“Well, we don’t have as much evidence as we would like on steroid use during pregnancy,” the obstetrician warned my co-author, Natalia Emanuel, as she wrote a prescription for inhaled corticosteroids ...

In the 1940s, medical researchers began using randomized controlled trials to assess the efficacy of health interventions. In ...

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A postbiotic reduced allergic rhinitis symptoms in a clinical trial. Could microbiome therapies transform treatment? Read more.

Elemento is the director of the Englander Institute for Precision Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine. Sternberg is the clinical director of the Englander Institute for Precision Medicine. Khozin is ...

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 ...

According to a report, many treatments used in Africa are based on data drawn from non-African populations, raising concerns about their applicability as growing evidence shows that genetics, ...

Insomnia is a prevalent disorder that is associated with substantial impairment. Homeopathy has been proposed as a complementary treatment for insomnia, but its clinical effects remain uncertain. This ...

New vaccines are often evaluated in trials in which some participants receive a placebo. But not all studies can be designed this way. By Teddy Rosenbluth The Department of Health and Human Services ...