Medicine

Two years into the pandemic, the COVID-19 drugs pipeline is primed to pump out novel treatments—and fresh uses for familiar therapies.

Research shows that antifat bias lowers the quality of care for higher-weight patients. Here is one patient’s story

Flying to space takes its toll on the human body, and this has spurred new research on radiation and microgravity, as well as advances in remote medicine and telehealth, all of which have potential benefits for people on Earth

Our X and Y chromosomes represent the biggest genetic difference in our species. Medicine routinely ignores their influence. Why?

Some over-the-counter medications can help symptoms, and there are ways to ease isolation

A new study offers a possible answer to the question “Why me?”

The Biden administration’s Test to Treat program aims to make the treatments available at pharmacies, yet it requires a medical provider to prescribe the drugs

Researchers are trying to establish whether existing COVID-19 vaccines and treatments can prevent lasting symptoms

Instructing our cells to make specific proteins could control influenza, autoimmune diseases, even cancer

Different methods of drug delivery give us more tools to fight disease

Solutions to age-related vision problems now come in a bottle. How well do they work?

Hamsters eating Cocoa Krispies reveal inflammation pathways from the olfactory system to the brain