A group of more than 30 experts has written a book that examines what went wrong in how the United States responded to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Author: Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY
Gene therapy offers hope for rare diseases. But the stories don’t always have happy endings.
Alissa Feldborg, a 3-year-old with an ultra rare genetic disease called Sandhoff, died this month after participating in a gene therapy trial.
Beyond IVF: Scientists debate ethics of human reproduction without egg and sperm
Scientists are working on an approach that goes beyond IVF where babies can be made from cells other than eggs or sperm. It has ethicists worried.
Cutting-edge advances in cancer treatment are underway. Here are 3 that could change lives.
A look at some of the most hopeful, surprising advances in cancer treatment and research presented at the American Association for Cancer Research.
Another COVID booster is now approved for older people and those at high risk
The FDA on Tuesday said people over 65 and those at high risk for coronavirus can get a second COVID booster shot. What to know about the vaccine.
In what could be a ‘big shift’ for cancer treatment, mRNA vaccine shows promise against melanoma
An mRNA vaccine from Moderna shows promise at preventing recurrences of melanoma skin cancer, which could mark a turnaround for cancer vaccines.
Why experts worry the ‘magic’ in new weight loss medications carries a dark side
From side effects like nausea to Big Pharma’s influence, some experts caution patients to consider the downsides of drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy.
Autism rates rise again. Why experts say many kids are still ‘invisible to the system.’
Many factors are likely to contribute to rising autism rates, including that diagnoses among kids of color have been catching up to white children.
Are sugar substitutes healthy? Research doesn’t yet offer comforting answers.
New data about the health effects of a sugar substitute leads to one more question: Are sweeteners really healthier than the real thing?
Long COVID has some weird symptoms. Face blindness may be one them.
It’s not clear how many people have developed face blindness after having COVID-19, but research suggests an infection may trigger prosopagnosia.