Medical
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Comorbidities up among patients with ESRD, concomitant psoriasis
For patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), those with concomitant psoriasis are younger and more often have cancer, diabetes mellitus, and...
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Touch and sight are linked before birth
In embryonic stages, tactile stimuli simultaneously activate tactile and visual neural pathways. Shortly after birth, both pathways reorganize to...
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Study identifies new dementia risk genes through novel testing approach
A new UCLA-led study has identified multiple new risk genes for Alzheimer's disease and a rare, related brain disorder called progressive...
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Change to diagnosis of gestational diabetes helped women
Using a lower threshold to diagnose pregnancy-related diabetes does not seem to reduce the risk of having a big baby, on average—but some women do...
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No one-size-fits-all AI approach works for prevention, diagnosis or treatment using precision medicine
A Rutgers analysis of dozens of artificial intelligence (AI) software programs used in precision, or personalized, medicine to prevent, diagnose...
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Reduction in brain tissue oxygenation placing older adults with multiple health conditions at risk of faints and falls
Researchers from Mercer's Institute for Successful Aging (MISA) and the Department of Medical Physics at St James's Hospital and Trinity College...
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Ivermectin, luvox fail as COVID-19 treatments
Two drugs touted as potential COVID-19 treatments, ivermectin and fluvoxamine, don't do a thing to improve patients' oxygen levels and keep them...
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CDC investigating E. coli outbreak in Michigan, Ohio
U.S. health officials said Wednesday that they are investigating an outbreak of E. coli that has infected 29 people in Michigan and Ohio.
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EU watchdog reviewing SK Chemicals anti-Covid jab
The European medicines watchdog said Thursday it was reviewing German-based pharmaceutical SK Chemicals' coronavirus vaccine which uses...
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WHO: World coronavirus cases fall 24%; deaths rise in Asia
New coronavirus cases reported globally dropped nearly a quarter in the last week while deaths fell 6% but were still higher in parts of Asia,...
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US offers extra monkeypox vaccine doses for gay pride events
The U.S. is setting aside an extra 50,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine for places with upcoming gay pride events, health officials said Thursday.
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WHO experts back second Covid booster for most at risk
The World Health Organization's vaccine advisers on Thursday recommended that people most at risk from Covid-19 should be offered a second booster...
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3 big pharmacy chains must pay $650 million to Ohio counties for role in opioid crisis
Three of the country's largest pharmacy chains will have to pay $650.5 million over the next 15 years to two Ohio counties for their role in the...
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Hispanic Americans' suicide rates are rising
Suicide is a major public health issue for all Americans, but new research suggests it is a particularly pressing problem for Hispanics.
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Real-world data links rosuvastatin to adverse effects on kidneys
Rosuvastatin is associated with increased risks for hematuria, proteinuria, and kidney failure with replacement therapy (KFRT) compared with...
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Can you reverse abortions? Some say yes; others call the treatment unethical, possibly dangerous
The service advertised by Care Net of Puget Sound might seem startling to those unfamiliar with crisis pregnancy centers.
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New guidance to prevent the tragedy of unrecognized esophageal intubation
Esophageal intubation describes the unintended insertion of a breathing tube into the esophagus (the tube leading to the stomach) instead of the...
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New research identifies a simple trick that may reduce drinking
A new study published today in the scientific journal Addiction has found that households in the United Kingdom consumed about 6.5% less wine when...
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Global trends in rates of IBD hospitalization examined
For countries with compounding prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD; stage 3), hospitalization rates are stable, while they are increasing...
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Resistant starch provides lasting benefit in Lynch syndrome
For patients with Lynch syndrome (LS), daily resistant starch (RS) seems to have a lasting protective effect against noncolorectal cancers,...
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Consensus developed on managing hypertension in children
In a consensus document published online July 27 in the European Heart Journal, recommendations are presented for the management of hypertension...
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Do some baby boomers have a defense against monkeypox?
Folks of a certain vintage have the tell-tale crater on their upper arms: The discolored, shallow scars from the smallpox vaccine.
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Listen: Private equity in autism care, a watershed FDA approval, and the future of ALS treatment
How did autism care become a big business? Can gene therapy be profitable? And whatever happened to that $40 billion merger? We cover all that...
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Dental decay
What is dental decay? Dental decay happens when the enamel and dentine of a tooth become softened by acid attack after you have eaten or drunk...
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Dental erosion
What is dental erosion? Erosion is the loss of tooth enamel caused by acid attack. Enamel is the hard, protective coating of the tooth, which...