Doc Accused of Patient Harm; Healthcare Hero’s Evolution; CHOP Downplayed Risks?

SAN ANTONIO — Nearly 10 years along patients with high-risk BRCA-positive breast cancers who had been treated with the poly(ADP-ribose) ...

Medication Underuse Headache Demands Attention

Decreasing the number ofmigraine attacks and resolving each attack quickly when it occurs are more important than ever, according to ...

Bowel-cancer rates rising among younger people

Rates of bowel cancer are rising among younger adults, with no clear reason why, experts are warning. Although the disease ...

Surgery Boosts Survival in Older Breast Cancer Patients

SAN ANTONIO — A comprehensive patient-level meta-analysis of three randomized trials demonstrated that compared with surgery deferral, immediate breast surgery ...

Colorectal Cancer Linked to Inflammation — How Diet May Play a Role

Share on PinterestThe Western diet, which is high in ultra-processed foods, is a major cause of chronic inflammation. Kseniya Ovchinnikova/Getty ...

Few Focal Epilepsy Cases Controlled by Initial ASM Treatment

Los Angeles — Only about 27% of patients newly diagnosed with focal epilepsy are seizure-free on initial anti-seizure medications (ASMs), ...

Special Considerations Needed for Kids

WASHINGTON — When the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) released its updated guideline for management of lupus nephritis (LN) at ...

The PA Boom: More PAs, More Options

The medical community welcomed a record number of new physician associates (PAs) into the provider ranks in 2023 — 11,762 ...

New Hope for Antimicrobial Peptides?

The story of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), particularly in tackling antibiotic resistance, has been one of false dawns and unfulfilled promises. ...

Do Risk-Reducing Surgeries Benefit Young BRCA Carriers?

Patients with BRCA-mutations and a history of early-onset breast cancer benefited from risk-reducing surgeries, according to new data presented at the ...

Woman says struck-off sex GP tried to choke her

SWNSThomas Plimmer was struck off after having sex with multiple women at his GP surgeryWarning: This article contains text of ...

Canada euthanasia now accounts for nearly one in 20 deaths

The rate of medical assistance in dying - also known as euthanasia - has grown in Canada for the fifth ...

Bowel cancer is rising in younger people around the world

It isn’t entirely clear why bowel cancer is on the rise among adults under 50STEVE GSCHMEISSNER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Rates of ...

Could Psoriasis Treatment Be This Simple?

A derivative of the diuretic drug amiloride (Midamor) blocked key inflammatory pathways in mouse models of psoriasis, including xenografts of ...

Oral SERD Impresses in Advanced Breast Cancer With ESR1 Mutations

SAN ANTONIO -- Among patients with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer, treatment with imlunestrant did not significantly improve ...

Fighting Misinformation Like a Doctor

Thomas is a hospitalist in New York State. My first encounter with each patient follows a similar pattern. I hit ...

Britain Indefinitely Bans Puberty Blockers for Children With Gender Dysphoria

The British government on Wednesday indefinitely banned puberty blockers for children with gender dysphoria after independent experts found there was ...

One CAR T-Cell Therapy for Multiple Myeloma Tops Another in Propensity Matched Study