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Andrew Joseph covers health, medicine, and the biopharma industry in Europe. You can reach Andrew on Signal at drewqjoseph.71. Novo Nordisk’s next-generation …

Menopause is a key period in a woman’s life. This transition is often accompanied by wide-ranging physical and psychological symptoms — some …

As American Heart Month draws attention to cardiovascular wellness, a newly released scientific review is putting the spotlight on pecans, America’s native …

Families and autism experts say that the federal government could do a lot more to support autistic children by increasing access to …

Nature Medicine, Published online: 20 February 2026; doi:10.1038/s41591-026-04230-y How to accelerate cures for genetic diseases using an artificial intelligence-enabled discovery engine to …

Many young people have the impression that marijuana is a safe and natural drug, but a new study links early use to …

For over a century and a half, life expectancy has steadily increased in the wealthiest countries. Spectacular climbs in longevity have been …

NPR’s science podcast Short Wave talk about how ultrarunning affects the body, the trend of intermittent fasting and how to protect people’s …

With respiratory illness season in full swing, a bad night’s sleep, sore throat, and desire to cancel dinner plans could all be …

This study has trial number NCT02078804 and is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov at https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02078804. Eligibility criteria We performed an individual RCT with a …

The health concern is abdominal (belly) fat, which causes the waistline to expand. A waist circumference greater than 34.6 inches for women …

Researchers at UC San Francisco have identified a biological process that may explain why exercise sharpens thinking and memory. Their findings suggest …

Artificial intelligence can detect breast cancer on screening mammograms more accurately than individual expert radiologists in some study settings. In a 2020 …

Patient characteristics at baseline All patients with ASyS and SSc were treated at the University Hospital of Düsseldorf after written informed consent …

Researchers at University College London have identified a biological process that helps the body shut down inflammation once it is no longer …

Ghana’s Akwasi Frimpong takes part in a training session for the men’s skeleton event in the 2018 Olympics. Kirill KudryavtsevAFP/via Getty Images …

During my first psychedelic session, a violin flourish turned the sky yellow. A comet’s tail of severed body parts flew past and …

Ethics committee approval The outbreak investigation, including sample collection, was conducted as part of an emergency outbreak response led by the DRC …

If your voice becomes hoarse, weak, or disappears altogether, laryngitis is a common reason. “Laryngitis simply means inflammation of the larynx, which …

Over the last decade, scientists at Northwestern University have identified a key insight about how vaccines work. The ingredients matter, but the …

In the midst of a health crisis a few years ago, doctors repeatedly checked my thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), revealing an odd pattern: …

GBD 2021 Antimicrobial Resistance Collaborators. Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance 1990−2021: a systematic analysis with forecasts to 2050. Lancet 404, 1199–1226 …

Researchers in soil science, environmental engineering, and public health from the University of São Paulo (USP), the Federal University of Espírito Santo …

Health Tech Correspondent Mario Aguilar covers technology in health care, including artificial intelligence, virtual reality, wearable devices, telehealth, and digital therapeutics. His …

Inclusion and ethics Informed written consent was given by all participants or their legal representatives, for their medical data and biomaterials to …

Programs that give money directly to individuals are becoming more common across the United States. Still, they continue to draw criticism. Some …

Bob Herman covers health insurance, government programs, hospitals, physicians, and other providers — reporting on how money influences those businesses and shapes …

Men tend to lose the Y chromosome from their cells as they age. But because the Y bears few genes other than …

Cardio activities such as running, swimming, and dancing appear to be especially effective at easing symptoms of depression and anxiety. That conclusion …

The Food and Drug Administration rejected Moderna’s new flu shot. This raises questions about what it means for the future of vaccine …