Each year, the National Kidney Foundation honors specialists in nephrology who exemplify the organization’s relentless ...

Race-based assessments of lung function have historically assumed different levels of “normal” for different patient groups.

The World Health Organization’s governing body is scheduled to meet on May 27 to discuss a critically needed plan for global ...

“Polygenic embryo screening is largely unregulated in the United States, and without proper context and focused patient ...

The idea that biology is not destiny is hardly new. Studies in twins have shown that even among identical pairs — those sharing 100 percent of their DNA — the same disease genes do not turn into ...

How well a newly minted doctor scores on their medical board exam appears linked to patients’ odds of dying or being readmitted to the hospital. Doctors’ performance on ratings of knowledge and skill ...

Although it can’t compose poetry or solve equations, this extensive network uses the same chemicals and cells as the brain to help us digest and to alert the brain when something is amiss. Gut and ...

The National Academy of Sciences is a private, nonprofit institution that was established under a congressional charter signed by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in 1863. It recognizes achievement in ...

In a small proof-of-concept trial, 11 out of 14 participants experienced improvement on at least one vision-related outcome, while six had improvements on two or more. The CRISPR-based therapy that ...

Animals can play crucial roles in helping researchers understand disease and develop new treatments. Without mice, Harvard Medical School geneticist Connie Cepko wouldn’t be on the cusp of discovering ...

Residency positions in dermatology for the U.S. military are limited to a handful of openings each year, and these vary depending on the needs of the forces. In 2024, only one spot in the country was ...