Medicine

Surgeons transplanted a genetically modified pig heart into a human for the second time ever, and the recipient survived for six weeks

Doctors want to ban the term “excited delirium,” which has been cited as a possible factor in high-profile police killings of George Floyd and others but is not a recognized medical diagnosis

A company that creates genetically modified pig organs for transplants hopes to test its product in human trials if regulators approve them

A simplified penicillin allergy test could help reduce false positives, but doctors face challenges in using it

Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman were awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for mRNA vaccine discoveries that made highly effective COVID vaccines possible

An age-old remedy that was prescribed by Hippocrates may be a cheap alternative to antibiotics for those with chronic wounds

Tilapia skin’s collagen can aid in healing burns, fixing heart valves, and more—and now it can be used for repairing corneas

Sarah Loguen Fraser was the daughter of abolitionists and one of the first African American female doctors trained after the Civil War.

A new book argues that genomics is overshadowing environmental and social solutions to better health for all

Consumers can now get easy tests for Alzheimer’s. But these tests may not really help patients that much—yet.

A trio of scientists who developed the combination drug Trikafta are among the winners of five major awards in life sciences, physics and mathematics

New research suggests that blood clotting from COVID infections could contribute to long-term brain fog and other cognitive issues