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When scientists win the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, they typically thank family and colleagues, maybe their universities or whoever funded their research. This year, as the molecular biologist [...]

Health officials say that recalls of onions -- the suspected source of the contamination -- would help lessen the risk to consumers. Other major fast-food chains have also stopped offering [...]

Nearly 50 people have become ill and one person has died, amid infections that may have been caused by slivered onions, the C.D.C. reported. One person has died and 49 [...]

The Ames Test offered a fast and inexpensive way to identify carcinogens, leading to the banning of chemicals linked to cancer and birth defects. Bruce Nathan Ames, a biochemist who [...]

The Nobel Foundation offers prizes in only three scientific disciplines, but other awards have been created to honor scientists in different fields. Every October, scientists eagerly await the announcement of [...]

The Nobel, awarded to David Baker of the University of Washington and Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper of Google DeepMind, is the second this week to involve artificial intelligence. [...]

The prize was awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their discovery of microRNA, which helps determine how cells develop and function. Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun were awarded [...]

The S.E.C. alleged shortcomings in research said to support the drug, and its developer agreed to a $40 million settlement. Some experts wonder why clinical trials have not been stopped. [...]

The birth defects were more likely, but still very uncommon, in infants conceived through certain fertility treatments, a large study found. Major heart defects are more common -- but still [...]

Overwhelmed by queries, physicians are turning to artificial intelligence to correspond with patients. Many have no clue that the replies are software-generated. Every day, patients send hundreds of thousands of [...]

Americans are already turning to A.I. for health information in large numbers, new research suggests. Susan Sheridan had heard of ChatGPT but had never used it, so the first question [...]

The company said that the site would close indefinitely and that it would permanently stop making liverwurst. Union officials said the plant's 500 workers would be given severance and offered [...]

In a new study, many people doubted or abandoned false beliefs after a short conversation with the DebunkBot. Shortly after generative artificial intelligence hit the mainstream, researchers warned that chatbots […]

U.S. inspectors listed serious problems in 2022 that could have resulted in strict measures like a pause in production. But the plant continued operating, and some conditions persisted. Two years [...]

Seven million pounds of Boar's Head meats have been recalled since late July, when reports of serious illnesses and deaths began to occur. In the last month, nine people have [...]

Federal inspectors cited continuing problems at a deli meat plant in Virginia that was linked to an outbreak of listeria, records indicate. Federal meat inspectors documented black mold, water dripping [...]

Recent infections from the Eastern equine encephalitis virus are worrying health officials. Severe cases can be deadly or leave lasting injuries. Residents of 10 communities in Massachusetts have been warned [...]

Dr. Michael Blaiss, an allergist at the Medical College of Georgia, was often surprised by how hesitant his patients were to use their auto-injectors, syringe-like devices like the EpiPen that [...]

As videos describing the procedure as agonizing spread on social media, new guidelines advise physicians to consider various anesthetics. In recent years, the process of getting an intrauterine device, or [...]

It's probably not selfishness, experts say. Even young adults who want children see an increasing number of obstacles. For years, some conservatives have framed the declining fertility rate of the […]

The chief executive and a lead scientist stepped down weeks after a federal grand jury filed fraud charges against a research collaborator. Two top officials at Cassava Sciences -- a […]

As health plans increasingly rely on technology to deny treatment, physicians are fighting back with chatbots that synthesize research and make the case. At his rehabilitation medicine practice in Illinois, [...]

The research, which builds on previous work, eventually may lead to a more objective diagnostic tool, scientists said. The process for diagnosing a child with autism heavily relies on a [...]

The Supreme Court decision overturning the so-called Chevron doctrine is likely to hamstring the federal government's public health efforts and invite waves of litigation from parties opposed to regulations aimed [...]

The statement followed a report in The Times that a federal health official had urged the removal of age minimums from treatment guidelines for transgender minors. The Biden administration said [...]