Researchers say cortisol sampling technique could transform diagnostics for people with depression.

Harvey Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles Rice share the award for research on a virus that causes hundreds of thousands of deaths a year.

New guidelines aimed at ensuring AI research is of same quality as that in other fields.

Scientists say such tests could be available in a few years, speeding research for treatments and providing a diagnosis for dementia patients who want to know if they have Alzheimer's disease.

Covid-19 has slashed donations to medical research funding, charities warn Boris Johnson

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Dr. Li Wenliang issued a warning about a strange new virus. Then the authorities summoned him for questioning.

One genetic analysis suggests reptilian reservoir - but researchers doubt that the coronavirus could have originated in animals other than birds or mammals.

Researchers are racing to find out more about the epidemiology and genetic sequence of the coronavirus spreading in Asia and beyond.

A man in Washington State is infected with a new respiratory virus. Federal officials plan to expand screenings for the infection at major airports.

The WHO's annnouncement came as China confirmed cases in Beijing and in Guangdong province, as well as a confirmed incident involving human-to-human spread.

For years, scientists poured their hearts into work to develop vaccines. And, for years, they saw promising work smash up against unscalable walls.

Hospitals trial intelligent machines to improve cancer detection and results so far are promising.

UK health service will not gain commercial benefit from future Amazon products using its data

In an unexpected lawsuit, US federal officials claim that Gilead Sciences willfully disregarded government patents on medicines necessary to end the AIDS epidemic.

The U.S. health care system uses commercial algorithms to guide health decisions. A study found evidence of racial bias in one widely used algorithm, such that black patients assigned the same level of risk by the algorithm are sicker than white patients.

The hospital technology, typically used to identify human ailments, captured perhaps the world's smallest magnetic resonance image.