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Predicting cancer outcomes with a selfie

Health Predicting cancer outcomes with a selfie Slower ‘face aging’ linked to better survival odds, according to second study of AI tool designed to aid precision care Alvin Powell Harvard Staff Writer May 21, 2026 8 min read Hugo Aerts (left) and Raymond Mak. Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Staff Photographer Researchers using artificial intelligence to plumb links…

US Scientists Sequence 1,000 Genomes From Measles, a Disease Long Eliminated With Vaccines

This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted online its first large tranche of advanced genetic data from measles viruses spreading last year. Scientists with knowledge of the operation expect the agency to post heaps more in weeks to come, revealing whether the U.S. has lost its hard-won measles elimination status. The CDC…

Gounder Culls the News, From Ticks and AI to Who Might Lead CDC

Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed the increase in hospital visits during tick season on CBS’ CBS Mornings on April 20. On April 18, for CBS News’ The Daily Report, Gounder discussed how some health podcasts generated by artificial intelligence are spreading misinformation. She also spoke with Scripps News about President…

Big Companies Position Themselves for Payday From $50B Federal Rural Health Fund

Tory Starr is worried about the people who get medical care at Open Door Community Health Centers along California’s North Coast. “They’re the folks that work at restaurants. They’re the teacher’s aides,” said Starr, a registered nurse who became Open Door’s chief executive more than six years ago. Those patients, he said, are “really the…

Colorado Charts Its Own Course on Vaccines Amid Federal Pullback

In response to abrupt and politicized changes to federal vaccine policy, concerned Coloradans have taken several steps to shore up support for vaccine science. A bill passed by the state legislature in March then signed into law by Democratic Gov. Jared Polis allows Colorado to further uncouple itself from federal guidance. The law allows health…

Religious Anti-Abortion Center Finds Opportunity in Town Without OB-GYNs

SANDPOINT, Idaho — An anti-abortion pregnancy center on the outskirts of this Idaho Panhandle town greets visitors with an abridged Bible verse painted on the wall of its waiting area: “Come to me & I will give you rest.” 7B Care Clinic has been operating in Sandpoint since 2001 and was previously called Life Choices…

Trump’s $50B Rural Health Bet Meets a Healthcare Desert in North Carolina

WILLIAMSTON, N.C. — Two years after her brother’s death, Debra Pierce still wonders whether the 50-year-old would have survived his heart attack if her local hospital hadn’t closed. “The sad thing is we’ll never know if he could have been saved that night or not, because we don’t have a higher level of care in…

Journalists Distill News on Ebola, Licensing Midwives, and California’s Budget

Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed the diversion of a Detroit-bound plane to Canada over Ebola concerns on CBS News’ CBS Mornings on May 21. Gounder also discussed how the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak has been declared a global health emergency on Fox’s LiveNOW on May 18. Click here…

Globally, 1 in 3 cancer cases may never be diagnosed

Home Cancer Globally, 1 in 3 cancer cases may never be diagnosed By Maya Brownstein May 21, 2026 Hide caption Show caption artacet / iStock Jump to Section Share Post LinkedIn Facebook WhatsApp Email Copy link By 2050, nearly a third of people who develop one of 17 types of cancer will die undiagnosed, according…

The world has fallen behind on health goals

Home Global Health The world has fallen behind on health goals By Amy Roeder May 21, 2026 Hide caption Show caption leoniepow / iStock Jump to Section Share Post LinkedIn Facebook WhatsApp Email Copy link Progress on the big health targets outlined in the United Nations’ 2015 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has been too slow—and in…

What to know about Ebola and the latest major outbreak

Home Infectious Diseases What to know about Ebola and the latest major outbreak By Maya Brownstein May 21, 2026 Hide caption Show caption Red Cross workers carry the body of a person who died of Ebola into a coffin at a health center in Rwampara, Congo, Wednesday, May 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa) Jump to…

EH Awards celebration recognizes excellence in teaching, research, and community building

Home EH Awards celebration recognizes excellence in teaching, research, and community building By Carly Stearnbourne May 22, 2026 Jump to Section Share Post LinkedIn Facebook WhatsApp Email Copy link On May 21st, the Department of Environmental Health (EH) gathered to honor the hard work and dedication from all members of our department through the 2025-2026 academic year, including…

How loneliness became major public health issue

Trey Leveque (clockwise from top left), Liz Schwartz (moderator), Olivia Field, Tracey Crouch, and Alex Smith speak during the webinar. Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Staff Photographer Health How loneliness became major public health issue U.K., U.S. experts trace rise in awareness through research, political involvement, pandemic Alvin Powell Harvard Staff Writer June 3, 2026 6 min read…

A promising first for researchers probing mental illness

Samantha Baldi and Joseph Taylor. Veasey Conway/Harvard Staff Photographer Health A promising first for researchers probing mental illness Sy Boles Harvard Staff Writer June 10, 2026 4 min read Anxiety finding a highlight as brain stimulation trial raises new hopes for precision care Psychiatrists have long treated depression using transcranial magnetic stimulation — noninvasive magnetic…

Brain gives up secrets in research targeting mental illness

Samantha Baldi and Joseph Taylor. Veasey Conway/Harvard Staff Photographer Health Brain gives up secrets in research targeting mental illness Sy Boles Harvard Staff Writer June 10, 2026 4 min read Stimulation probe seen as step toward more precise treatment of anxiety, depression Psychiatrists have long treated depression using transcranial magnetic stimulation — noninvasive magnetic pulses…

Heavy drinking linked to worse strokes

Health Heavy drinking linked to worse strokes Getty Images Mass General Brigham Communications November 6, 2025 4 min read Study finds larger, deeper brain bleeds at an earlier age for patients who have 3 or more alcoholic drinks a day A new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham suggests that heavy alcohol use may lead to…