Four years ago, Tennessee became the first state to allow adults to buy the antiparasitic drug ivermectin from a pharmacy ...

Some of these ideas emerged in response to real harms. Obstetrics has a history of paternalism. Women were excluded from ...

Ebola cases in Congo have increased almost 40% in a week, and the outbreak's confirmed death toll has now topped 200. ( AP) ...

Whenever Ebola comes, some of the afflicted choose the road to the nearest hospital. Others take the path to the shrine of a traditional healer, often with devastating consequences. Many view the ...

The FDA approved oral tebipenem pivoxil (Utebzi) as the first oral carbapenem antibiotic to treat complicated urinary tract ...

Bob Blendon, ScD, a giant in the world of healthcare polling, died Wednesday, said officials from Harvard University in Boston.

For the first time in World Cup history, FIFA is mandating all soccer players take hydration breaks to protect them from the threats of extreme heat. But the new rule has sparked criticism from two ...

Treating opioid withdrawal with short-acting opioids showed a dose-dependent association with a reduction in early ...

An FDA advisory panel on Thursday unanimously endorsed the use of Moderna's trivalent flu vaccine candidate, which uses mRNA technology that's come under fire from the nation's top health official. In ...

Public health surveillance tactics in place for the FIFA World Cup identified and confirmed a gastrointestinal virus surge in a host city. The Health Security Operations Center (HSOC) has been leading ...

A study in Gut found that red wine may be associated with a lower risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). But drinking ...

The public story of NIH review is familiar. Objective experts, shielded from politics, score each proposal on its scientific ...