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Rabies Exposure Explained: What to Do After an Animal Bite or Scratch

2026-09-24T17:00:00+00:00

Learn what to do after a possible rabies exposure, how WHO exposure categories work, when vaccination and rabies immunoglobulin may be needed, and why you should never wait for symptoms.

#health, #publichealth, #healtheducation, #diseaseprevention, #supereducational

The healing power of gene therapy

2026-09-23T17:51:53+00:00

‘Harvard Thinking’: The healing power of gene therapy Illustrations by Liz Zonarich/Harvard Staff Samantha Laine Perfas Harvard Staff Writer Septemb...

#health, #healthcare, #research, #genetics, #supereducational

Why Responsible AI in Healthcare Needs Governance, Not Just Better Algorithms

2026-09-23T10:55:00+00:00

Responsible healthcare AI depends on more than model accuracy. Learn why governance, accountability, consent, fair data, oversight and AI literacy matter for safe and equitable use.

#health, #sciencetech, #healthcare, #healtheducation, #supereducational

Primary Health Care vs Primary Care: What’s the Difference?

2026-09-21T13:10:00+00:00

Primary care and primary health care are related but not the same. Learn the WHO-defined difference, the three components of PHC and how they work together.

#health, #healthcare, #healthpolicy, #publichealth, #healtheducation, #supereducational

Patient Safety in Chronic Disease: How to Reduce Harm During Long-Term Care

2026-09-21T08:10:00+00:00

Long-term treatment creates repeated opportunities for medication errors, missed monitoring and communication problems. Learn practical patient-safety principles for chronic disease care.

#health, #healthcare, #healthexplainers, #healtheducation, #supereducational

Sickle Cell Disease Explained: Genetics, Symptoms and Modern Care

2026-09-20T09:36:00+00:00

Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder involving abnormal haemoglobin. This guide explains inheritance, symptoms, testing, complications and modern care.

#health, #blood, #children, #genetics, #healtheducation, #supereducational

How did her sister — once vibrant and healthy — become so sick so fast?

2026-09-14T20:27:45+00:00

Joan Brugge. Niles Singer/Harvard Staff Photographer How did her sister — once vibrant and healthy — become so sick so fast? Joan Brugge’s decadeslong profe...

#health, #cancer, #healthcare, #research, #faculty, #supereducational

Who needs opioids?

2026-09-10T19:19:25+00:00

Who needs opioids? Kathleen Refior HSDM Communications September 10, 2026 5 min read As concerns about misuse persist, paper suggests role for...

#health, #healthcare, #research, #addiction, #opioidcrisis, #supereducational

Does having a bad dream make you a bad person?

2026-09-10T16:57:09+00:00

Illustration by Liz Zonarich/Harvard Staff Does having a bad dream make you a bad person? Psychologist breaks down what those negative night narratives migh...

#health, #brain, #psychology, #sleep, #supereducational

Has pancreatic cancer met its match?

2026-09-09T19:42:52+00:00

Has pancreatic cancer met its match? Frontline researcher sees newly approved medication as ‘critical first step’ toward transformation of care Alvin Pow...

#health, #cancer, #qa, #research, #healthcare, #supereducational

More evidence that mass shootings are suicidal acts

2026-09-08T17:41:25+00:00

Mark Czeisler. Veasey Conway/Harvard Staff Photographer More evidence that mass shootings are suicidal acts New research finds national peaks for suicides,...

#health, #mentalhealth, #psychology, #research, #supereducational

Why is yogurt good for us?

2026-09-02T19:30:12+00:00

Why is yogurt good for us? Genghis Khan supposedly fed it to his troops for strength and bravery. He might have been onto something. September 2, 2026 3...

#health, #aging, #research, #hearthealth, #foodnutrition, #microbiome, #supereducational

Evening Light Can Push Your Sleep Later — Here’s What It Does to Your Body Clock

2026-09-02T04:17:00+00:00

Light does more than help you see. Evening exposure can tell your brain that the day is not over yet, affecting melatonin, circadian timing and when you naturally feel sleepy.

