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Health Screening newborns for cancer risk Blood samples routinely collected at birth could be used for genetic testing, potentially helping 1,000 children a year, study suggests Mass General Brigham Communications

Health How to fix U.S. healthcare? ‘Radical action,’ says John McDonough. Chan School expert links soaring costs to broader policy shifts in ‘America’s Wrong Turn’ Alvin Powell Harvard Staff Writer

Tong Xia. Niles Singer/Harvard Staff Photographer Health For women in menopause, ‘not all healthy diets are equal’ Study comparing 11 eating patterns finds two clear paths to curbing weight gain

Photo by Antonia Prescott Health Total keto or veganism? Daniel Lieberman considers how humans evolved to eat. Excerpt from evolutionary biologist’s new book ‘Fed Up’ August 10, 2026 long read

George Usmanov traverses Wyoming’s Great Divide Basin. Photo by Chad Ament Health Part grueling race, part field study Max Larkin Harvard Staff Writer August 4, 2026 7 min read From

Health AI use surging for mental health help among young people Hao Yu. File photo by Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Staff Photographer Alvin Powell Harvard Staff Writer August 3, 2026 6 min

Health Coffee refill? Go for it, says American Heart Association, with note of caution. Co-author of new guidance explains how many cups a day are safe — possibly even good

Health The best medicine may be free Forest therapy guide explains what a daily dose of nature does for the body Rebecca Coleman Harvard Staff Writer July 28, 2026 6

Niles Singer/Harvard Staff Photographer Health Almost everyone she knew growing up were laborers. Now she researches inactivity. Epidemiologist I-Min Lee has published hundreds of papers on exercise and heart health

Health Is your cholesterol too high based on latest guidelines? Study flags elevated LDL levels of 1 in 3 Americans without history of heart disease as major miss for prevention