Two months before Pete Hegseth appeared in front of Congress to testify before his confirmation to be secretary of defense, ...

Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is a serious, widespread and persistent threat to the health of women, girls, and communities worldwide. Existing ...

We used to think post-menopausal ovaries sat inert in the body, but evidence from mice suggests they may instead turn into an ...

Ancient dissections of Galen reveal a gap in modern medical training: tacit, hands-on skills still can’t be fully taught by ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Online, some people claim that a slight tweak to the ...

Affirms that equal protection, respect and enjoyment of human rights for intersex persons require comprehensive and coherent approaches, including appropriate legislation, policy and other protective ...

Anil Oza is a general assignment reporter at STAT focused on the NIH and health equity. You can reach him on Signal at aniloza.16. Academics have long referred to their field as a leaky pipeline — ...

Caribou, large deer that are native to the northernmost parts of the world (and sometimes called reindeer), are the only deer whose females grow antlers. In a study published today, researchers ...

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, in collaboration with other leading institutions across the country, have published an innovative study that provides radiation oncologists ...

Advances in pelvic anatomy and bladder cancer biology have enabled organ preservation, reducing morbidity in female radical cystectomy. Organ-sparing approaches offer functional benefits, such as ...

While many more women than before are participating in bodybuilding, the risks of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in particular, and of death overall, in this population, remain unknown. A recent study ...