Study: Prices of cancer drugs have soared since 1995
Researchers find a 10 percent annual increase, after inflation.
New strategies for anesthesia
Emery Brown says anesthesia drugs have been used in the U.S. for more than 160 years, but were largely misunderstood — until now.
3 Questions: Amy Finkelstein on testing health care systems
MIT economist explains why randomized trials can improve medical care.
Engineered insulin could offer better diabetes control
Molecule stays in the bloodstream and is turned on when blood sugar levels are too high.
3 Questions: Pierre Azoulay on the value of funding the NIH
New study shows publicly funded research spurs private drug development.
New source of cells for modeling malaria
Liver cells derived from stem cells can be infected with malaria and used to test potential drugs.
Study: More expensive emergency care does yield better results
Unique research method reveals significant return on additional health care spending.
Ioannis Yannas to be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame
MIT professor of polymer science and engineering recognized for inventing "artificial skin."
Is the medical match fair?
Study finds the demand for positions strongly influences medical residents’ salaries.
3 Questions: Lydia Bourouiba on Ebola virus transmission
Research on disease transmission through aerosol droplets raises questions about Ebola’s spread.
New way to model sickle cell behavior
Microfluidic device allows researchers to predict behavior of patients’ blood cells.
Study details a link between inflammation and cancer
Timing of inflammation determines whether potentially cancerous mutations may arise.
Out of the lab, into the world
Rhodes Scholar Anisha Gururaj aims to connect life-changing technologies with people who need them.
3Q: Hacking Ebola health care
More than 100 spend a weekend devising better personal protections, diagnostics, and medical records in the face of a deadly disease.