Medicine

Immunization reduces the likelihood of a painful reemergence of the virus in kids

Patients want drugs fast-tracked through FDA approval process

Similarly effective drugs in the pipeline will also be gauged against their enormous price tags

Antibodies to a portion of the influenza virus that varies relatively little from strain to strain may provide flu protection in humans

A controversial theory holds that one immunization, given properly, can protect against many diseases besides its target

The data are spotty, but there’s still a reasonable case to be made

Agency officials press sometimes confused stakeholders for more data. Is it possible to define a “more effective CBD cosmetic?”

A novel mechanism has been discovered in the bucktoothed rodents’ ability to withstand hurt

The health promises of boosting an important metabolic molecule may be clouded by its possible role in promoting cancer-cell growth

The FDA is stepping up its oversight of the $50 billion nutritional supplement industry

Cannabidiol reduces levels of stress hormone and blunts urge to use opioids

A cutting-edge therapy currently used for blood cancers is now being adapted to fight solid tumors