Being asked for demographic info at health visits can feel awkward. But it helps researchers determine who gets sick and why.

Medical research plays a vital role in advancing healthcare, improving treatment, and informing public health policies. However, it can be difficult to understand a study or whether it is trustworthy.

Medical research shapes healthcare every day, but not all studies are created equal. Knowing the differences can help you feel more confident reading health information online and understanding what ...

Medical research is essential for advancing the understanding of health, diseases, and treatments. There are many types of studies that serve different purposes. Medical research, or health research, ...

This is the year that many parties using generative artificial intelligence will try to give the programs something resembling knowledge. They will mostly do so using a rapidly expanding effort called ...

There has been a long history of pathologizing and colonizing gender, as well as transphobia structurally placed within society. In previous generations, the expectations for transgender people to ...

Medical research has been disproportionately focused on male subjects for years, creating a deficit of data about women's health. Even in the preclinical stage, test animals and cells tend to be male.

If you plan to attend or are considering medical school, a college premedical adviser can help guide you through aspects of the admissions process such as MCAT preparation, course selection and ...

The move to reclassify cannabis from a Schedule I to a Schedule III drug could spark new studies into pain, aging and women's health, Dr. Staci Gruber tells GBH's All Things Considered.