Nancy Shute explores the science behind major questions on food and health — from the addictive potential of ultraprocessed foods to the high-protein diet craze to the drawbacks of keto.

Of Harvard’s schools, HSPH has been by far the most reliant on government grants—and so was the hardest hit by the Trump ...

RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine agenda threatens America’s scientific leadership, weakens its global influence, and risks handing ...

Longevity researcher Dr. Eric Verdin says we don’t need to wait for an anti-aging pill. We already know how to live longer ...

California and 14 other states form the Governors' Public Health Alliance to coordinate science-driven guidance and protect ...

Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of NPR's Short Wave talk about the brain benefits of quitting cigarettes, language development in premature babies, and a mysterious imprint in a Chicago sidewalk.

Since 2014, a team led by researchers from the Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical School, the health care delivery ...

Area elementary students are getting a hands-on experience on the work and education health care workers receive.

It’s wonderful when something we love shows us some love back. Coffee does this — and for the most part, the science suggests ...