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U.S. COVID-19 Death Toll Passes 450,000
Daily COVID-19 deaths still remain high in the U.S., though they've decreased slightly from the peak of 4,466 deaths on Jan. 12. WebMD Health...
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Thunderclap Headache Often Mismanaged in the ED
Most patients who present to the emergency department with thunderclap headache do not undergo all the recommended diagnostic tests. Thus,...
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Believing in Conspiracy Theories Is Not Delusional
Two psychiatrists offer advice on distinguishing between belief in conspiracies and outright delusions. Medscape Psychiatry
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US COVID Task Force Says New Cases on Decline but Variants Pose Threat
New COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations appear to be on a downward trajectory in the United States as the Biden administration remains confident...
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US Community Health Centers Say They Have Given More Vaccines Than Government Data Show
Some US community health centers say they are doling out COVID-19 shots far faster than government data suggests, likely accounting for some of a...
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Bayer Reaches $2 Bln Deal Over Future Roundup Cancer Claims
Bayer struck a $2 billion deal to resolve a class action of future claims relating to allegations that its widely used weedkiller Roundup causes...
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WHO Team Probing COVID-19 Visits Wuhan Lab, Meets 'Bat Woman'
A team of investigators led by the World Health Organization visited a virus research laboratory in China's central city of Wuhan and met with a...
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Super Bowl-Bound Healthcare Workers Tout Vaccination as Ticket to Normalcy
Onika St Louis, a nurse at Tampa General Hospital, said her decision to get the COVID-19 vaccine was a 'no-brainer' once she did her research and...
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Florida Cancer Center Founder Faces Criminal Trial for Conspiracy
The founder and former president of a multisite Florida oncology practice is facing a criminal trial for conspiring to restrict cancer patients'...
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Lung Transplant Recipients at Heightened Risk of Colorectal Polyps
Lung transplant patients are at increased risk of developing colorectal adenomas in the first few years after transplantation, possibly warranting...
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Consensus Urges Intensified Efforts to Detect Hypertension in Middle-Aged Women
Hypertension symptoms in women are often mistaken for menopause and may be left untreated, a team of European cardiologists, gynecologists and...
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High Intake of White Bread Boosts Cardiovascular Disease, Deaths
Adults who eat three slices of white bread daily have a significantly increased risk for dying from cardiovascular causes, a new study shows....
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Does Surgery for Colorectal Liver Metastases Release Tumor Cells?
Manipulation of the liver during surgery could release tumor cells into the bloodstream, but a comparison of two surgical techniques finds no...
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A Third Discontinuing Levothyroxine Have Normal Thyroid Levels
Those with overt hypothyroidism are less likely to remain euthyroid than patients with subclinical disease, but many wind up restarting treatment....
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Oncologists React to Ethical Controversies: Medscape Survey
More than half of oncologists say that doctors should speak out when their needs aren't being met, and a growing number support physician-assisted...
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Increased Risk of Meningioma With Cyproterone Acetate Use
A strong, dose-dependent association between use of cyproterone acetate and risk of meningioma requiring invasive treatment has been confirmed....
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Tough Pain Relief Choices in the COVID-19 Pandemic
The most used pain relievers in the world have come under new scrutiny as more people with symptoms of fever and body aches turn to nonsteroidal...
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Fauci Sees 'Wake-Up Call' in Emergence of New Virus Variants
Top federal officials renewed calls for using basic precautions to halt the spread of COVID-19, and reported on the evolution of mutated forms of...
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License Expired? No Problem, Uncle Sam Wants You to Vaccinate
HHS is urging healthcare professionals who've left the workforce to come back to help with COVID-19 vaccine administration. Medscape Medical...
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Top 10 Technology Hazards: Pandemic Plays Key Role
In trying to cope with unprecedented challenges, healthcare professionals and organizations face new technological threats to patient safety....
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US Drug Prices Much Higher Than in Other Nations
Prescription drug prices in the US are more than 250% times higher overall than those in 32 other countries, according to a new report from the...
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COVID Vaccine Effectiveness Falls Against South African Variant
Pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and Novavax say their coronavirus vaccines work better against the coronavirus variant first found in the UK than...
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COVID and Air Pollution: Cardio Societies Call for Urgent Action
The dangerous "triple threat" of air pollution, COVID-19, and heart disease calls for structural action to reduce emissions of air...
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'COVID Tongue' May Be a Symptom, Professor Says
A professor in the United Kingdom says he's finding more COVID-19 patients reporting oral problems, such as tongue discoloration and enlargement....
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Curious Variation in AF Incidence, Mortality Across Europe
Most of Europe may be unified politically, but in some surprising ways, it's far from monolithic in its epidemiology of atrial fibrillation....