Medical Breakthroughs

Learn about cutting-edge treatments and groundbreaking research in our latest coverage of how science and technology are transforming healthcare.

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Recent stories in Medical Breakthroughs: The Quest to Deliver Alzheimer's Drugs Directly to the Brain; The Breakthrough Drugs Transforming Hemophilia Care; Why GLP-1s Could Be an Anti-Aging Breakthrough; Why Some People Are Born With Devastating Gene Mutations—And Never Get Sick; Could Electricity Zap Away Chronic Disease?; Bridge to Breakthrough: Preventing HIV infections in Kenya, one conversation at a time; We're getting closer to a breakthrough on hearing loss; Deaths from this cancer can now be virtually eliminated; A New Pill Could Transform How Pancreatic Cancer Is Treated; Researchers are finally closing the gap in period pain research; 9 medical breakthroughs that gave us hope in 2025; A cure for type 1 diabetes is close; Scientists found a way to reverse kidney damage—is a cure next?; Doctors are starting to take women’s pain more seriously; Axolotls can regrow limbs. Could they one day help us do the same?; What scientists are learning about how to prevent allergies in kids; 7 breakthroughs that changed medicine in 2024; We finally know the cause of severe morning sickness; New obesity drugs are coming. Here's how they could change everything.; 7 medical breakthroughs that gave us hope in 2023; The end of cervical cancer? It might be within reach.; What happens during menopause? Science is finally piecing it together.; Why the new Alzheimer’s drug is eliciting both optimism and caution; Scientists are trying to resurrect mostly dead organs—here’s why; The end of inflammation? New approach could treat dozens of diseases.