Abi has had very mixed results when asking a chatbot for guidance about her health issues. Source link : https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyepyy82kxo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-04-18 23:04:00 Copyright for syndicated...

The 24-hour news cycle is just as important to medicine as it is to politics, finance, or sports. At MedPage Today, new information is posted daily, but keeping up can...

TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of Texas Tech...

"The rats are coming, the rats are coming..." my writer friend Liz said last month as I considered titles for this column about a rat-borne parasite now in my home...

The worrisome rise in colorectal cancer (CRC) deaths in younger adults is concentrated in people with less education, suggesting socioeconomic factors could be driving the escalation, according to a new...

A randomized trial involving gram-negative bacterial bloodstream infections found that rapid antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST) was not superior to usual testing in terms of clinical outcomes.Some evidence supported the premise...

Previous studies in children with cerebral malaria or severe malarial anemia have shown cognitive impairments 1 to 2 years after infection.A new analysis showed that cerebral malaria and severe malarial...

For adults with uncomplicated acute sinusitis, standard-dose amoxicillin and amoxicillin-clavulanate antibiotic regimens appeared equally effective with no difference in risk of treatment failure in an observational study.Amoxicillin-clavulanate was associated with...

Share on PinterestA recent study has linked being or having been married to a reduced cancer risk. Image Credit: Ivy Calder/Getty ImagesA recent study shows there may be a connection...

A study confirms the vaccine gives excellent protection for babies against life-threatening chest infections. Source link : https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g84nxwz8wo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-04-17 23:35:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs...

Last year, the highest proportion of men aged 20-34 were still living at home since at least 2007 as the rising cost of living takes hold. Source link : https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce3578g32d0o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss...

Lower hemoglobin levels were linked with higher dementia risk over 9 years of follow-up.Anemia was associated with elevated Alzheimer's blood biomarkers including p-tau217 and neurofilament light chain.Dementia risk was highest...

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s positions on mercury contaminants, HHS personnel cuts, raw milk, and other controversies were front and center at a House hearing on Thursday. Rep. Josh...

A Venezuelan man pleaded his case to asylum officials on Thursday in an interview that his wife, a well-known emergency physician in South Texas, planned to attend until she was...

Infants with gastrointestinal manifestations suggestive of cow’s milk allergy may show growth deceleration in both weight and length. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/growth-slowdown-often-seen-suspected-cows-milk-allergy-2026a1000c65?src=rss Author : Publish date :...

Use of aspirin is controversial in patients with giant cell arteritis, as the overall evidence points to no cardiovascular benefit.In a retrospective study, patients with giant cell arteritis who initiated...

BBC Verify breaks down how fake viral images of celebrities at Coachella are actually AI generated. Source link : https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c8jk29nkz82o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-04-17 19:56:00 Copyright for syndicated...

Heralding a "step forward on testosterone therapy for men," the FDA announced an initiative to support a potential new indication of low libido in men due to idiopathic hypogonadism. The...

A&E departments in England saw 77.1% of patients within 4 hours in March, but the RCEM warns the 5-year high was driven by incentives, not lasting reform. Medscape News UK...

Gabapentin and pregabalin users had a higher incidence of drug poisoning, especially early in treatment.Poisoning rates rose further when gabapentinoids were combined with benzodiazepines or opioids.The study used a self-controlled...