Tiny ‘metajets’ could use light to steer sails for interstellar travel
An artist’s impression of a light sailRICHARD BIZLEY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Interstellar travel propelled by light just got one step closer. ...
Here’s How This 74-Year-Old Has Thrived with HIV for 30 Years
Barbara Roberts has lived with HIV for 30 years. Now, a new FDA-approved medication is changing how she manages it ...
Showering Protocol for Hemodialysis Patients Shows No Increased Infection Risk
A structured showering protocol helped hemodialysis patients feel better without compromising safety, a quality-improvement initiative found. Conducted across four dialysis ...
Where Is the Off Ramp for Psychotropic Medications?
When I first started taking an antidepressant as a teenager, no one talked to me or my parents about how ...
CDC Alerts Clinicians About Potential for Imported Hantavirus Cases
The CDC has issued a Health Alert Network (HAN) health advisory on hantavirus, urging clinicians to be aware of the ...
Here’s What’s Next for Hantavirus Cruise Passengers
Passengers aboard the MV Hondius, the ship afflicted by a hantavirus outbreak, remain at sea, with plans to dock in ...
Cosmetic Interventions Are Booming. Many Say Ethical Conversations Are Lagging.
LOS ANGELES -- Shula Jassell is insecure about the size of her chin and has periodically considered getting filler to ...
New Drug Reduces Breast Density With Fewer Side Effects
Share on PinterestNew research found that the drug endoxifen reduced mammographic breast density with fewer side effects. praetorianphoto/Getty ImagesA study ...
A vast dam across the Bering Strait could stop the AMOC collapsing
The Bering Strait separates Alaska and RussiaOcean Color/OB.DAAC/OBPG/NASA It would be an engineering project on a truly epic scale, but ...
FDA Wants Better Pregnancy Safety Data on Approved Drugs
The FDA on Friday issued guidance for manufacturers collecting postmarketing data on the safety of approved drugs and biologics in ...
Female Nephrologists Find Barriers to Achieving Goals in Academic Medicine
Inequities persisted among female nephrologists at U.S. academic institutions, with barriers to advancement and burnout among the reasons many felt ...
How Public Health Officials Are Contact Tracing for Hantavirus
Hantaviruses do not spread easily between people, which makes health officials confident the recent outbreak on a cruise ship that ...
Are Passengers From the Hantavirus-Hit Cruise Ship in the U.S.?
The 24-hour news cycle is just as important to medicine as it is to politics, finance, or sports. At MedPage ...
Sacroiliac Bone Edema: Overrated as Diagnostic Marker of Spondyloarthritis?
MRI-detected sacroiliac bone marrow edema is a key diagnostic marker for axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), but its value in ruling out ...
The Unconscious Brain Is Still Listening, New Study Shows
The brain appeared to process complex sensory information under general anesthesia, neural recordings suggested.Hippocampal neurons and local brain oscillations responded ...
Oral Agent for Diabetic Macular Edema Misses Mark but Still Shows Promise
DENVER -- An investigational oral therapy for diabetic macular edema (DME) did not significantly affect retinal thickening in a placebo-controlled ...
Oral Agent for Diabetic Macular Edema Misses Mark but Still Shows Promise
DENVER -- An investigational oral therapy for diabetic macular edema (DME) did not significantly affect retinal thickening in a placebo-controlled ...
Co-Antibody Therapy Effective in Highly Refractory IBD
The co-antibody therapy JNJ-4804 -- a fixed-dose combination of guselkumab (Tremfya) and golimumab (Simponi) -- showed clinically meaningful efficacy exceeding ...
Oncologist on Hantavirus Cruise; Bile Duct Cancer Drug OK’d; Untreated Lung Cancers
Oregon oncologist Stephen Kornfeld, MD, was a passenger on the MV Hondius but ended up treating hantavirus patients when the ...
Dupilumab Improves Esophageal Distensibility in Eosinophilic Esophagitis
The monoclonal antibody dupilumab (Dupixent) led to significant improvements in esophageal distensibility among patients with eosinophilic esophagitis, the randomized REMODEL ...
