Confidence in science has not collapsed, but scientists have urgent problems to address.

It’s hard to measure social and economic impacts of making papers and data free, researchers say

Open science often centers around publications and data transparency. This Perspective discusses how and why disseminating results to study participants is essential for maximizing the values and bene...

Shares of Sarepta Therapeutics have plunged again after the drugmaker reported a second death in connection with its gene therapy for muscular dystrophy.

Boom in infections in the West African nation is driven by the same viral strain that caused a global outbreak in 2022.

When asked to name a living scientist from their own country, more than half of the respondents in both countries did not reply.

Purpose of Review Recent advances in genetics are pushing the frontiers of health research in Africa. Notable developments include the release of the draft human pangenome reference, regulatory approv...

The global south should become self-reliant by investing in health.

For many students, quiet time is key for the learning process.

“My ideas matter more than how I sound,” this postdoc writes

Early-career researchers describe how they juggled workloads, emotions and finances after having children.

Alongside secret Santas and seasonal parties, many laboratories develop traditions to show appreciation to colleagues — from sweets and mulled wine to quizzes and ice-skating trips.

When Allie Reimold boarded Flight 2223 in Houston a week ago, she didn’t expect to see the pilot whose life she had saved.

It is understandable if the COVID-19 pandemic spurred many researchers to conduct their own studies on patients with the disease. They wanted to help in a difficult situation by doing what they were c...

Background The increasing availability of large volumes of personal data from diverse sources such as electronic health records, research programmes, commercial genetic testing, national health survey...

Artificial intelligence could help speedily summarize research. But it comes with risks.

For a St. Louis woman wrestling with pain and a coercive sterilization, crises come in waves

South Africa implemented a comprehensive response to COVID-19 comprising of several coercive public health measures. As in many countries, COVID-19 measures were subject to a number of legal challenge...

Dr. David M. Levine, a retired Johns Hopkins professor of medicine who worked to prevent heart disease in the East Baltimore community, died Nov. 5 at Gilchrist Center Towson.

Rafael Dal-Ré and colleagues consider the challenges of new requirements to share individual participant data for US federally funded trials carried out in other countries Despite practices and guide...

Push for “data sovereignty” could reshape how scientists share information