
Inside the multiyear effort to rename PCOS
A physician involved in the long push to change the name PCOS to PMOS takes us behind the scenes of this subtle yet consequential change

Inside the multiyear effort to rename PCOS
A physician involved in the long push to change the name PCOS to PMOS takes us behind the scenes of this subtle yet consequential change

Remote work is making Americans lonelier and sadder, new study suggests
Remote and hybrid work can have benefits, but a study involving more than 588,000 people suggest they may take a serious mental toll


A flesh-eating New World screwworm was just found in a Texas cow—here’s what to know
This marks the first case of the New World screwworm in U.S. livestock since the parasite was eliminated in the country in the 1960s

White House reclassifies federal epidemiologists and other scientists from civil servants to ‘at-will’ hires
The long-anticipated “Schedule F” order strips job protections meant to safeguard federal employees from political interference

Landmark pancreatic cancer treatment paves way for targeting other tricky tumors
Unprecedented results against a stubbornly hard-to-treat cancer are boosting optimism that other challenging tumors will be next

In a first, scientists transplanted both a pig liver and kidneys into a person who was brain-dead
The transplanted pig organs functioned for 36 hours before showing signs of rejection

Trump’s psychedelics executive order could accelerate new treatments—including for children
The Trump administration has fast-tracked research into psychedelics, and experts say it is likely a matter of time before the drugs are used to treat minors

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is being explored as a long COVID treatment. Here’s what the research shows
Some clinics are touting pressurized oxygen chambers as a treatment for long COVID, but the evidence is mixed

A new Ebola outbreak has killed hundreds—and the U.S. response is alarming experts
A deadly Ebola outbreak is spreading fast—and U.S. cuts to foreign aid are making it worse

New powerful GLP-1 drugs drop a lot of weight fast. How does that affect health?
New-generation GLP-1 drugs, such as retatrutide, are achieving higher rates of weight loss. How much weight is too much and too fast to lose?

White House proposes new rules giving political appointees final approval on research grants
These proposed Office of Management and Budget regulations would render the federal research grant review process opaque

Kamala Sohonie: The biochemist who wanted to feed a nation
Biochemist Kamala Baghvat, later known as Kamala Sohonie, forced open the doors of India’s male-only laboratories and used her knowledge to help feed a nation