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Successful Aging in Place: Why Planning Ahead is Crucial for Safety, Connection and Choice  

By Brian Burns | Medicine | 0 comment | 19 May, 2026 | 0

Successful aging in place means planning for your abilities to change over time and identifying systems and people you can rely on for help.

How Everyday Environmental Exposures May Shape Our Health

By Marcela Quintanilla-Dieck | Environment & Sustainability, Medicine | 0 comment | 22 April, 2026 | 0

Everyday environmental exposures, including air pollution, heat, and microplastics may be having a significant effect on our health.

Pulmonary Embolism Gets a Long Overdue Spotlight: New Guidelines, Clinical Insights and Research Directions

By Marcela Quintanilla-Dieck | Medicine | 0 comment | 7 April, 2026 | 0

Despite advances in diagnosis and treatment, pulmonary embolism continues to be a significant health challenge across the globe.

How Polygenic Risk Scores Could Improve Early Detection of Heart Disease: A Q&A with Pradeep Natarajan, MD, MMSC

By Edita Music | Cardiology, Medicine | 0 comment | 26 February, 2026 | 0

Researchers are using polygenic risk scores to get a better handle on what patients are at greatest risk of heart disease.

An illustrated concept of a digitally generated heart.

How AI-Powered Digital Twins Could Transform Care for Heart Failure Patients

By Brian Burns | Cardiology, Medicine | 0 comment | 3 February, 2026 | 0

Digital twins can help doctors spot small changes early and predict when trouble is coming, transforming care from reactive to proactive.

Clinical Trial Provides New Treatments for Patients with HHT, a Rare Genetic Disorder

By Haley Bridger | Medicine | 1 comment | 21 January, 2026 | 50

HHT is a severe disease that often dramatically reduces a person’s quality of life.

Is the Immune System the Missing Link in our Understanding of Male Infertility?

By Marcela Quintanilla-Dieck | Nephrology | 0 comment | 21 November, 2025 | 0

Male infertility affects half of the 17% of couples worldwide struggling to conceive.

Is All Fat Created Equal? What Science Says About Body Fat and Health

By Olivia Fowler | Medicine, Obesity | 0 comment | 5 November, 2025 | 0

Researchers at Mass General Brigham break down myths about body fat and what science says about fat-related health risks.

Three Lives, One Gene Editing Revolution

By Haley Bridger | Genetics & Genomics | 0 comment | 8 October, 2025 | 50

A panel of gene editing experts detailed key advancements in the field and what’s next for genetic therapies

Superficial Vein Thrombosis, a Common—Yet Surprisingly Understudied—Vein Clotting Condition

By Brian Burns | Cardiology, Medicine | 0 comment | 23 September, 2025 | 0

Superficial vein thrombosis (SuVT) is a condition involving blood clots in veins close to the surface of the skin.

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