Researchers discover a previously unknown heart disease risk factor that can affect people of all sizes, challenging what we ...

Two Massachusetts researchers are among the recipients of an award known as the “Oscars of Science” for their research in ...

Colleges and teaching hospitals are the cornerstones of the city’s economy — and identity. But federal funding cuts to higher ...

What were your first thoughts this week when you heard that the feds were threatening to strip as much as $8.7 billion in ...

Programs to diversify the medical workforce and reduce health disparities now face even more pressure from the Trump ...

Experts highlight groundbreaking research presented at the American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Session (ACC.25), which emphasized a shift toward more personalized, evidence-based ...

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has helped improve health care safety in a country where thousands die of ...

The Trump administration’s sweeping federal review of nearly $9 billion in multi-year research funding tied to Harvard has ...

New research shows how small shifts in the molecular makeup of a virus can profoundly alter its fate. These shifts could turn ...

Dr. Jeffrey Flier is an endocrinologist and a professor at Harvard Medical School, where he was the dean from 2007 to 2016.

Aspirin, a widely available and inexpensive drug, has failed to improve survival or reduce recurrence rates in women with early-stage but high-risk breast cancer, according to a Harvard-led clinical ...

In recent weeks, academics who focus on improving the health of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer Americans have ...