PolicyJanuary 29, 2017
Top Academics Lash Out at Trump's "Un-American" Immigration Order
Scientists from all over the country are calling for an end to a immigration ban that could potentially affect thousands of scientists working in the U.S.
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Public HealthJanuary 27, 2017
Superbug Resistant to Last-Resort Antibiotic Arises in China
China has been using colistin to speed growth of farm animals
Public HealthJanuary 27, 2017
Cluster of Amnesia Cases, Potentially Tied to Opioid Use, Alarms Health Officials
Researchers are concerned that the syndrome may be due to drug contamination
MedicineJanuary 26, 2017
Flawed Herpes Testing Leads to False Positives and Needless Suffering
Blood tests can be highly unreliable
MedicineJanuary 23, 2017
Carbon Monoxide Is Toxic, but Could It Treat Tissue Damage?
A few early-stage clinical trials are underway
Public HealthJanuary 20, 2017
NIH Director Francis Collins to Stay On under Trump, for Now
The 45th president may still name a different permanent director
PolicyJanuary 17, 2017
6 Questions for Trump's Nominee to Lead HHS
Rep. Tom Price can expect some tough questions from his Senate interrogators
Public HealthJanuary 13, 2017
Woman Killed by a Superbug Resistant to Every Available Antibiotic
The “nightmare bacteria” could fend off 26 different drugs
PolicyJanuary 12, 2017
Trump Meets with 2 Contenders to Lead NIH
The agency's current director has said he would be willing to stay
MedicineJanuary 11, 2017
How Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Distorted Vaccine Science
His anti-vaccine credentials date back to 2005
Public HealthJanuary 11, 2017
New U.S. Effort Aims to Speed Drugs to Cancer Researchers
Scientists hope to pursue new combination therapies
MedicineJanuary 10, 2017
Vaccine Critic Kennedy Claims Trump Tapped Him to Chair Panel on Vaccination Safety
Like the president-elect, Robert Kennedy, Jr., has pushed arguments of a link to autism
MedicineJanuary 10, 2017
Obama versus Trump: 5 Medical and Science Stances
In some areas the next administration's approach may be more of the same
HealthJanuary 4, 2017
How to Control Aging
A new book lays out the scientific case for lengthening your telomeres—and perhaps your life
MedicineJanuary 4, 2017
New Study Raises Concerns About Morning Sickness Drug
An analysis of an early trial reveals missing data, high dropout rates and inconsistencies
Public HealthJanuary 3, 2017
Obese Mice Can Move, but They Don't
Changes in brain chemistry blunt and restore movement
Public HealthDecember 29, 2016
Eating Disorders Creep Up among Males
Boys are increasingly confronted with "their own versions of Barbie"
MedicineDecember 27, 2016
A Year of Lives Lost to Diseases Science Has Yet to Tame
Celebrity deaths highlight challenges still facing medicine
MedicineDecember 21, 2016
Trump's Doctor Speaks Out about His Most Famous Patient
"It never occurred to me that he was the oldest president"
Public HealthDecember 21, 2016
Demand Surges for Clinicians Serving Transgender Youth
One clinic's youngest patient is 3
Public HealthDecember 19, 2016
Female Doctors May Be Better for Older Patients’ Health
The findings raise questions about if those physicians' methods could be pinpointed and copied
NeurologyDecember 15, 2016
Repeated Anesthesia Exposure Could Hurt Young Brains, FDA Warns
The agency will require new warnings on medication labels
PolicyDecember 12, 2016
Trump Win Could Boost Push to Define Fertilized Eggs as People
The president-elect's pick for HHS head supports such a change
MedicineDecember 8, 2016
Trump Considers FDA Chief Who Says People Should Use Medicines “At Their Own Risk”
Jim O'Neill is not a physician, but he speaks frequently at biotech industry meetings