Nearly 8% of the world’s population — 350 million people — have a rare disease. But diagnosis and treatment are advancing.

Nearly 8% of the world’s population — 350 million people — have a rare disease. But diagnosis and treatment are advancing.

As the FDA allows more big data for drug and device approvals, top researchers share studies that show its potential — and flaws. One drug-safety expert warns against abandoning the randomized controlled trial.

Randomized clinical trials have long been the gold standard for drug and device approvals. Now Big Data powers “real-world evidence” that plays a growing role in medical decisions and FDA approvals.

Three new types of addiction-treatment drugs show promise, as researchers apply understanding of cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, epigenetics and anxiety to developing medicines that can lessen cravings and relapses.

Leading public health experts Sir Michael Marmot and Dr. Otis Brawley detail the connection between poverty and poor health. Life expectancy for some Americans is dropping.

726,000 Americans have lost their health insurance. Pediatricians visits are down. Moms tell doctors they cannot buy food for today.

The U.S. needs an estimated $11.5 billion to house an aging population.

A math professor teaches statistics for journalists covering scientific news.

What you and your audience need to know.

Dr. Charles Fraser Jr., a giant in the field of heart surgery, shows how pediatric cardiology has advanced over the decades.

An NYU cardiologist details the back story and the findings of a groundbreaking trial on heart care.

Being short on sleep doesn’t just make you irritable – it can affect your heart as well.

Steve Sternberg has made a career of investigating health care and health delivery. One of his major findings is that the number of procedures a hospital or surgeon performs has a big impact on its outcomes.

A Cedars-Sinai heart surgeon describes how medical device approvals can misalign with clinical practice.

Two Harvard cardiologists explain the impact of stress and pregnancy on women’s hearts.

As heart disease among women has grown, so has the focus on how to prevent it.

For cardiologists, helping patients live a long and healthy life despite heart disease can be a challenge.

From stem cells advances to understanding AFib, cardiologists at the University of Miami are exploring a range of cardiac conditions – and how to treat them.

A preventive cardiologist shares the latest thinking on how people can reduce their risk of heart disease.

From the famed Framingham study on, federally backed researchers have built an impressive body of heart research. They’re also concerned about pockets of the country where heart disease is getting worse.

More than 1.5 million Americans suffer heart attacks and strokes each year. ‘Million Hearts’ seeks to eliminate that.

Public health leader Sir Michael Marmot details how “deaths of despair” are hurting life expectancy around the globe.

People recovering from injuries used to try to limit movement to avoid pain. Now, they are being challenged to work through it.

Billions of bytes of data can help health professionals identify and treat people who are at risk.

The Prevention and Public Health Fund gives states money for vaccines, obesity programs and other public health priorities. The fund could be at risk.

It’s not just the dollars spent: To improve population health, a medical school dean says the U.S. needs to rethink how – not just how much – it spends.

So much food abundance, so many problems delivering it to people who are hungry.

Treating people – and animals – with antibiotics comes at a cost as infections morph into resistant strains.

As the number of food contamination outbreaks increases, the CDC, FDA and USDA all play role in federal efforts to prevent or mitigate them.

Stories about mental health are under-reported, and three award-winning journalists share what they learned while covering the issue.

As Zika virus works its way through Latin America and hits the U.S., journalists strive to explain risks to public.

In a chronically sleep-deprived nation – one fueled by social media and the Internet – skimping on a solid snooze can lead to higher food intake.

Ever called someone an 'addict' or asked if they were 'clean'? When it comes to addiction, clinically appropriate terms matter.

For guidance, two veteran journalists offer guidance on experts and the data sources you need.

Experts believe it’s better to treat pregnant women with TB, even though toxicity of the drugs may affect the fetus.

6.8 million people across the globe have mobile phones, which are a good conduit for managing disease and health concerns.

Vaccines wiped out polio and smallpox. Why is a TB vaccine so elusive?

One million kids get TB every year; finally, a medicine made for them.

Slums are a breeding ground for TB and other infectious diseases that could kill 10 million people annually by 2050.