Medicine

Brain fog is such a nebulous term in long COVID that it delegitimizes efforts to get disability accommodations and medical leave

Developing an allergy to your dog or cat can be a nightmare, but hyposensitization could offer permanent relief

Decades of data support the use and safety of puberty-pausing medications, which give transgender adolescents and their families time to weigh important medical decisions

The prevalence of autism and other developmental disorders is rising. Changing who teaches early-career pediatricians about these issues will negatively affect children’s health

Very high HDL cholesterol levels almost double your risk of heart problems.

Scientists document a groundbreaking flight to deliver a lung for transplant

Hundreds of unfilled residency spots in emergency medicine are telling us that critical care is in trouble

A new study in rats suggests “powerhouse” organelles could help heal not only hearts but other organs damaged by lack of oxygen during cardiac arrest

Artificial enzymes could fight COVID and other tough diseases

The risks associated with a bone marrow transplant used to treat HIV mean the procedure is unlikely to be widely used in its current form

An injection of a type of interferon drastically reduced the risk of severe COVID in a late-stage trial

A new principle in medicine focuses on understanding patients’ values, not assuming they share your own