Medicine's Movable Feast: What Jumping Genes Can Teach Us about Treating Disease
Ancient viruses “fossilized” in the genome may contribute to maladies from autoimmune diseases to schizophrenia
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Bacteria Can Be Resistant To Brand New Antibiotics
Exposure to existing antibiotics can imbue infectious bacteria with resistance that also kicks in against new drugs related to the originals. Christopher Intagliata reports.
What Do We Know about the Brain Cancer Plaguing Sen. John McCain?
An oncology expert discusses treatment options for aggressive glioblastoma
Why the Most Powerful Treatment for Diabetes Turns Out to Be Surgery
Surgery that shortens intestines gets rid of the illness, and new evidence shows the gut—not simply insulin—may be responsible
Major Science Report Lays Out a Plan to Tamp Down Opioid Crisis
The National Academies report includes recommendations for federal agencies, states and medical personnel
Novel Gene Therapy for Leukemia Clears FDA Panel
The experimental treatment will now face review by the agency
Vaccine Shows Protection against Gonorrhea for First Time
The shot was designed to protect against a strain of meningitis
Improved Vaccination Rates Would Fall Victim to Senate Health Cuts
Public health experts warn that more kids and families would go without shots
FDA Approves First Sickle Cell Drug in 20 Years
Approximately 100,000 people in the U.S. have the disorder
Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald Named New CDC Director
The incoming chief was a two-time Republican candidate for Congress
Untreatable Gonorrhea on the Rise Worldwide
Nonprofit group helps marshal trial of a new antibiotic in an attempt to beat back resistant infections
Freeze-Dried Placenta Pills Linked to Newborn's Dangerous Bacterial Infection
Some celebrities take such therapies, claiming health benefits
Genomic Vaccines Fight Disease in Ways Not Possible Before
Vaccines composed of DNA or RNA, instead of protein, could enable rapid development of preventives for infectious diseases
Tests for Lyme Disease Miss Early Cases—but a New Approach Might Help
Standard methods often fail to catch infections during the first month
Deep-Learning Networks Rival Human Vision
AI now matches or exceeds the ability of experts in medicine and other fields to interpret what they see
Martin Shkreli, Who Raised Drug Prices 5,000 Percent, Heads into Fraud Trial
Accusers say he lied to investors
Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2017
Which 10 disruptive solutions are now poised to change the world?
High Hopes Ride on Marijuana Amid Opioid Crisis
Medical weed is a popular way to manage chronic pain
Is the Senate Health Care Plan "Mean"?
Short answer: it depends
Brain-Invading Tapeworm That Eluded Doctors Spotted by New DNA Test
Genetic sequencing of spinal fluid hailed as an advance over standard procedures for diagnosing brain infections
