Maryland advocates are troubled by a commission's elimination of standards on pesticide use in health care facilities.

A new survey from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has reported that suicidal ideation ...

A new Medicare program covering services for at-home nursing care for dementia patients is rolling out across the country.

A team of scientists at the National Institutes of Health used gene editing to fix the mutation that causes a form of the rare Tay-Sachs disease in mice, sparking hope that the approach could also ...

In this week's edition of The National Observer, we're looking at a growing concern that grant cuts from the National ...

Reports show an increasing number of retired NFL players who have suffered concussions have developed memory and cognitive issues such as dementia, Alzheimer’s, depression and chronic traumatic ...

At a recent National Academies event, scientific experts, patient advocates, individuals with lived experience, and other stakeholders discussed the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and ...

Children can develop long COVID, affecting up to 5.8 million, experts say. Symptoms vary but can include fatigue, joint pain ...

Attending college on top of taking those first steps into adulthood can be overwhelming, stressful and just a little scary.

Attending college on top of taking those first steps into adulthood can be overwhelming, stressful, and just downright a ...

As China rises and other global cities aggressively court biotech talent, Massachusetts faces a "contracting moment" that has ...

A palm-sized device developed by researchers at the University of Waterloo could help save lives and reduce illness by ...