Multiple myeloma is considered incurable, but a third of patients in a Johnson & Johnson clinical trial have lived without detectable cancer for years after facing certain death.

A growing number of older women are seeking treatment for eating disorders. Many have struggled without help for decades.

Coming June 5: A six-part podcast exploring the origins of medical treatment for transgender young people, and how the care got pulled into a political fight that could end it in the United States.

More older people are using cannabis products regularly, but research suggests their cannabis-related health problems are also on the rise.

President Trump has sought to assuage some lawmakers’ concerns over the bill’s price tag and cuts to Medicaid with inaccurate claims.

When it comes to climate and the environment, some oils are a cut above. Here’s what to know.

A study found that women could switch drugs without waiting for scans showing cancer progression, which improved their quality of life.

The recall of tomatoes distributed in three southern states was upgraded to the most severe warning the agency issues.

Paula Ritchie wasn’t dying, but under Canada’s new rules, she qualified for a medically assisted death. Was that kindness or cruelty?

Canada’s MAID law, which expanded the right to die to people without a terminal illness, raises ethical and medical dilemmas.

The outbreak, which was traced to a grower in Florida, has spread to 18 states, according to the C.D.C. Several distributors and stores, including Target, have recalled products containing cucumbers.

He became an advocate of a woman’s right to choose and once said, “It is always tragic when politics takes the most vulnerable hostage — in this case, women.”

The termination is the latest in a series of cuts to H.I.V. research and programs to prevent the disease.