Diagnosis is, as Sifferlin writes, “the most important piece of medical information a person can receive.” In light of this, ...

Every year, millions of animals are used in laboratories, and for many people, the image is immediate and uncomfortable: ...

Antibiotics are one of the greatest breakthroughs in medical history. They turned once-deadly infections into treatable ...

Civil War medicine was often harsh, rushed, and painfully limited. Doctors did not yet understand germs the way science does ...

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and modern medicine both play major roles in the treatment of people with illnesses and injuries in China. The coexistence of these two approaches reflects the rich ...

Sir William Osler, a pioneering physician, advocated for holistic patient care. He believed doctors should consider the ...

A quiet revolution is underway in modern medicine: Drug development is aiming to move from managing disease to correcting it ...

Policy strategist Kristi Martin discusses how the Orphan Drug Act reshapes rare disease treatment and drug-pricing challenges. In this episode, Kristi Martin, a longtime Washington, DC–based policy ...

The Orphan Drug Act has boosted treatments, but Kristi Martin, MPA, MA, urges modernizing incentives and pricing to sustain future innovation. Since its inception in 1983, the Orphan Drug Act has been ...

Torie Bosch: Whether it’s Ambien or Wegovy, ivermectin or fluoride, every drug in your medicine cabinet or advertised on TV ...

Even if you you’re not diabetic or obese, can Ozempic be right for you? Ever since the weekly injectable was approved in 2017 to treat diabetes in adults, researchers have been testing its superpowers ...