Many people have been talking about the “COVID 15,” referring to gaining 15 pounds during quarantine. But did people really gain weight? This question…
Immune checkpoint inhibitors, which unleash the immune response against tumor cells, have revolutionized cancer treatment; however, the medications aren’t effective in a large number…
Mortality rates after cancer surgery declined for Black as well as white patients during a recent 10-year period, although the mortality gap between the…
Excerpted from “Letter to a Young Female Physician: Notes from a Medical Life” by Suzanne Koven, associate professor, Harvard Medical School, and primary care…
Obesity has been linked to increased risk for over a dozen different types of cancer, as well as worse prognosis and survival. Over the…
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s been easy to forget that a number of longstanding deadly global health problems remain with us, in some cases…
By studying 110 children aged two weeks to 21 years who tested positive for COVID-19 at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) or urgent care clinics,…
We all know that exercise is good for us and that being fit can lower our risk of heart disease and possibly help us…