Health

The Internet loves fitness-motivation content. Olympian and researcher Valerie Gruest explains why it can be so harmful

Stuart Orkin and Swee Lay Thein shared a Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for their research on genetic causes of sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia that set the stage for approved gene therapies. The treatments are not accessible to everyone, though

On May 11 the Supreme Court extended a pause on a ruling by a federal appeals court that prevented health care providers from prescribing mifepristone by telemedicine, setting the stage for further action from the nation’s highest court

Hantavirus spreads through contact with rodents and causes rare infectious diseases that can lead to kidney failure or a buildup of fluid in the lungs

Marijuana is far from a “silver bullet” for various illnesses, but it has some promising applications, scientists say

Three 2026 Breakthrough Prize winners reflect on developing Luxturna, a gene therapy that treats blindness caused by rare inherited eye diseases

The FDA rejected the promising skin cancer drug RP1 twice, leaving many puzzled and worried about what this means for other drug approvals

Nearly a third of all U.S. adults are sleeping fewer than the recommended seven hours per night on average

Tracing how psychedelics have undergone a revival in the U.S. and what the White House’s new psychedelic push means for research

On Thursday the president announced he is nominating Nicole Saphier, a radiologist and Fox News contributor, as the nation’s top doctor

Scientist and medical technology entrepreneur J. Craig Venter published the first bacterial genome ever decoded in 1995. The result heralded a new age of discovery for genetics

Los Angeles public schools are limiting computer use in classrooms over health concerns. But experts say that approach is missing the problem