![][1] A woman’s genetic background can powerfully modify her cancer risk from a BRCA1 mutation. PHOTO: VOISIN/SCIENCE SOURCE Women who learn that they have a mutation in the breast cancer gene BRCA1 face a wrenching decision. Their doctor or genetic counselor will likely tell them that women with such mutations have, on average, a 72% lifetime risk of breast cancer and a 44%…
EnglishNorwegian Announcement The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2024 to the Japanese organisation Nihon Hidankyo. This grassroots movement…
EnglishNorwegian Announcement The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2024 to the Japanese organisation Nihon Hidankyo. This grassroots movement…
In order to ensure timely testing of drugs that have been granted accelerated approval, the FDA can impose civil monetary penalties on dilatory manufacturers —…
New data show that the United States continues to fall short when it comes to both protecting the health of individual people and promoting societal…
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2024 was awarded to John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton “for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning…
This cross-sectional study uses national vital statistics on firearm mortality to investigate trends in firearm deaths among youths in the US, Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia.
While reproductive health has drawn the spotlight in the U.S. elections, less attention has been paid to other health policy issues, in part because of…
Food additives that are “generally recognized as safe” — a determination that can be made by manufacturers — aren’t required to be approved by the…
Firearm-related injury and death are preventable. The authors review clinical approaches to reduce patient risk with anticipatory counseling and tailored guidance for those at increased…
In June 2024, the Supreme Court issued an order halting implementation of a regulation intended to limit the interstate spread of ozone-forming emissions. The decision…
