Dramatic drops in ER visits likely led to uncounted deaths
A Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center study showed dramatic drops in hospital visits for heart attacks and stroke, which likely led to uncounted deaths at home during the COVID crisis. Perhaps more troubling is the potential for long-term damage to decades’ work to catch conditions in their earliest, most treatable stages.
May 22, 2020 • ~12 min
Harvard technology provides early boost to Mass. COVID testing
Aldatu Biosciences, a company born in Harvard’s labs and nurtured in its entrepreneurial ecosystem, helps the region ramp up COVID-19 testing.
March 31, 2020 • ~9 min
Collaboration ‘call to duty’ to battle a deadly global threat
Boston-area researchers are collaborating as part of an international partnership working on a response to the new coronavirus.
Feb. 25, 2020 • ~9 min
Professor explores marijuana’s safe use and addiction
With legal marijuana easier to find, a Harvard professor addresses myths and progress finding answers about pot’s health impacts.
Feb. 24, 2020 • ~17 min
Fewer Americans getting primary care is raising concerns
A national analysis revealed an alarming decline in primary care use, which is associated with better health outcomes than episodic, inconsistent care. The decline was most pronounced among younger Americans and those without complex medical conditions.
Dec. 16, 2019 • ~3 min
Harvard researchers show how several diets can improve heart health
Researchers applied new techniques to old samples from a 2005 dietary study to show that a focus on eating healthy rather than obsessing over a single nutrient can improve heart health.
Sept. 18, 2019 • ~6 min
Beth Israel researchers uncover anti-cancer drug mechanism — in broccoli
Broccoli, Brussels sprouts and other cruciferous vegetables have long been thought to be good for you, new research finds a mechanism for its cancer-fighting abilities and points the way to a new anti-cancer drug.
May 16, 2019 • ~5 min
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