A large proportion of incarcerated people have their chronic conditions diagnosed while in prison. But experts say quality care can be hard to get.

The stress of supporting a family member in prison can cause lasting health issues for those on the outside. Consequences can stretch far beyond the person doing the time.

Myalgic encephalomyelitis is a mysterious disease long suspected of having a viral trigger. Recent focus on COVID long-haulers could bring new interest in this field.

Scientists have found that results can change, brain scans from the same person doing the same thing can be different a week or a month later.

The radio spectrum is a finite range of frequencies. We use pretty much all of it, for Wi-Fi, smart gadgets, radio. But what about scientists who rely on it?

The MCAT is supposed to gauge future success. But it can also be a financial barrier to underrepresented groups.

The goal seemed pretty clear cut, to enroll a medical school class containing at least 3,000 students of color by the year 2000. Why did it fail?

Community health workers get to know clients personally by asking them what they need to improve their health, and they raise vaccine trust in hardest-hit groups.

Delta smelt are very nearly extinct in the wild. Another fish - the wakasagi- is nearly identical and doing fine. Why do we try and save as many species as possible?

In cities, wildlife like raccoons and coyotes tend to elicit shrieks of horror, rather than cries for compassion. Why we should rethink our relationship with urban wildlife.

Black students who are exposed to Black teachers by third grade are 13% more likely to enroll in college, research shows. This is called the role-model effect.

Kindergarten attendance is down during the pandemic. Is that a good thing? A bad thing? Science and history offer some answers.

How pharmacy benefit managers impacted one independent pharmacist.

It is the job of futurists to think about what the future holds. We can use those skills in our lives too.

Research finds what makes people with dementia still recognizable to their loved ones isn’t their ability to remember things, it’s the way they behave.