With changes to preclinical curricula, some medical schools have eliminated certain freestanding subject-based courses, such as histology and pathobiology.

After years of suffering, a cutting-edge test diagnosed Ellie Irwin with a rare bacterial infection.

A tiny division responsible for overseeing services for people with disabilities and older Americans is being dismantled as part of an overhaul by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary.

The Trump administration has shut down a CDC laboratory dedicated to tracking STIs, which experts said could weaken the country’s ability to keep an eye on drug-resistant infections, including g...

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Aaron Siri, who specializes in vaccine lawsuits, has been at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s side reviewing candidates for top jobs at the Department of Health and Human Services.

SUMMARYBlood cultures (BCs) are one of the critical tests used to detect bloodstream infections. BC results are not 100% specific. Interpretation of BC results is often complicated by detecting microbial contamination rather than true infection. False ...

The objective of this review is to provide an integrated historical account of the complex, often convoluted events impacting milk hygiene and its res…

If you associate yourself with Sensible Medicine, you are anti-vaccine no matter how you describe yourself.

Georgetown University’s Lawrence Gostin weighs in on what the new administration can—and can’t—do to at FDA, CDC, and NIH

Older scientists can still recall that submitting a scientific paper to a journal involved typing a cover letter, making three photocopies of the paper, and placing it in a large envelope for expedite...