Boston woman killed by a shark while paddleboarding in the Bahamas
A Boston woman was killed by a shark while paddleboarding in the Bahamas on Monday, according to police.
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Men die nearly 6 years before women, as US life expectancy gap widens
The life expectancy of American women is now 5.8 years longer than that of men, a trend that researchers say is driven by the COVID pandemic and the opioid overdose...
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E-cigarette rates drop for high schoolers, but tobacco use jumps for middle schoolers, study shows
E-cigarette and tobacco rates have dropped among high school students, while tobacco use has jumped for middle schoolers across the U.S., according to a new study from the CDC and...
North Atlantic right whale population levels off, but they’re still ‘swimming along the cliff of extinction’
A new estimate from the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium has found that the North Atlantic right whale population was around 356 whales last year.
‘Exciting’ glioblastoma study: Researchers create virus that effectively targets brain cancer
Brigham and Women's Hospital scientists report that they have created a cancer-attacking virus that can effectively target glioblastoma.
Red meat tied to higher risk for type 2 diabetes, plant-based protein may lower risk: Harvard study
People who eat two servings of red meat a week may have a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared to people who eat fewer servings, according to a...
A new Alzheimer’s monoclonal antibody treatment shows promising results: ‘Hopefully more effective approach’
A new Alzheimer's disease monoclonal antibody treatment that takes aim at a new target for the progressive disease has shown promising results, according to Boston researchers.
Why is my phone buzzing and going off? The nationwide emergency alert test is coming up
There will be a nationwide emergency alert test on cell phones, wireless devices, radios, and TVs on Wednesday at 2:20 p.m.
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A pre-pandemic infection could explain why some patients develop long COVID
A pre-pandemic infection may help set the stage for long COVID, according to Boston researchers who have been looking to explain why some patients end up facing the long-lasting symptoms.
41% of contact sport athletes who died young had CTE, Boston University study finds
Among a brain bank sample of 152 young athletes exposed to repetitive head impacts who died when they were under 30 years old, 41.4% had neuropathological evidence of CTE.