Gina Kolata

Some neurosurgeons are testing an acrylic prosthesis that lets them peer into patients’ heads with ultrasound.

Se ha observado que algunos medicamentos, como Ozempic, ayudan a bajar de peso. Pero la ciencia aún no descubre las razones de su eficacia.

The empty auditoriums, Gila monsters, resistant pharmaceutical executives and enigmas that led to Ozempic and other drugs that may change how society thinks about obesity.

Investigadores de la Universidad Stanford idearon una nueva y extraña molécula que podría conducir a medicamentos que armen genes y hagan que los cánceres actúen contra ellos mismos.

A survey showed that many Americans were interested in obesity treatments like Wegovy but lost interest when confronted with the price and other factors.

The 81-year-old Senate Republican leader, who had a serious fall earlier this year, was temporarily unable to speak during a news conference, raising questions about his health and future.

Researchers at Stanford devised a strange new molecule that could lead to drugs that arm genes and make cancers work against themselves.

Bronny, a basketball recruit at the University of Southern California, was stricken during a practice on Monday. He is out of intensive care and in stable condition, his family said.

At a medical school in Boston, instructors are using ChatGPT in training exercises to help teach students how to think like doctors.

Wegovy and other drugs expose a social tension between a quest to medicate illness and a stigmatizing belief that obese people lack sufficient willpower to lose weight.