Chatbots weren't designed for mental health, but they are increasingly used for therapy. What are the risks an benefits?

Progress has been made in identifying and treating the disease, but the impact of federal cuts is yet to be borne out.

In a new book, Steve Ramirez explores the potential of memory manipulation to ease depression and other afflictions.

The federal government announced a new approach to regulating pharmaceutical ads. Consumers may not see a difference.

The organization Frontline Health Advocates provides medical exemption notes — for a fee. What exactly are they selling?

Millions of women have pre-menstrual dysphoric disorder, or PMDD. But diagnoses and treatments vary considerably.

For decades, the agency has redacted drug names from reports. Now, several former officials support ending the practice.

Authors don’t get to choose what’s going on in the world when their books are published. More than a few luckless writers ended up with a publication date of Sept. 11, 2001, or perhaps Nov. 8, 2016, ...

Oren Harman's "Metamorphosis" explores the minutiae of biological change and the mechanics of how life shifts forms.

Peatlands act as a crucial climate regulator, and are increasingly at the center of conflicts over resource extraction.

In 2019, Debra Halsch was diagnosed with smoldering multiple myeloma, a rare blood and bone marrow disorder that can develop into a type of blood cancer. Her doctors recommended chemotherapy, she said ...