E-cigarettes don’t help smokers quit more than other interventions, though financial incentives do, a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine finds.

A new study records discrepancies in the reporting of cases of newborn exposure to illicit substances to state agencies in Illinois.

An emerging body of research indicates that in some instances, patients fare better under the medical care of women.

Many hair products used by black women and children contain unlisted chemicals that can interfere with the body’s natural hormones.

Key facts and the latest scholarship on methamphetamine, a highly addictive drug that has recently made a resurgence.

Lyme disease, a bacterial infection spread through ticks, has been linked in a study to a new concern: obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCS).

What is the microbiome? We highlight recent research on the unique communities of trillions of bacteria that we all host.

Journalists rely on three types of research papers most often in their work: White papers, working papers and peer-reviewed journal articles. We explain each, pointing out its strengths and weaknesses.

Police officers rarely use force to apprehend and detain criminal suspects and, when they do, the majority of suspects are not injured, according to an analysis conducted by a team of mostly medical doctors.

While the nation’s ongoing opioid epidemic is often discussed as a white issue, new research indicates that prescription opioid use in black adults is just as high.