Harvard Staff Writer April 27, 2026 1 min read Test your knowledge by taking our quiz — featuring advice from doctor’s new book About 40 percent of Americans say their bowel movements, or lack thereof, are disruptive to their daily lives, according…

Simpler is better when it comes to saving lives

Vishal Patel. Photo by Grace DuVal Health Simpler is better when it comes to saving lives Teen, young adult suicides fall from long upward trend after national crisis hotline shifts to three digits Alvin Powell Harvard Staff Writer May 7, 2026 4 min read Suicide deaths among young adults and youth declined after a federal…

Should you ask ChatGPT for medical advice? 

Health Should you ask ChatGPT for medical advice?  Physician and AI researcher Adam Rodman says AI can be helpful but has some tips on how, when to use it safely Sy Boles Harvard Staff Writer May 5, 2026 6 min read Adam Rodman. Niles Singer/Harvard Staff Photographer Physicians noticed something unusual in the late 2000s:…

Glint of light in therapy for deadly ALS after decades of struggle

Merit Cudkowicz. Health Glint of light in therapy for deadly ALS after decades of struggle New drug shows researchers ‘this illness can be stopped’ Max Larkin Harvard Staff Writer May 8, 2026 6 min read Merit Cudkowicz has been working on ALS for three decades. She knew who she wanted to tell as soon as…

Hantavirus likely to be fully contained but may take time, Hanage says

William Hanage. File photo by Kris Snibbe/Harvard Staff Photographer Health Hantavirus likely to be fully contained but may take time, Hanage says Disease much deadlier than COVID but a lot harder to spread Alvin Powell Harvard Staff Writer May 12, 2026 8 min read The public health focus surrounding the deadly hantavirus outbreak on the…