People with two copies of the gene variant APOE4 are almost certain to get Alzheimer’s, say researchers, who proposed a framework under which such patients...

The state’s Supreme Court ruled that the 1864 law is enforceable today. Here is what led to its enactment.

Results of a large clinical trial found the treatment did not work any better than a placebo.

Two new studies show fast-growing use of the pills on the eve of the Supreme Court’s consideration of a case seeking to ban or restrict...

Leaders of the treatment’s manufacturer, Amylyx, said they would announce their plans for it within eight weeks.

Eli Lilly’s donanemab was expected to be approved this month, but the agency has decided to convene a panel of independent experts to evaluate the...

The pill mifepristone will be available with a prescription at pharmacy counters in a few states to start.

The journal found that the studies, which had suggested that medication abortion is unsafe, included incorrect factual assumptions and misleading presentation of the data.

The federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, known as EMTALA, requires hospitals to provide medically necessary care to stabilize patients in emergency situations.

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