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Cancer patients are being denied access to cutting-edge treatments on the NHS because of a “deadly postcode lottery” in access, doctors have warned.Patients in England are…

January 5, 20263 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmWegovy Weight-Loss Pills Are Now Available in the U.S.—Here’s What That MeansThe first GLP-1 pills for weight…

A recent review of alternative treatments for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) indicates that psychedelic treatments show promise for the disorder while cannabis does not.Dr Michael Van…

Global estimates indicate that 6 in 100 people who get COVID-19 develop post-COVID-19 condition, also known as long COVID.Credit: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via GettyIn a…

November 20, 20252 min readHalted NIH Clinical Trials List Reveals Slashed Treatments for Cancer, COVID and Minority HealthThe National Institutes of Health has canceled funding for…

In Donald Trump’s second administration, the US’s health agenda has taken a new shape in the form of a populist movement known as Make America Healthy…

This article is part of “Innovations In: Alzheimer’s Disease” an editorially independent special report that was produced with financial support from Eisai.Alzheimer’s disease has proved to…

This article is part of “Innovations In: Alzheimer’s Disease” an editorially independent special report that was produced with financial support from Eisai.One of neurologist Anelyssa D’Abreu’s…

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman.An estimated one out of every 10 people in the U.S. has some kind of food allergy,…

Companies are making thousands of pounds by misleading parents with claims that collecting stem cells from their children’s teeth can be a treatment for diabetes and…