#science, #health, #sleep, #sleepscience, #circadianrhythm, #melatonin, #bluelight, #sleephygiene, #artificiallight, #healthysleep, #supereducational

Pioneering cancer fighter sees promise beyond melanoma breakthrough

2026-08-31T20:40:51+00:00

Pioneering cancer fighter sees promise beyond melanoma breakthrough File photo by Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Staff Photographer Alvin Powell Harvard Sta...

#health, #cancer, #qa, #research, #vaccines, #supereducational

Note to stressed parents: Instead of trying to be perfect, do this.

2026-08-28T17:41:31+00:00

Note to stressed parents: Instead of trying to be perfect, do this. Experts offer tips for raising children while overwhelmed Anna Lamb Harvard Staff W...

#health, #mentalhealth, #psychology, #familyrelationships, #supereducational

Which diet is right for you? Wrong question.

2026-08-26T17:55:13+00:00

Illustrations by Liz Zonarich/Harvard Staff Which diet is right for you? Wrong question. Sy Boles Harvard Staff Writer August 26, 2026 1 min rea...

#health, #books, #genetics, #foodnutrition, #supereducational

Crackers are past date on box. Should I toss them?

2026-08-25T19:55:12+00:00

Photo by Austin Lewis Crackers are past date on box. Should I toss them? Policy expert says new California law highlights need for national standards on saf...

#health, #government, #qa, #law, #foodnutrition, #supereducational

Why Handwashing Matters More Than You Think

2026-08-23T22:35:00+00:00

Handwashing does more than remove visible dirt. Proper hand hygiene helps interrupt pathways through which harmful microorganisms can spread.

#health, #wellbeing, #who, #germs, #publichealth, #handwashing, #handhygiene, #infectionprevention, #hygiene, #soapandwater, #diseaseprevention, #unicef, #supereducational

Your Body Loses Water Even While Breathing

2026-08-21T21:50:00+00:00

You don't need to be sweating to lose water. Your body continuously loses fluid through breathing, urination and other normal processes, which is why hydration is about replacing losses rather than chasing a universal number.

#health, #wellbeing, #healthfitness, #humanbody, #dehydration, #hydration, #water, #exercise, #nutrition, #wellness, #healtheducation, #fluidbalance, #drinkingwater, #bodyfunctions, #heatsafety, #supereducational

How Loud Is Too Loud? Safe Listening Times Explained

2026-08-20T16:05:00+00:00

Your hearing risk depends on more than volume. Learn why safe listening time falls sharply as sound levels rise and what you can do to protect your ears.

#health, #mentalhealth, #hearingloss, #hearinghealth, #safelistening, #noiseinducedhearingloss, #tinnitus, #earhealth, #decibels, #headphones, #hearingprotection, #humanbody, #healtheducation, #loudnoise, #supereducational

Why Sleep Is an Important Part of Learning

2026-08-19T19:51:00+00:00

Sleep is not simply downtime between study sessions. Research suggests it plays an important role in memory consolidation while sleep loss can interfere with attention and learning.

#childprotection, #health, #tips, #sleep, #students, #learning, #memory, #memoryconsolidation, #studytips, #neuroscience, #sleepdeprivation, #remsleep, #nremsleep, #productivity, #brainhealth, #supereducational

How to fix U.S. healthcare? ‘Radical action,’ says John McDonough.

2026-08-18T20:47:19+00:00

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’...

#health, #healthcare, #history, #faculty, #supereducational

Why Is U.S. Healthcare So Expensive? John McDonough Says the Answer Goes Back Decades

2026-08-18T20:47:00+00:00

Why does the United States spend so much more on healthcare than other wealthy countries? Harvard professor John McDonough traces part of the answer to decades of policy change, consolidation and growing commercial influence.

#health, #healthinsurance, #healthcare, #history, #faculty, #ushealthcare, #healthcarecosts, #healthcarereform, #johnmcdonough, #healthpolicy, #hospitalconsolidation, #privateequity, #healthcarespending, #medicaldebt, #publichealth, #healthcareeconomics, #supereducational

Screening newborns for cancer risk

2026-08-18T14:42:49+00:00

Screening newborns for cancer risk Blood samples routinely collected at birth could be used for genetic testing, potentially helping 1,000 children a year, st...

