Medicine

Replacing research animals with tools that better mimic human biology could improve medicine

Prevention is key to health and wellness. Don’t wait too late to have these simple, essential medical devices on hand

Misconceptions that eating disorders mostly afflict white, affluent, young females have led to disparities in the treatment of these deadly diseases

Do you think you are too young to get screened for cancer? Think again. It might save your life

A politicized review into transgender medicine in the National Health Service has upended lives in the U.K.—and threatens to spread harm across the globe

A man in Germany is HIV-free after receiving stem cells that are not resistant to the virus

Researchers combined the drug harmine with a medication similar to Ozempic to boost the number and function of human insulin-producing cells transplanted into mice

Drug policy continues to fixate on symptoms rather than the actual disease

False cures and dangerous misinformation, from the misguided to the exploitative, surround cancer patients, with the capacity to do serious harm

Gene-cutting diagnostic tests could be as easy as a rapid COVID test and as accurate as PCR

The Hubble Space Telescope’s woes, moon rocks and antibiotic candidates discovered with AI are all in this week’s news roundup.

Blood pressure guidelines are the same for men and women despite important sex differences in hypertension risk