Diseases and Cures

Despite many efforts to find better, more effective ways to treat cancer, it remains a leading cause of death by disease among children in the U.S. Cancer patients are also…

On this episode of the Big Brains podcast, neurobiologist Karl Herrup argues we need to go back to the drawing board on Alzheimer’s disease.

More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been much reflection around “lessons learned” across all sectors. In the biomedical research space, we’ve seen science meet the urgent…

Diabetes requires continuous care. (Photo by T. Barbhuiya, Unsplash) Past studies have shown that rural Americans are more likely to develo…

Despite overall advancements, Black women continue to face significant barriers to breast cancer care.

People often think of leprosy as a bygone disease, relevant primarily in biblical times. But in fact, it is still present in more than 120 countries, and the US is seeing an uptick in cases.

An inhaler that costs nearly $300 in the US goes for just $9 in Germany. What gives?

A pediatrician and preventive medicine physician explains how measles vaccines became victims of their own success and the risk that rising outbreaks pose to everyone.

Antidepressant dispensing to adolescents and young adults increased sharply after the COVID-19 pandemic began, researchers report.

Getting a diagnosis of a rare disease is a devastating experience. Not recognizing the name of the condition is part of it, but even more draining is the rollercoaster of…

A generation ago, polio paralyzed hundreds of thousands of children every year. Many countries have now eliminated polio, and our generation has the chance to eradicate it entirely.

Over the past 20 years, people living with HIV in the United States have seen a drastic improvement in their overall quality of life. But the medical achievements that have…