The FDA has begun soliciting feedback to inform the next version of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act. User fees remain ...

Despite their limited experience, medical students and residents are often sought out for health advice by family and friends. In an inequitable health system, these consults may seem essential.

A small-molecule drug proves its mettle in the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy, a disease amenable to intervention at the pre-mRNA level.

An industry-supported center claims that it costs companies $2.6 billion to develop a new drug. But we need a broader-based and more transparent reckoning of research-and-development costs to infor ...

A man from rural India presented with redness and blurry vision in one eye. Examination was notable for panuveitis and a live worm in the posterior segment; the worm was removed in a pars plana vit ...

To prevent the spread of inaccurate information, academic and health care institutions will need to equip scientists and clinicians to engage effectively on nontraditional media platforms.

The need to suppress a patient’s immune system after the transplantation of allogeneic cells is associated with wide-ranging side effects. We report the outcomes of transplantation of ...

Although xenon may have neuroprotective effects, there is no strong evidence that it aids in short-term, high-altitude performance. Success is more likely a result of acclimatization, oxygen suppor ...

New data show that the United States continues to fall short when it comes to both protecting the health of individual people and promoting societal well-being.

Several barriers to access to preexposure prophylaxis for HIV could be alleviated by making it available over the counter. This step could particularly facilitate access among groups that face stigma.

The rising tide of chronic kidney disease among patients with type 2 diabetes continues to challenge clinicians and health systems worldwide.1 Advances have been made in the management of chronic k ...

A 68-year-old man presented with unilateral ptosis. Neurologic examination revealed ptosis of the left eye after a sustained upward gaze. Myasthenia gravis was suspected, and an ice-pack test was p ...