Medicine

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

In the first Lost Women of Science Shorts podcast, host Katie Hafner dives into the life and work of Leona Zacharias—a brilliant researcher who, before reporting this story, Hafner only knew as her grandmother

Medical influencer Joel Bervell is challenging racism in health care, one TikTok at a time.

A new chip re-creates the human vagina’s unique microbiome

AI models for health care that predict disease are not as accurate as reports might suggest. Here’s why

President Biden is part of a minority of people who have experienced Paxlovid rebound, but experts say the drug should still be prescribed for those who need it

A smallpox antiviral that’s effective against monkeypox is tied up in red tape, and gay-health advocates are pushing to make it easier to access