Medicine

Although not practical in many areas, the approach reveals clues to how the immune system battles the infection

Former Enron employee John Arnold and his wife Laura have financed much of the Democrats’ efforts to cut prescription drug costs

Students were given placebos and told they were placebos, yet the intervention helped

While the number of deaths has gone down since 2013, new infections—such as the deadly Candida auris—have appeared

The compound is found in everything from coffee to cookies, but the research on its efficacy is scant

The approval of Merck’s vaccine comes after decades of research aimed at preventing the deadly disease

Many businesses claim they’re using it, but they’re kidding themselves—and they’re kidding you, too

Yes, but it will help doctors, not replace them

I’ve now treated several patients with the new cancer gene therapy called CAR-T, but there’s still a lot to learn

The drug targets the connection between the brain and the microbiome

A prominent oncologist urges continuous testing of everyone from birth onward with implanted devices that detect cancerous cells before they spread

Most of the time we don't know if they are better than the old ones