Health Care

“It is certainly not standard medical practice to perform screening MRIs of the heart and abdomen,” says one expert

The CDC this week quietly changed its official language to suggest vaccines may cause autism, a claim that scientists say has no basis in evidence

An electronic retinal implant has improved vision in people with age-related macular degeneration—but it isn’t a full restoration, and it didn’t improve participants’ quality of life

What happens when your body suddenly stops making the one hormone that keeps your blood sugar in check?

Advocates are lightening mental health burdens, improving pregnancy care and helping patients in developing countries

Saturn’s moon Enceladus shows signs of life-supporting chemistry, fungi may have shaped Earth before plants, and repeat COVID infections raise long-term health risks for kids.

More than 13.8 million Americans could have Alzheimer’s by 2060, and at the rate care facilities are closing, many of them will have nowhere to go. Regina Shih of the State Alzheimer’s Research Support Center (StARS) wants to help solve that problem

Scientists treated a person’s type 1 diabetes with genetically modified insulin-producing cells that evaded immune system attacks. This is the first therapy for the condition that does not require immunosuppressant drugs

Hundreds of staffers at the National Institutes of Health, Environmental Protection Agency, NASA and the National Science Foundation have signed public letters to leadership opposing the direction in which the agencies are headed

While bariatric surgery can result in significant weight loss, weight stigma can persist years after the surgery.

Evidence shows that Medicaid improves people’s health and is particularly vital for babies, older people in need of long-term care and people in rural communities

For people aged 65 and older, Medicaid can provide vital health care—and losing coverage makes people sicker