People in science are increasingly concerned about how wading into partisan politics may further erode trust in their field.

Amid alarm over how a Trump administration, including RFK Jr., might interfere with public health, a Kennedy relative is ...

The eugenics movement is taking center stage in the U.S. — both in Trump's rhetoric, and through a rise in race science.

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Opinion: The fractured ecosystem in which diagnostics development takes place is holding back precision medicine.

Hospitals and some insurers face big hits to their finances if Republicans eliminate or scale back parts of the Affordable ...

The daily ration for sugar was the equivalent of about 6 to 7 teaspoons of sugar, an amount comparable to today’s dietary ...

A lawsuit against pulse oximeter manufacturers and distributors is starting to create change. But experts say the FDA needs ...

This study really gets me very excited because it just basically says, my God, if you're exposed in utero to sugar, years ...

In the effort to expand approaches to treating Alzheimer’s beyond targeting amyloid, some companies have sought to target ...

A geriatric physician says that the public conversation around Trump, Biden, and the election “has been maddening.” ...

STAT Wunderkind @JamesADiao has helped shape policy decisions with his research on the role of race in clinical algorithms.