(MedPage Today) -- Cases of suspected Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) infections in U.S. organ transplant recipients jumped in the last 5 years, highlighting the need for new screening tools and...

(MedPage Today) -- An unprecedented effort to reverse the effects of a racially biased medical test that blocked or delayed Black people from getting kidney transplants seems to be working....

Black smoke rises after fires broke out following US-Israel attacks targeting oil storage facilities in Tehran, Iran, on 8 MarchFatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images The skies in northern Iran were...

(MedPage Today) -- About one in 18 patients taking hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) for 15 years develop retinal damage, a new meta-analysis indicated. With a total of some 20,000 patients in 19...

Patients with atrial fibrillation who use diltiazem combined with apixaban or rivaroxaban face an increased risk for serious bleeding events compared with those who use metoprolol. Medscape Medical News Source...

(MedPage Today) -- For people with exertional-only hypoxemia from fibrotic interstitial lung disease (ILD), use of a portable oxygen concentrator didn't increase physical activity in daily life compared with room...

Homo habilis lived in East Africa up to 2 million years agoNatural History Museum, London/Alamy This is an extract from Our Human Story, our newsletter about the revolution in archaeology. Sign...

(MedPage Today) -- "I'm sorry I've been feeding him bad food," my young patient's mother said, eyes down, voice shaking. On the record, she was a mother using food stamps...

In clinical trials, more than half of all patients treated with deucravacitinib achieved at least 20% improvement in American College of Rheumatology response criteria. Medscape Medical News Source link :...

A woman in her early 30s had conceived through in vitro fertilization (IVF). Her rising hormone levels confirmed it. But the pregnancy wasn't in her uterus or fallopian tubes. It...

How much does it cost to hire a new physician? And how much do we gain? As the academic year moves towards its inexorable end, things are shaking up. Senior...

(MedPage Today) -- Drug-related provisions of a landmark Biden-era law were tied to a decline in cost-related medication nonadherence among Medicare enrollees in their first year in the program, a...

A daily multivitamin-multimineral supplement may slow biological aging markers among older adults, according to findings from the COSMOS trial.Significant effects were observed for two epigenetic clocks that estimated mortality risk,...

Health-conscious people may opt to take a multivitamin, but the jury is out on their benefitsLenar Nigmatullin/Shutterstock A daily dose of multivitamins and minerals has already been shown to slightly...

If we live long enough, many of us will eventually start to exhibit telltale signs of frailty, from unsteady feet to mental confusion. Yet not all. Think of Julia Hawkins,...

Novo Nordisk is dismissing its patent infringement lawsuit against telehealth company Hims & Hers, as the two companies have reached an agreement that will see branded semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) products...

Researchers have found that smartphone audio could improve how fetal movement is tracked, which may offer a new way to help identify the risk of stillbirth early on. Medscape Medical...

Managing generalized myasthenia gravis (MG) during pregnancy involves addressing various obstetric factors, such as deciding the appropriate site for delivery and planning for postpartum care for both mother and child....

The MHRA has recalled a batch of ramipril after a packaging error meant some cartons contained amlodipine tablets instead of the labelled medicine. Medscape News UK Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/ramipril-batch-recalled-after-amlodipine-found-packs-2026a100075s?src=rss...

Diabetes and obesity drugs also lead to large reductions in adverse cardiovascular events, and the benefits aren’t just down to weight loss. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/glp-1-drugs-gain-ground-cardiovascular-prevention-2026a1000759?src=rss Author...