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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,…

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…

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…

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by Liz Zonarich/Harvard Staff Health ‘Alcoholic’ Sy Boles Harvard Staff Writer April 10, 2026 5 min read Term conjures outdated stereotypes about an illness that afflicts 28 million Americans, says expert A series about meanings People just aren’t drinking the way they used to.…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

Is napping a sign of a deeper health problem?

Health Is napping a sign of a deeper health problem? Anna Lamb Harvard Staff Writer May 13, 2026 5 min read New study finds link between certain sleep patterns and higher mortality in older adults If Grandpa occasionally dozes off in front of the TV…

‘Harvard Thinking’: Breaking the regret cycle

Health ‘Harvard Thinking’: Breaking the regret cycle Illustrations by Liz Zonarich/Harvard Staff Samantha Laine Perfas Harvard Staff Writer May 13, 2026 long read In podcast, experts offer a better way to cope with mistakes and missed opportunities If you’ve ever felt bad about the way…

Materializing safe, on-demand living therapeutics

David Mooney in his lab. Mooney led the research team. Credit: Wyss Institute Health Materializing safe, on-demand living therapeutics Implantable Living Materials platform offers novel avenues for deploying future microbial medicines May 14, 2026 4 min read Patient recovery from debilitating conditions and diseases could…