The New York Times

Several hundred people massed at the gates of a hospital to demand the body of a suspected Ebola victim. Violence broke out when staff refused the request.

Beyond melanoma, scientists are studying cancer vaccines for glioblastoma, pancreatic cancer and more.

This summer’s heat was the continent’s deadliest by far this century, according to new peer-reviewed estimates.

Health officials are urgently seeking answers about the origins of a case newly identified in Nigeria, the first in that West African nation.

New surveys show that increases in premiums and deductibles are forcing people to forgo treatments or doctor’s visits while budgets are strained by higher food and gas prices.

Could the geometry of our brains increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease? It’s a provocative question, but one that some scientists are beginning to explore.

The agency replied two months later, saying it had “competing priorities,” officials from a coalition of Western states said.

As several states report surges in animal cases, federal officials are warning about an apparent increase in human exposures.

Spurred on by the Trump administration’s embrace of psychedelic medicine, researchers are experimenting with new — and not so new — forms of the anesthetic.

Certain viruses attack bacteria and can sometimes clear antibiotic-resistant infections. Researchers said they had tailored a virus to attack one patient’s illness.

Jeffrey Schmalz wrote unsparingly about why the political and medical cavalry would not arrive in time for him.

From childbirth to miscarriages, women’s health care in the state has become increasingly dangerous.

The effort comes as Republicans are struggling to win over female voters two weeks before the midterm elections.

Ending routine vaccination for hepatitis B at birth, as the health secretary has recommended, would increase the number of chronic infections by as much as 83 percent, a team of researchers reported.