University placements through MISTI aim to help grow the African research ecosystem.

But the harm from a discriminatory AI system can be minimized if the advice it delivers is properly framed, an MIT team has shown.

Research shows doctors and their families are less likely to follow guidelines about medicine. Why do the medically well-informed comply less often?

The new design works with the diaphragm to improve breathing.

Nurses who identify as Democrats have a significantly higher likelihood of having their children vaccinated against COVID-19 than those who identify as Republicans.

Researchers used a powerful deep-learning model to extract important data from electronic health records that could assist with personalized medicine.

Despite the lack of concrete evidence in the field, MIT researchers placed a bet that their framework would work.

Scientists hypothesize that, as in a hibernating turtle, the brain under sedation and deprived of oxygen may assume a protective state.

From primary care to cancer screening and insurance coverage, gender-diverse people still face many hurdles to getting good medical care.

The human population has doubled in 48 years, and worsening climate change has left the world facing serious health risks, from infectious diseases to hunger and heat stress.