Medicine

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

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

Nanoparticles can allow long-term freezing of transplant organs

Xenotransplants could help to solve the organ transplant crisis—if researchers can get the science right.

An Alzheimer’s drug that attacks the protein amyloid does not work as well in people with more advanced disease

A combination of acoustic and electrical stimulation reduces tinnitus by half

The drug metformin cut long COVID risk by 41 percent in both people who were overweight and those with obesity. But treatments remain elusive

A link between endometriosis and bacterial infection suggests a potential way to treat the painful disorder