Medicine

The Food and Drug Administration said it granted approval to the drug developed by Biogen for patients with Alzheimer's disease.

Saturday marks the 40th anniversary of the first report that brought AIDS to the attention of the public.

A lack of diversity has persisted for years in the U.S, limiting patients' access to potentially effective new drugs and therapies.

If you have certain conditions, or are taking certain medications, parts of your immune system may function less effectively. Here’s what we know.

Eager to control costs, health systems and insurers try to address food insecurity, housing, and more. Yet the evidence is mixed that these efforts work.

Menopause typically happens during a time of life when women need to be on top of their game; managing their careers, raising children, a ...

Some people feel stressed: How can you know who is fully vaccinated? WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk offers a guide to the CDC’s mask guidance.

While pharmaceutical companies making COVID-19 vaccines say it’s likely you’ll need a booster, scientists say it’s too soon to tell. Here’s what we do know so far.

How do the vaccines boost immunity? Do people who’ve had the virus even need a dose? WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk asked about the research.

This hour, worry that we won't reach herd immunity as vaccine demand slows, the confusion about new CDC guidelines for the vaccinated, and using a nudge for vaccine hesitant.

You’re more likely to win the lottery than develop this severe COVID vaccine reaction. But for a Manayunk woman, the lowest of odds changed her life.

Even as more people get treatment overall, people with criminal justice involvement still remain less likely to get medication for opioid use disorder.

A U.S. health panel says it’s time to resume use of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine, despite a very rare risk of blood clots.

The U.S. cleared the 50% mark just a day after the reported global death toll from the coronavirus topped a staggering 3 million.

The N.J. Cannabis Regulatory Commission held its first meeting and began writing the rules and regulations necessary before legal weed sales can start.