In his decades as a former president, he and his wife, Rosalynn Carter, helped bring lifesaving treatments and sanitation to...

Tiny genetic alterations could help the bird flu virus enter cells in the upper respiratory tract, the C.D.C. said. But...

It may be a longstanding practice, but critics say routine weight measurements are driving some patients away from care.

There is no one factor that causes autism — or explains its growing prevalence. Researchers are seeking explanations for the...

Attempts to restrict pharmaceutical advertisements have failed many times over the years, often on First Amendment grounds.

A mutant gene is coming to steal Linde Jacobs’s mind. Can she find a way to stop it?

Dr. Mark Hyman, a “functional medicine” proponent and longtime friend of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is finding powerful allies in...

Officials have discovered the virus in 645 dairy herds, more than in any other state so far.

Problems with getting vaccines to families have left many children unvaccinated and in danger of contracting the virus.

Statements by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Elon Musk tap into a dispute over whether lifestyle changes or drugs are...