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Want to feel more loved? Forget changing yourself. Change conversation.

Sonja Lyubomirsky ’89 and Harry Reis. Photo (left) by Taea Thale; photo courtesy of Harry Reis Health Want to feel more loved? Forget changing yourself. Change conversation. Two psychologists offer science-backed framework on how to improve relationships March 19, 2026 7 min read Excerpted from…

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New study links more immigrants with lower elderly mortality

Health New study links more immigrants with lower elderly mortality Researchers say among newcomers are medical, long-term care workers who are arriving amid critical U.S. shortage Alvin Powell Harvard Staff Writer March 20, 2026 5 min read David Grabowski. Veasey Conway/Harvard Staff Photographer New research…

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Why mattering matters

Jennifer Wallace. Photo by Jo Bryan Photography Health Why mattering matters Author of best-seller talks about power of feeling valued, asking for help — and how AI threatens core human need Samantha Laine Perfas Harvard Staff Writer March 23, 2026 5 min read When Jennifer…

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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…

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‘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.…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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‘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.…

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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…

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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.…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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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…