Considerable advances have been made in our understanding of Bardet–Biedl syndrome (BBS), particularly in its core clinical features and molecular genetics, warranting an update to the existing diagn...

Lyft has agreed to protect the rights of blind and disabled riders to travel with service animals under a Minnesota settlement that applies nationwide.

Objective This analysis aimed to assess the efficacy of setmelanotide over 52 weeks in patients with Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) compared with an external natural history cohort from the internation...

Asking AI about medical symptoms does not help patients make better decisions about their health than other methods, such as a standard internet search, according to a new study published in Nature Medicine.

The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead. Use information on your prescription label to locate the factory and see inspection reports.

Health care workers are changing how they counsel patients. Experts are using our database to support their research. And some consumers report they’ve discovered troubling records at the factories wh...

Before universal vaccination for hepatitis B began in 1991, 18,000 children contracted the virus by age 10 each year, and most of them developed chronic illness and liver damage. Vaccination reduced…

Republican lawmakers cite Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage as a national model for federal Medicaid work requirements that are set to take effect in 2027. A new report shows the program has spent at lea...

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If we stay on this administration’s course, future life-saving medicines may never be invented

Zandy Forbes’ biotech company MeiraGTx has developed targeted gene therapy methods to treat more than just genetic disorders. Now it’s on the cusp of its first approval.

On February 26, President Trump issued an executive order expanding the power of the United States DOGE Service (DOGE), the government initiative controlled by Elon Musk.

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“With the right policies, advanced science, and strong leadership in government agencies, Donald Trump has the power to save more American lives from rare diseases than any president in history,” writ...

For one thing, the presence of employees with disabilities improves the culture of the entire organization, making it more collaborative and responsive.

Tracking disability policies has long been challenging − this will become a harder task under the Trump administration.

No suicide attempt should be dismissed or treated lightly.

D.C. resident Bobby Whalen was a proud probationary employee of the National Institutes of Health. He lost his job Friday night along with what is believed to be more than 1,000 other NIH probationary...

The jury’s out on whether the US is still at the top of global science. Proposed cuts to major agencies could mean completely ceding that title.

Birkie Week Events February 19 – 23, 2025 Cable-Hayward, WI, USA Welcome to the North Woods and the 2025 Birkie Week of Events! From its humble beginnings, the

The Trump administration is set to eliminate thousands of federal health care jobs Friday, targeting employees across agencies who were hired in the past one to two years.