The active ingredient in Wegovy and Ozempic reduced the risk of heart attacks and strokes in a large trial of people with cardiovascular disease who were considered overweight or had obesity, but the cost and side effects remain barriers...
Scientists have developed an ultrasound device to detect aggressive breast cancer that may develop between screenings
As interest and support for psychedelic research grows, scientists share their hopes for the future.
Surgeons transplanted part of a face and an entire eyeball into a man with severe electrical burns. He is not yet able to see out of the eye, but preliminary evidence suggests it may retain some function...
Psychedelic researchers are engaged in heated debate over whether the mind-altering effects of the drugs are necessary for realizing their therapeutic potential.
As companies join the hunt, can the field of mind-altering synthetic substances stay true to its original pioneering spirit of wonder, curiosity and connection?
A growing arsenal of genetically tailored oncology treatments have spectacular results, but scope and access remain limited
Rebecca Lee Crumpler became the first Black woman in the U.S. to receive an M.D., earned while the Civil War raged, and the first Black person in the country to write a medical book, a popular guide with a preventive approach...
Surgeons transplanted a genetically modified pig heart into a human for the second time ever, and the recipient survived for six weeks
An age-old remedy that was prescribed by Hippocrates may be a cheap alternative to antibiotics for those with chronic wounds
Tilapia skin’s collagen can aid in healing burns, fixing heart valves, and more—and now it can be used for repairing corneas
Advances are increasing the supply of organs. But this isn’t enough. Enter the genetically modified donor pig
Doctors want to ban the term “excited delirium,” which has been cited as a possible factor in high-profile police killings of George Floyd and others but is not a recognized medical diagnosis...
A company that creates genetically modified pig organs for transplants hopes to test its product in human trials if regulators approve them
A simplified penicillin allergy test could help reduce false positives, but doctors face challenges in using it
Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman were awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for mRNA vaccine discoveries that made highly effective COVID vaccines possible...
Sarah Loguen Fraser was the daughter of abolitionists and one of the first African American female doctors trained after the Civil War.
A new book argues that genomics is overshadowing environmental and social solutions to better health for all
Consumers can now get easy tests for Alzheimer’s. But these tests may not really help patients that much—yet.
Nanoparticles can allow long-term freezing of transplant organs
