Author: Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY

By questioning the FDA’s authority to regulate an abortion drug, the courts undermine its authority to regulate all medications, legal experts say.

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.

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.

In his new book, “Random Acts of Medicine,” Dr. Anupam Jena recounts studies that look at the role chance plays in medicine. We chatted with him.

WHO reports find aspartame safe when consumed in typical amounts; might increase cancer risk at very high levels.

A pair of studies shows the Y chromosome, which characterizes males, plays a key role in some cancers.

Researchers can finally identify the symptoms of long COVID thanks to a study of 10,000 Americans. Here’s what that means for treatment.

The new research is the first to stimulate both the spinal cord and brain, allowing a man to control his leg movements naturally.

The new project, Bespoke Gene Therapy Consortium, hopes its work on 8 rare diseases will set the standard and framework to help thousands of others.

Arthritis and other sources of chronic pain has a fundamentally different brain signature than the acute pain of a stubbed toe, study finds.