Health and Medicine

Researchers say ivermectin, a drug designed to fight parasitic worms, could also help fight the spread of malaria.

Artificial skin you can feel, and hopeful signs about reversing Parkinson's.

The FDA has given authorization to the Silicon Valley startup to market its home genetic test.

New recommendations from the American Cancer Society add to a never-ending, contentious debate on when—and how frequently—to screen for breast cancer.

For every additional 80 minutes you spend sitting, your risk of kidney disease shoots up.

Minority groups continue to be left out of clinical trials—and left to suffer overall worse medical care.

African-American men were included as part of clinical testing but excluded from treatment.

A team of scientists has developed a special "skin" for robotic limbs that transfers sensory signals to the brain.

Isolating the aging gene; surgeons using 3D printing; more powerful semiconductors.

Preliminary data from a study out of Sierra Leone confirms the virus is highly capable of sexual transmission long after the patient has recovered.

Only one-sixth of people abusing prescription painkillers and heroin actually get help.

Every American should be screened regularly for hypertension, says a panel of experts.

Pregnant moms who get more sun have babies of higher birth weight.

Laws protecting the patient-provider relationship keep decisions in the examination room, not the Capitol.

Drs. Joshua D. Shiffman and Matthew Breen answer questions submitted using hashtag #CancerQs.

A field that covers everything from memoir to social history, with plenty of intrigue and drama.

Some of the best medicine is being practiced by doctors whose patients aren't human.

Two large studies found that smoking is the cause of 20 percent of all adult male deaths in the country.

Some species get cancer all the time; others, rarely at all. A young researcher in Salt Lake City is trying to figure out why.

A new study finds sex causes physiological changes that also increase the chance for pregnancy.

The work of Sweden's Tomas Lindahl, American Paul Modrich and Turkish-born Aziz Sancar has given insight into cancer treatments.

The Nobel Assembly said the impact of the discoveries 'in terms of improved human health and reduced suffering are immeasurable.'

Scientists designed a brain-computer interface that enabled the patient to send instructions directly to his legs.

A medication used to prevent organ rejection in transplant patients appears to cause structural changes in sperm and reversible infertility.

Medical practices spend 20 hours a week helping patients with the prior authorization process.

Academics serving on boards of companies received a total of $54 million in 2013.

Supplementing a diet with this mineral probably won't prevent bone fractures in older patients, according to a new study.

The hoped-for revolution brought by medication abortion remains unrealized.

Researchers are investigating centuries-old alcoholic beverages for potential medicines.

Researchers have figured out a way to connect the brains of two people via the Internet.