Medicine
Stanford-led study offers relief to children with dangerous food allergies, leading to FDA drug approval
Medication reduces potentially deadly reactions to allergy-triggering foods like nuts, milk and wheat.
Inside the plan to diagnose Alzheimer’s in people with no memory problems — and who stands to benefit
Those with normal cognition who test positive for elevated levels of certain proteins tied to...
Eureka! How a Stanford study revealed the success of research failures
Faced with experiments that can’t be reproduced, academia seeks to improve and “future proof” research.
Patients see first savings from Biden’s drug price push, as pharma lines up its lawyers
With Election Day on the horizon, the president is trying to make sure voters know...
Medical waste, chemicals and patient information in dumpsters: Quest Diagnostics to pay $5 million to settle California charges
California attorney general and 10 district attorneys brought case against medical testing giant.
‘A horrible, perfect storm’: Frustrations rise as shortage of Adderall, other ADHD medication continues
Access to prescription stimulant medications first began to unravel at the beginning of the COVID-19...
The FTC is attacking drugmakers’ ‘patent thickets’
The targeted patents cover devices that propel medicines for asthma and emphysema into the lungs...
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Elon Musk’s deep dive into human experimentation
Do our brains have the privacy they need? Neuralink's implant is announced with great fanfare,...
Ketamine therapy for mental health a ‘Wild West’ for doctors, patients
While it’s legal for doctors to prescribe ketamine, the FDA hasn’t approved it for mental...
Tuberculosis: Symptoms and treatment, and who should be tested
The bacteria that cause the disease can be spread through the air by coughing, sneezing...