Medicine

An intrepid team of scientists has created “Smart Underwear” to measure human flatulence in a bid to better understand our farts

A new study shows that blood collected on a sanitary pad can be used for cervical cancer screening, opening the door to new diagnostics

For those with retrograde cricopharyngeus dysfunction, daily life can be miserable, with symptoms such as bloating and chest pain. But a simple Botox injection can help

Novel artificial lungs could help keep people whose lungs no longer function alive long enough to get an organ transplant

DeepMind’s AlphaGenome AI model could help solve the problem of predicting how variations in noncoding DNA shape gene expression

The National Institutes of Health’s move to end support for research using fetal human tissue is “clearly a political decision, not a scientific one,” one expert says

This clinical trial in Guinea-Bissau would withhold vaccination from some babies, sparking ethical concerns

Cancer survival rates climbed significantly in recent decades. But federal funding cuts could threaten that progress, physicians warn

Behind the hype of GLP-1 medications lies complex science, serious side effects and a pharmaceutical arms race.

Immense progress in gene editing, drug discovery and conservation are just some of the reasons to be cheerful about 2025

A pill version of the popular GLP-1 weight-loss drug Wegovy has been green-lit for use in the U.S. Here’s what that means for health care

From advancements in male birth control to the science of supplements, Scientific American highlights some of the most fascinating health and medicine stories of 2025