PC SPES is a over the counter dietary supplement that is becoming very popular among men with prostate cancer. (Photo by Glenn Koenig/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) (Update: please see the ...

High costs, long wait times and mixed patient outcomes pose a challenge for the U.S. healthcare system. But there’s good news—there’s a new treatment currently undergoing clinical trials that could ...

In laboratories around the world, scientists are finally cracking illnesses that once looked untouchable, from inherited blood disorders to rare cancers. Therapies that rewrite genes or precisely ...

Jason Mast is a general assignment reporter at STAT focused on the science behind new medicines and the systems and people that decide whether that science ever reaches patients. You can reach Jason ...

Massachusetts is often celebrated as a healthcare powerhouse, home to world-class hospitals and top-tier medical research. But beneath the reputation is a growing crisis in primary care. Many ...

Inflammation has been linked to symptoms that many survivors experience, including fatigue, pain, cognitive difficulties and mood changes. The idea behind this research is that if we can reduce ...

The prostate gland has become another major concern of many Nigerian men today, after hypertension, heart and colon questions. The gland is either inflamed, enlarged or cancerous in many cases. Among ...