Medicine

Thanks to COVID-19, social media has never been more important — or more dangerous. Information — good or bad — spreads at lightnin ...

The question is not just about money. It’s also about getting the word out to people who need to hear it and might not get it elsewhere.

It's a welcome bit of hope as countries grapple with spikes in contagion as they loosen restrictions and reopen their economies.

U.S. regulators revoked emergency authorization for malaria drugs promoted by Trump for treating COVID-19 amid growing evidence they don’t work

For independent pharmacies already struggling to compete with large chains, losses incurred by looting could force them to close in the weeks or months ahead.

The pandemic has revealed the failures and inequities in our healthcare system. Ezekiel Emanuel, author of "Which Country Has the World’s Best Healthcare?" discusses reforms.

A study of more than 800 health workers and others finds that taking hydroxychloroquine to prevent COVID-19 is no better than a placebo in preventing the illness.

We get an update on COVID-19 testing and talk with physician Danielle Ofri about treating patients during pandemic and her new book, "When We Do Harm."

Doctors and hospitals are open again for routine yet important care like vaccines and mammograms. Some patients are still unsure if they should go.

The WHO will pause the hydroxychloroquine arm of its clinical trial after a published paper showed people taking the drug were at higher risk of death and heart problems.

In the 1950s, people lived in fear their children might be stricken with infantile paralysis, better known as polio — and they were eager for scientists to find a solution.

The American College of Physicians says there are risks to using the anti-malarial drug on patients, and no benefit. Monitored clinical trials are advised.

The novel COVID-19 vaccine was developed in the lab of Jefferson professor Matthias Schnell, an infectious disease expert.

We look at how contact tracing works and speak to Montgomery County Commissioner Valerie Arkoosh about the high infection rates in the Pa. county.

The FDA warned health professionals last month that the drug should not be used outside of hospital or research settings, due to sometimes fatal side effects.