Biotech
Here’s the Data behind Apple’s New Heart-Monitoring App
The FDA is reviewing evidence from hundreds of people that used the company’s watch
STAT
Biotech
Study Cracks Open the Secrets of Genetic Mutations That Boost Breast and Ovarian Cancer Risk
Scientists scoured variants of BRCA1 to determine which are pathogenic
Public Health
Researchers to Release Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes in Africa for First Time
Up to 10,000 bugs could be deployed
Policy
Former CDC Director Tom Frieden Arrested on Sexual Misconduct Charge
The alleged incident occurred in October
Mental Health
Scientists Are Starting to Test Claims about "Microdosing"
Could psychedelics lead to improved antidepressant or antianxiety therapies?
Policy
NIH Investigating Researchers Who May Have Failed to Disclose Foreign Government Contributions
Multiple institutions may have such conflicts
Biotech
Smartphones Are Helping Health Workers Combat Tuberculosis
Encrypted videos enable medication monitoring from afar
Medicine
N.Y.U. Medical School Students Will Get Free Tuition
The move could have benefits far beyond one medical school
Medicine
Doctors Prescribe Fewer Opioids after Learning of Patient Deaths
Clinicians were contacted about fatal overdoses
Public Health
Inducing Labor at 39 Weeks Safe, Linked to Lower C-Section Risk
The big study finding upends conventional thinking
