Policy
Scientists Protest Trump Order with Boycotts of Journals, Conferences
More than 4,500 academics have pledged to skip U.S.-based meetings
STAT
Public Health
After Trump Order, Hospitals Scramble to Aid Patients Slated for U.S. Care
Two top medical centers worry that patients will not be permitted to enter the country
Public Health
Egg Donors May Face Uncertain Long-Term Risks
Donation nearly doubled from 2000 to 2010, even as there was little health follow-up
Policy
Top Academics Lash Out at Trump's "Un-American" Immigration Order
Scientists from all over the country are calling for an end to a immigration ban that could potentially affect thousands of scientists working in the U.S.
Public Health
Superbug Resistant to Last-Resort Antibiotic Arises in China
China has been using colistin to speed growth of farm animals
Public Health
Cluster of Amnesia Cases, Potentially Tied to Opioid Use, Alarms Health Officials
Researchers are concerned that the syndrome may be due to drug contamination
Medicine
Flawed Herpes Testing Leads to False Positives and Needless Suffering
Blood tests can be highly unreliable
Medicine
Carbon Monoxide Is Toxic, but Could It Treat Tissue Damage?
A few early-stage clinical trials are underway
Public Health
NIH Director Francis Collins to Stay On under Trump, for Now
The 45th president may still name a different permanent director
Policy
6 Questions for Trump's Nominee to Lead HHS
Rep. Tom Price can expect some tough questions from his Senate interrogators
