By questioning the FDA’s authority to regulate an abortion drug, the courts undermine its authority to regulate all medications, legal experts say.
Author: Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY
Another step toward using animal organs: Pig kidney sustains brain-dead man for a month
Pigs might help solve the organ transplant crisis if researchers can make the process safe enough. Preventing rejection in brain-dead subjects is a step toward that goal.
Make sure to stop and smell the roses. It just might boost your memory.
Older adults who slept with a diffuser that released seven different odors at night showed improvements in verbal memory, a new study shows.
The next pandemic could spring from the US meat supply, new report finds
While Americans may think a pandemic like COVID can’t start here, researchers say lax regulation of livestock and wild animals make it a real risk.
Should I drink that Diet Coke? What WHO says about the potential health risks of aspartame
WHO reports find aspartame safe when consumed in typical amounts; might increase cancer risk at very high levels.
DNA sequencing can lead to longer, better lives for cancer patients. But why do so few get it?
Despite guidelines and the common use of genetic sequencing for cancer patients at major medical centers, experts say many patients are missing out.
A short supply of cancer drugs has doctors and patients worried: ‘We’re at a critical juncture’
More than a dozen cancer drugs have been in shortage in recent months, putting patients, particularly women, at risk.
Study identifies symptoms that distinguish long COVID ‒ an essential step toward much-needed treatment
Researchers can finally identify the symptoms of long COVID thanks to a study of 10,000 Americans. Here’s what that means for treatment.
Study finds brain ‘signature’ for chronic pain, which could improve diagnosis, treatment
Arthritis and other sources of chronic pain has a fundamentally different brain signature than the acute pain of a stubbed toe, study finds.
Lessons from the COVID war: Can the United States avoid repeating its pandemic mistakes?
A group of over 30 experts has written a book that examines what went wrong in how the United States responded to the COVID-19 pandemic.