Medicine

A generation of new tests could lessen overuse of antibiotics

The U.S.’s top infectious disease specialist describes a new Biden administration program to develop and test antivirals—and what he’s most worried about as the nation reopens

A genomic revolution is poised to cure sickle cell and other genetic diseases

Developing pills that block the novel coronavirus has been challenging. A new Biden administration program aims to boost the effort

Studies suggest mixing vaccines provokes potent immune responses, but scientists want answers on real-world efficacy and rare side effects

mRNA vaccines are now in the limelight as a key tool for tackling COVID-19, but the technology was originally developed for other diseases, such as cancer, that researchers are now hoping to treat

Researchers have begun to crack the code of protein structure, allowing them to remake, well, everything

Scientists are searching for explanations to disappointing final-stage trial results. These insights could help guide the future development of mRNA vaccines

This revolutionary gene-editing system has taken science by storm.

Fee-for-service models, such as that of the U.S., and single-payer models, such as those of the U.K. and Canada, both have significant flaws—but Singapore may have found a workable compromise

After transitioning in 1917, Alan L. Hart helped alter medical history

Many scientists say there is not enough evidence that Biogen’s aducanumab is an effective therapy for the disease