Police say an explosion inside a building on the Harvard Medical School campus in Boston early Saturday morning appears to have been an intentional act. The Harvard University…
Read more Explosion inside Harvard Medical School building was likely intentional, police sayOn Saturday afternoon, with just over six weeks to go until the Iowa caucuses, Ron DeSantis told a story about how he once bravely stood up to the…
Read more Ron DeSantis Does Not Seem to Be Enjoying HimselfIf anything defines America’s current obesity-drug boom, it’s this: Many more people want these injections than can actually get them. The roadblocks include exorbitant costs that can stretch…
Read more BMI Won’t DieHere is a straightforward, clinical description of a migraine: intense throbbing headache, nausea, vomiting, and sensitivity to light and noise, lasting for hours or days. And here is…
Read more It’s the Best Time in History to Have a MigraineAt a glance From 2013 to 2019 the share of U.S. health care visits delivered by non-physicians such as nurse practitioners or physician assistants increased from 14 to…
Read more A Fourth of U.S. Health Visits Now Delivered by Non-PhysiciansNewswise — The 2023 Warren Alpert Foundation Prize has been awarded to scientist David J. Lipman for his visionary work in the conception, design, and implementation of computational tools, databases, and…
Read more 2023 Warren Alpert Foundation Prize Honors Pioneer in Computational BiologyA woman is demanding the return of her mother’s remains after learning that her father’s body was stolen as part of an alleged gruesome theft ring at the…
Read more Woman Demands Mother’s Remains After Father’s Donated Body Allegedly Stolen From HarvardNewswise — A little-known bacterium — a distant cousin of the microbes that cause tuberculosis and leprosy — is emerging as a public health threat capable of causing…
Read more Lung infection may be less transmissible than thoughtSomehow, America’s desire for Ozempic is only growing. The drug’s active ingredient, semaglutide, is sold as an obesity medication under the brand name Wegovy—and it has become so…
Read more Ozempic in Teens Is a Confusing MessIn the early days of the pandemic, one of the scariest and most surprising features of SARS-CoV-2 was its stealth. Initially assumed to transmit only from people who…
Read more No One Really Knows How Much COVID Is Silently Spreading … AgainHarvard Medical School’s dean announced on Tuesday that the institution would no longer send data to U.S. News & World Report for its annual rankings. “As unintended consequences,…
Read more After Law-School Revolt, Harvard Medical School Will Stop Cooperating With ‘U.S. News’ RankingsNewswise — A $50 million gift from Woburn, Mass.-based Cummings Foundation will build upon and amplify the work of the late Paul Farmer, a champion of global health. …
Read more Paul Farmer Collaborative to Amplify Work and Honor Legacy of Global Health Champion
