Though no one can predict with any accuracy who will be the next Doctor after St. John Henry Newman, if anyone at the Vatican is reading this article and needs a new cause of saintly célèbre, the ...

Afraid of the dentist today? In the Middle Ages, tooth pain meant a trip to the barber surgeon — or even the blacksmith. But medieval people also had surprising ways of caring for their teeth ...

President Donald Trump has received updated flu and COVID-19 booster shots in preparation for upcoming travel, the president’s physician announced Oct. 10. Sean P. Barbabella, a U.S. Navy captain, ...

These days, sex is everywhere. It's in our books, films, songs, TV shows, and now, even our history articles. Although some countries still impose strict rules upon sex, the fact is most western ...

It seems, on paper, a perfectly rational proposal. Offer all middle-aged men a test every few years to flag up their risk of prostate cancer – the most common cancer in men, with about 63,000 ...

It all began in Switzerland, with an area of lush agricultural land, and became a dynasty that dominated Southeast Europe for centuries. The Habsburg's rise to power in the High Middle Ages and its ...

A prominent doctor who had become a voice for besieged Palestinians in Gaza and was detained by Israeli forces in December has had his detention without charge extended, his family and legal ...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Doctors Without Borders said Wednesday that ongoing violence in the capital of Haiti has forced it to permanently close its Port-au-Prince emergency care center, which had been ...

Daniel Payne reports on how the health industry and Washington influence and impact each other. He joined STAT in 2025 after covering health care at POLITICO. You can reach Daniel on Signal at danielp ...

In modern medicine, urine samples are routinely examined in laboratories to obtain clinical information about a patient. This procedure, known as urinalysis, developed from an ancient medical process ...

Had she known of other options, 50-year-old Tara Ballog, said she never would have gotten a hysterectomy. Ballog’s heavy periods started in her early forties — a normal part of aging, she thought. But ...