Sex education in U.S. schools is lacking, but new efforts to broaden its scope are bubbling up.
F.D.A. Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, Who Fought Teenage Vaping, Resigns
Initially criticized for his ties to the pharmaceutical industry, Gottlieb, a former venture capitalist, became known for his aggressive regulatory…
First experimental evaluation of pharmaceutical industry-led access program
A new study is the first to use a randomized trial design to generate rigorous evidence on the impact of…
Distracted drivers 29 times more likely to wreck in a highway work zone
Highway work zone crashes happen every 5.4 minutes. Now, a new study says an inattentive driver is 29 times more…
HIV remission achieved in second patient
A second person has experienced sustained remission from HIV-1 after ceasing treatment, reports a new article. The case report comes…
Sacrificing accuracy to see the big picture
Humans have a knack for finding patterns in the world around them. Researchers are building a model that shows how…
1 in 3 students with ADHD receive no school interventions
One in three students with ADHD received no school-based interventions and two of three received no classroom management, researchers found…
One More Time, With Big Data: Measles Vaccine Doesn’t Cause Autism
A 10-year look at more than 600,000 children comes at a time when anti-vaccine suspicion is on the rise again.
Nuclear medicine imaging monitors effectiveness of therapy for melanoma patients
Nuclear medicine imaging with PET/CT can monitor the effectiveness of immunotherapy treatment for metastatic melanoma and predict outcome. In this…
Integrated therapy treating obesity and depression is effective
An intervention combining behavioral weight loss treatment and problem-solving therapy with as-needed antidepressant medication for participants with co-occurring obesity and…