Vinay Prasad's acting replacement, remembering genomics pioneer J. Craig Venter, and more biotech news from The Readout ...

The FDA proposed excluding the active ingredients in popular obesity and diabetes drugs from a list of substances that can be ...

FDA review confirmed overall safety of 16 brands of baby formula. In a STAT Q&A, experts unpack what low-level PFAS findings ...

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has dropped its nomination of Casey Means to be the next surgeon general, opting ...

Most of the infant formula in the U.S. is safe, but experts and health officials say regulators can take steps to make the ...

Efforts to make customized medicines at scale have hit commercial and regulatory roadblocks. Julia Vintarello is trying again ...

Psychedelics’ potential as a form of treatment is virtually unmatched. But their promise faces both scientific uncertainty ...

America is worried about fertility rates — again. Coverage of the country’s declining birth rate reflects widespread unease: ...

J. Craig Venter, the scientist whose relentless ambition helped turn genetics from an artisanal trade into an industrialized ...

A new tool, OBSCORE, is meant to better define who's at risk for obesity complications, going beyond BMI to include family ...

Imagine standing on a vast, dark plain. Without light, you cannot see dips and rolls in the grass or make out hills and valleys. Even if there’s a city off in the distance to your right, it does ...

The likelihood of snagging NIH grants has plunged to historic lows, forcing academic researchers to resort to a variety of ...