#health, #cancer, #healthcare, #research, #genetics, #supereducational

For women in menopause, ‘not all healthy diets are equal’

2026-08-11T21:01:38+00:00

Tong Xia.Niles Singer/Harvard Staff Photographer For women in menopause, ‘not all healthy diets are equal’ Study comparing 11 eating patterns finds two clea...

#health, #womenshealth, #research, #healthcare, #foodandnutrition, #supereducational

‘Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.’

2026-08-10T16:45:31+00:00

Photo by Antonia Prescott ‘Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.’ Total keto or veganism? Daniel Lieberman considers how, why humans evolved to eat it all...

#health, #healthcare, #faculty, #books, #microbiome, #supereducational

Total keto or veganism? Daniel Lieberman considers how humans evolved to eat.

2026-08-10T16:45:31+00:00

Photo by Antonia Prescott Total keto or veganism? Daniel Lieberman considers how humans evolved to eat. Excerpt from evolutionary biologist’s new book ‘Fed...

#health, #healthcare, #faculty, #books, #microbiome, #supereducational

Part grueling race, part field study

2026-08-04T14:42:12+00:00

George Usmanov traverses Wyoming’s Great Divide Basin. Photo by Chad Ament Part grueling race, part field study Max Larkin Harvard Staff Writer Au...

#health, #brain, #healthcare, #inequality, #hearthealth, #supereducational

AI use surging for mental health help among young people

2026-08-03T19:16:06+00:00

AI use surging for mental health help among young people Hao Yu. File photo by Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Staff Photographer Alvin Powell Harvard Staff...

#health, #mentalhealth, #psychology, #healthcare, #familyrelationships, #qa, #research, #ai, #supereducational

Coffee refill? Go for it, says American Heart Association, with note of caution.

2026-07-29T19:50:26+00:00

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 ev...

#health, #research, #hearthealth, #foodnutrition, #microbiome, #supereducational

The best medicine may be free

2026-07-28T17:49:15+00:00

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...

#health, #brain, #mentalhealth, #sleep, #hearthealth, #supereducational

Almost everyone she knew growing up were laborers. Now she researches inactivity.

2026-07-27T19:20:51+00:00

Niles Singer/Harvard Staff Photographer Almost everyone she knew growing up were laborers. Now she researches inactivity. Epidemiologist I-Min Lee has publi...

#health, #exercise, #aging, #research, #faculty, #hearthealth, #supereducational

Is your cholesterol too high based on latest guidelines?

2026-07-21T18:59:52+00:00

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 fo...

#health, #healthcare, #research, #hearthealth, #supereducational

Why you should care about first new FDA-approved sunscreen ingredient in 20 years

2026-07-20T13:55:10+00:00

FDA has approved the first new sunscreen ingredient in 20 years HMS dermatology professor Hillary Tsibris explains why you should care Alvin Powell Har...

#health, #cancer, #business, #europe, #qa, #supereducational

A genetic window on ‘All of Us’

2026-07-14T18:06:51+00:00

A genetic window on ‘All of Us’ Max Larkin Harvard Staff Writer July 14, 2026 8 min read Broad Institute researcher details U.S. biobank’s val...

#health, #qa, #research, #healthcare, #genetics, #supereducational

She studies cell lineage in the eye. Now she’s leaving research lineage of her own.

2026-07-13T19:19:24+00:00

She studies cell lineage in the eye. Now she’s leaving research lineage of her own. Award-winning biologist Connie Cepko, who advanced work on vision-threate...

#health, #research, #researchpowersprogress, #supereducational

NFL players 4 times more likely to die of brain disease, study finds

2026-07-08T20:23:21+00:00

NFL players 4 times more likely to die of brain disease, study finds Despite living longer overall, neurodegenerative mortality risk dramatically elevated...

#health, #brain, #research, #sports, #supereducational

Losing sleep is bad for individuals. Communities, too?

2026-07-08T19:52:59+00:00

Tony Cunningham.Niles Singer/Harvard Staff Photographer Losing sleep is bad for individuals. Communities, too? Researchers look to fill knowledge gap, push...

