The first child to receive a new experimental gene therapy for a rare neurological disorder died a few days after dosing, the company sponsoring that...

Susan Monarez, the former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director who was pushed out over vaccine policy after just a month on the job, is...

Covid-19 fell out of the top 10 causes of death in the United States in 2024, according to new data released Wednesday, and the estimated overall mort...

WASHINGTON — President Trump directed health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to crack down on misleading direct-to-consumer drug advertisements in a s...

Despite high price tags, the Wegovy and Zepbound obesity drugs are considered to be cost effective, because they help patients lose substantial weight...

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This essay was adapted from Jess Steier’s newsletter, “Unbiased Science.” For the last few weeks of summer, my mom visited from Florida. It was amazin...

Kerry Kennedy, sister of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has joined her nephew, former Massachusetts Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy III, calling on her brother to resi...

The Food and Drug Administration said it would start releasing rejection letters soon after they are provided to drugmakers, a victory for those who w...

BOSTON — A widely watched case against the National Institutes of Health over the termination of hundreds of grants was poised to enter a new phase of...