A neuroscientist, he employed a battery of high-tech tools in devising a fast-acting therapy that targets the area of the brain where depression originates.

A damning report on South Africa’s public health system from the Auditor-General (AGSA) reveals a ‘total absence of accountability.’

Two reporters wanted to witness firsthand how doctors and families navigate mixed messages and unproven claims.

Diagnosed with A.L.S., they traded stories, drank tequila and made grim jokes at a unique annual gathering on Cape Cod.

The benefits of hormone replacement have been underappreciated, Dr. Marty Makary, the agency’s commissioner, said on Monday. Critics described evidence for the change as insufficient.

Health agencies asked caregivers to stop using two batches of ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula after they found an increase in cases of infant botulism.

The drug targets the PCSK9 protein, and could give millions of people a more affordable option to reduce their heart disease risk.

He developed extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or ECMO, a treatment that can sustain patients whose hearts and lungs are failing — for days or weeks or longer.

The announcement of the deal signaled an end to the bidding war for Metsera between Pfizer and Novo Nordisk, the Danish maker of Ozempic and Wegovy.

“The laws of inheritance are quite unknown,” Charles Darwin acknowledged in 1859. The discovery of DNA’s shape altered how we conceived of life itself.

Even those opposed to President Trump were encouraged by his announcement of a discount on I.V.F. drugs, a policy that followed months of complex negotiations.

Seven complaints, filed on Thursday, claim the popular chatbot encouraged dangerous discussions and led to mental breakdowns.

The president’s agreement with drug companies involves a range of prices, depending on dose, product and how you’re paying.

Lab-grown “reductionist replicas” of the human brain are helping scientists understand fetal development and cognitive disorders, including autism. But ethical questions loom.

President Trump announced a deal with Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to lower prices on hugely popular weight-loss drugs for Medicare, Medicaid and American patients who pay with their own money.

A new industry group wants to set aside the piecemeal state-by-state approach imposing food dye and labeling laws in favor of federal control. The opposition has roiled the MAHA coalition.

Placenta accreta is a life-threatening condition in which the placenta attaches to scar tissue left by a C-section. It used to be extremely rare.

Round-the-clock fetal monitoring leads to unnecessary C-sections. But it’s used in nearly every birth because of business and legal concerns, The Times found.

Doctors have already begun reducing radiation treatment for women at low risk of recurrence or spread of the disease. A new study finds that some women at greater risk can safely avoid radiation.