#health, #sleep, #research, #supereducational

Think ‘Shark Tank,’ without the teeth

2026-07-07T19:22:16+00:00

Think ‘Shark Tank,’ without the teeth Jeffrey Smith. Veasey Conway/Harvard Staff Photographer Jacob Sweet Harvard Staff Writer July 7, 2026 5 min...

#health, #business, #healthcare, #supereducational

Tracing evolution of vaccine for cancer, malaria

2026-07-07T18:48:54+00:00

F. Stephen Hodi, Ed Doherty, David Mooney, and Jerome Ritz.Veasey Conway/Harvard Staff Photographer; Niles Singer/Harvard Staff Photographer Tracing evolutio...

#health, #cancer, #healthcare, #research, #vacccines, #supereducational

Sunlight is not your enemy

2026-07-06T16:36:17+00:00

Rowan Jacobsen.Photo by Chris Hartlove Sunlight is not your enemy Health benefits outweigh the risks for most of us, according to new book Samantha Lai...

#health, #cancer, #mentalhealth, #healthcare, #qa, #research, #books, #supereducational

It’s good to break a sweat, but don’t sweat the details

2026-06-23T17:21:46+00:00

It’s good to break a sweat, but don’t sweat the details ‘What’s important is the total amount of human movement.’ Alvin Powell Harvard Staff Writer...

#health, #exercise, #aging, #research, #hearthealth, #supereducational

Finding ways to ‘drug the undruggable’ diseases

2026-06-22T16:47:45+00:00

Greg Verdine. Finding ways to ‘drug the undruggable’ diseases Greg Verdine, a force behind pancreatic cancer progress, learned from a devastating family acc...

#health, #cancer, #healthcare, #research, #supereducational

A clearer picture of drinking and disease

2026-06-17T19:27:43+00:00

A clearer picture of drinking and disease New study attempts to reconcile conflicting findings on benefits vs. risks Samantha Laine Perfas Harvard Staf...

#health, #cancer, #qa, #research, #addiction, #hearthealth, #supereducational

Brain gives up secrets in research targeting mental illness

2026-06-10T16:12:43+00:00

Samantha Baldi and Joseph Taylor.Veasey Conway/Harvard Staff Photographer Brain gives up secrets in research targeting mental illness Sy Boles Harvard...

#health, #brain, #mentalhealth, #psychology, #research, #supereducational

Read before running

2026-06-09T19:12:07+00:00

Read before running New to the sport or just rusty? Doc offers tips on avoiding all-too-common injuries. Sy Boles Harvard Staff Writer June 9, 2026...

#health, #exercise, #qa, #supereducational

How loneliness became major public health issue

2026-06-03T21:06:05+00:00

Trey Leveque (clockwise from top left), Liz Schwartz (moderator), Olivia Field, Tracey Crouch, and Alex Smith speak during the webinar. Stephanie Mitchell/Harva...

#health, #mentalhealth, #familyrelationships, #research, #supereducational

Predicting cancer outcomes with a selfie

2026-05-22T22:08:00+00:00

Researchers using artificial intelligence to plumb links between biological age and cancer outcomes have linked both looking younger than your chronological age and appearing to age slower during treatment to improved survival.

#science, #health, #cancer, #aging, #research, #ai, #healthcare, #findings, #supereducational

10 Cognitive Activities for Toddlers that Boost their Memory

2025-09-04T12:05:00+00:00

Cognitive development for children focuses on a child’s development in terms of information processing, conceptual resources, perceptual skill, language learnin...

#parenting, #health, #cognitiveactivities, #toddlers, #play, #game, #cognitivedevelopment, #childmemory, #supereducational

Pure Drinking Water at Home: The Benefits of a Modern Water Filtration System

2025-07-05T09:21:00+00:00

Water is undoubtedly our most important commodity. We consume it every day, prepare meals with it, and use it for countless purposes in our everyday lives. What...

#health, #wellbeing, #waterfiltrationsystem, #reverseosmosis, #drinkingwaterquality, #waterpurification, #healthbenefits, #environmentalprotection, #convenience, #supereducational