Health

The latest developments affecting patients and practitioners

digital community center

Health

Digital health startups want to help Medicare prevent diabetes, if only it will let them

Breastfeeding mother and baby

Health

Breastfeeding women need to know more about the risks of taking medication, experts say

By Megan Thielking

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Peter Bucciarelli

Health

Hepatitis C-infected hearts and lungs can be safely transplanted, study says, opening way to more donors

By Jacquelyn Corley

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Teen Juul

Health

FDA is investigating reports of seizures after vaping

By Megan Thielking

Insulin factory - Novo

Health

Faced with rising anger on drug prices, Cigna plans to reduce insulin costs to $25 a month for many patients

By Matthew Herper

DNA genome saliva kit

Health

5 burning questions for the DNA testing industry after the launch of the latest new disease risk test

By Kate Sheridan and Rebecca Robbins

Probiotics illustration

Health

Probiotics are touted as good for the gut. They may be trouble for the immune system

By Meghana Keshavan

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Biotech

In biotech’s biggest hub, companies open their labs to an unlikely inspector: the city’s veterinarian

By Kate Sheridan

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Aetion Carolyn Magill

Health

Purveyor of real world evidence wants to eliminate health care’s blindspots

Health

When the ‘real thing’ becomes a mirage: How patients in Alzheimer’s trials are coping with the treatment’s failure

By Andrew Joseph

Health

Genomes of mosquito, mulberry, and other organisms help reveal how life works

By Associated Press

CRISPR Panel March 28 2019

Biotech

CRISPR companies embrace the hope — and pressure — of a rapidly advancing technology

By Damian Garde

Data

Health

AI’s inroads in medicine, and the forces holding it back, on display at Datapalooza

Rockland County Measles

Health

In a religious N.Y. community, an unprecedented response to measles puts trust in government to the test

Telemed in North Dakota

Health

North Dakota doesn’t have enough psychiatrists. Telemedicine is helping to fix that

By Megan Thielking

James High

Special Report

Their baby died during his nap. Then medical bureaucrats deepened the parents’ anguish

By Eric Boodman

Measles Outbreak Exemptions

Health

New York county, declaring emergency over measles, seeks to ban unvaccinated from public places

By Helen Branswell

Purdue Pharma headquarters

Business

Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin, settles opioids lawsuit in Oklahoma

By Associated Press

Asthma Inhaler

Health

Asthma takes a hard toll on African-Americans. Can precision medicine ease the burden?

By John McQuaid

Measles Ukraine

Health

The measles virus was down and out. Now it’s primed for a comeback

By Helen Branswell

Donald Stern

Health

Tufts taps former U.S. attorney to investigate ties to Sackler family, Purdue Pharma

By Andrew Joseph

Jeff Jonas

Biotech

Sage’s CEO reflects on progress treating postpartum depression and what Biogen’s big Alzheimer’s failure means

By Alissa Ambrose, Adam Feuerstein, and Matthew Herper

Grady Picture at 2 weeks

Health

A monkey born from frozen testicular tissue offers fertility hope to pediatric cancer survivors

By Andrew Joseph

Ritalin

Health

Some ADHD medicines may increase psychosis more than others, ‘real-world’ data show

By Matthew Herper

Greg can't play mumps

Health

What was it like when mumps was rampant? Ask Greg

By Helen Branswell

Whitney Weldon

Health

Their tissue turns to bone. Their joints freeze in place. And, finally, their hopes for treatment may be realized

By Damian Garde

Easier Heart Valves

Business

The astounding 19-year journey to a sea change for heart patients

By Matthew Herper

Prescription pill bottles

Health

When medicines are unaffordable, here’s how patients cut costs

By Megan Thielking

Woman holding smartphone

Health

A fertility app bills itself as contraception, raising questions about marketing and efficacy

By Kate Sheridan

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