Many patients struggle with healthcare costs and basic expenses, according to new research.People with rheumatologic diseases often experience a hidden symptom: financial toxicity or significant economic strain from out-of-pocket costs....

Sepsis alert systems used in emergency departments (EDs) were tied to better patient outcomes, including lower risk of death and shorter hospital stays, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis....

A young woman died months after begging her GP for help with her chronic fatigue syndrome, an inquest heard. Maeve Boothby-O’Neill, 27, had written to her doctor asking for help...

Completing one or more fecal immunochemical test (FIT) screenings was associated with a lower risk of death from colorectal cancer, particularly in the left colon, according to a nested case-control...

SPRING, Texas -- As the temperature soared in the Houston-area home Janet Jarrett shared with her sister after losing electricity in Hurricane Beryl, she did everything she could to keep...

STOCKHOLM -- The risk of developing geographic atrophy (GA) declined significantly in patients who had a history of treatment with metformin, a case-control study involving claims data showed. Overall, the...

Watching an athlete at their peak is thrilling. Fulfilling one’s own athletic potential, not so much. Getting fit is hard and painful – or so we assume. But that isn’t necessarily the case....

Jeremy Faust is editor-in-chief of MedPage Today, an emergency medicine physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, and a public health researcher. He is author of the Substack column...

Some people who develop a weird and terrifying allergy to red meat after a bite from a lone star tick can still eat pork from a surprising source: Genetically modified...

In the last 10 years, clinical outcomes have improved for patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (uHCC). The cancer generally comes with chronic liver inflammation, and liver cirrhosis is present in...

Shan is a medical student with experience in healthcare AI. Millstein is an attending physician. Since the development of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions in healthcare, a compelling question looms: "Will...

Donald Trump's campaign released an update on the former president's health Saturday, one week after he survived an attempted assassination at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The memo, from Rep....

The oral calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) receptor antagonist atogepant is effective in preventing rebound headache related to medication overuse in patients with chronic migraine (CM), new research suggested.Results of a...

Irregular sleep duration was associated with a higher risk for diabetes in middle-aged to older adults in a new UK Biobank study.The analysis of more than 84,000 participants with 7-day...

TORONTO — When Black, Hispanic, and American Indian/Alaska Native parents or guardians were asked about barriers and facilitators to accessing pediatric dermatology care for their children, a theme emerged that...

LOS ANGELES — They distribute GPS devices so they can track their homeless patients. They stock their street kits with glass pipes used to smoke meth, crack, or fentanyl. They...

Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Two people have died and 28 have been hospitalized across a dozen states in a listeria outbreak linked to meat sliced...

After recovering partly in 2022, global childhood vaccination rates stagnated in 2023, remaining below pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels. These data are from a new joint report by the World Health Organization...

There has been an "alarming" increase in mental health hospital admissions involving methamphetamine use, new research showed.Investigators found that between 2008 and 2020, such admissions increased by more than 10-fold."Overall,...

STOCKHOLM — Simple changes, like minimizing patient visits and reducing the use of nonsterile gloves, can make a big difference in the environmental impact of intravitreal injections without compromising patient...