Health

“She never knew she was a participant, and that’s the tragedy here, but her contribution to the fields of science and biology is without question and really, unrivaled.” Dr. Ugo Iroku talks about Henrietta Lacks, a Black cervical cancer patient whose cell samples were used in decades of biological research, including for the COVID-19 vaccines. Lacks’ cells were taken without...

Ann-Marie Appiah Swatson remembers feeling a lump in her breast and getting tested. Thankfully, it was benign – but she says it shows the importance for young women of color to know their genetic history and get tested. She’s the founder of nonprofit Painted Pink, encouraging just that.

Health savings accounts, or HSAs, are a way to set aside pre-tax money for qualified medical expenses and come with some benefits that are less well-known.

ClassPass on Wednesday announced it had been bought by Mindbody in an all-stock deal.

Mental health benefits can help, but to reduce workplace stress and burnout, the work itself has to change.

A daily diet of colorful fruits and vegetables can help make your brain strong, sharper and smarter, studies show. Here’s what a Harvard nutritional psychiatrist eats to strengthen her memory, focus and overall health.

A cup of coffee in the morning can be just the thing to get the brain running before work, but it can also make many of us run to the toilet before long. According to a study on the topic dating back to the 90s, nearly 30% of adults said drinking coffee made them want to go to the bathroom. …

Alaska has activated emergency crisis protocols that allow 20 health care facilities to ration care if needed.

About 100,000 people are waiting for an organ transplant right now.

1 in 12 Black Americans have sickle cell trait, which can cause sickle cell disease. But many who suffer have had doctor visits where their pain was not taken seriously – or it was assumed they’re just trying to get pain medicine. Phillip Okwo and Quannecia McCruse from the Sickle Cell Association of Houston explain
more during National Sickle Cell Awareness Month.

From 2007 to 2018, the national suicide rate among people 10 to 24 years old increased 57.4%, according to a 2020 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The government’s COBRA subsidy concludes this week. Here are people’s options for getting new health insurance coverage.

When things get challenging or confusing, we often fall into mental that hold us back from a happier, more successful life. Here’s how to fight them and boost your resilience and confidence.

Dr. Scott Gottlieb says expect a peak Covid season to hit every year, just like the flu, and the cost to the economy and worker productivity will be huge.

The organic food industry is a booming business. U.S. organic sales surged in 2020 by 12.4% to $61.9 billion.

A study conducted earlier this year shows there may be a way to reduce the number of Covid infections on board commercial airplanes to virtually zero. Results of the study appeared in a peer-reviewed article published on Sept. 1 in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings medical journal. The article — a joint effort by Mayo Clinic, the Georgia Department of Public…

A new study ties the COVID-19 pandemic to an “alarming” increase in obesity in U.S. children and teenagers.

What do the Boston Marathon, student loans and coffee have in common? A lot more than you may think. In this episode of “Connect the Dots,” NBC Boston’s Rob Michaelson takes a deep dive into the science of caffeine and how coffee gets Boston Marathon runners… moving. He also explores the theory that cutting back on a daily latte can...

So many of us find it hard to make good decisions, like saving more for retirement, exercising daily and eating healthy. But a Stanford-trained psychologist may have developed a simple exercise that will give you the motivation and confidence to focus on long-term success.

United, American and Southwest were among airlines that lowered financial estimates.