Ebola Outbreak Opens Way to Chaotic Jockeying to Test Experimental Drugs
The final decision about which potential therapies to allow rests with the DRC government
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Doc's YA Novel Treats Life-and-Death Issues
Pediatric cardiologist Ismée Williams discusses her young adult novel, Water in May, about a teenage girl whose newborn has a life-threatening heart condition.
FDA Plans to Speed Path to Approval for Some Gene Therapies
The agency’s first target will be hemophilia
New Thalidomide-Like Therapy Hijacks Cells' Trash-Disposal System
Cancer treatment using the notorious drug may hold promise for other diseases like Alzheimer’s
Vermont Legislators Pass Law Allowing Drug Imports
The state is the first to approve such legislation, but importation would still require federal sign-off
Amgen's New Migraine Drug Will Cost 30 Percent Less Than Wall Street Expected
Clinical trial patients had two fewer headaches a month compared with those who received a placebo
Everything You Need to Know about the Ebola Vaccine
Public health workers are preparing to roll out inoculations even as the disease has spread to an urban location
The Future of Medicine 2018
How emerging diseases in a changing world jeopardize public health, and what can be done
Great Ape Makes Good Doc
Orangutans were observed to use plant extracts to treat their own pain.
Experimental Vaccine Will be Used against Ebola Outbreak in the DRC
The inoculation, called V920, was developed by Merck
A New Push for a Universal Flu Vaccine
One experimental shot is slated for human testing
Trump Denounces "Middlemen" and Largely Spares Pharma in Drug Pricing Speech
The White House proposal would not allow Medicare to negotiate prices or expand medication imports
Vaccines Built for the Rich Don't Protect the Poor as Well
The same preventive shot may be less effective in poor neighborhoods than in rich ones
A Worldwide Effort to Stop Epidemics Is in Peril
A program to stop deadly diseases from spreading to the U.S. by helping foreign countries contain them now faces steep cuts
How to Build a Better Flu Vaccine
An experimental approach may arm immune cells against many strains, eliminating annual guesswork
A Wave of Resurgent Epidemics Has Hit the U.S.
Resurgent outbreaks of infectious diseases are sickening thousands, and the causes are societal
Scientists Downsize Bold Plan to Make Human Genome from Scratch
Genetic construction project shifts focus to making virus-resistant human cells
Shoebox-Size Lab Can Diagnose Infectious Diseases from a Drop of Blood
The device can already detect antibodies for measles and rubella
Panel Recommends FDA Approval of Epilepsy Drug Derived from Marijuana
Decision paves path to the U.S.'s first medication made from marijuana