Through decades of pioneering work on fighting the spread of infectious diseases such as HIV, South African public health power couple Quarraisha and Salim Abdool Karim are credited with saving ...

A lecture series can promise much.  But one run out of a corporatised university comes with its own burdens and ...

The Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award went to Zhijian “James” Chen, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center ...

He identified the cause of a respiratory condition that once killed 10,000 infants annually in the United States and helped ...

DURBAN - South African epidemiologists Quarraisha and Salim Abdool Karim have been recognised for their life-saving work on ...

STAT's podcast The Readout LOUD this week discusses cannabinoid receptor drugs in weight loss, what the Fed's rates cut might ...

Six individuals have received this year's Lasker Awards in the areas of basic research, clinical research, and public service ...

Three scientists were recognized by the Lasker Awards for their work on the GLP-1 hormone. Others were honored for work to ...

Through decades of pioneering work on fighting the spread of infectious diseases such as HIV, South African public health ...

Three scientists are honored for developing a class of blockbuster weight-loss drugs. Is a Nobel prize on the way?

The lauded Lasker Awards, frequently tied to Nobel Prize acclaim, highlighted the significant accomplishments of three ...

Three scientists whose work paved the way to the multibillion-dollar obesity drug boom have won the Lasker Award for “the ...