Patients and physicians often both play a role when a patient’s treatment stalls. There are ways to prevent it. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/when-therapeutic-inertia-hits-diabetes-care-2026a1000160?src=rss Author : Publish date...

Available for over a yearSaunas are popping up all over the country, with many people claiming they relax muscles and help ease stress. But what does the science say? This...

GLP-1s have changed the profile of many patients who end up in the hospital. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/how-weight-loss-medications-are-changing-hospital-admissions-2026a1000156?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-01-13 09:37:00 Copyright for...

Identification of areas with high climate vulnerability may inform public health and targeted interventions for type 2 diabetes. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/risk-diabetes-rises-climate-vulnerable-communities-2026a1000150?src=rss Author : Publish date :...

Share on PinterestA recent review shows that exercise may be nearly as effective as therapy for depression. Image Credit: Oleg Breslavtsev/Getty ImagesA recently updated Cochrane review found that exercise may...

While alcohol-related hospital admissions remain stable, alcohol-related inpatient deaths, length of stay, and costs are increasing, a US trends study shows. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/alcohol-related-deaths-rise-hospitalizations-hold-steady-2026a100013g?src=rss Author :...

Among older patients with cancer, a telephone-based symptom assessment intervention reduced ED use, hospitalizations, and healthcare costs. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/simple-strategy-can-slash-ed-use-older-patients-cancer-2026a100013c?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-01-13...

Family handoutJoel was five when he contracted flu and had to spend three weeks in intensive care at Bristol Children's HospitalJen SmithSouth West health correspondentThe parents of a boy who...

Oral anticoagulant users have a higher incidence of abnormal uterine bleeding than nonusers, with women under 50 experiencing higher rates. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/oral-anticoagulants-linked-higher-risk-abnormal-uterine-2026a1000132?src=rss Author : Publish...

Children with food allergies may have higher-than-expected rates of short stature and low weight, a Dutch study finds. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/do-food-allergies-affect-growth-patterns-children-2026a100012t?src=rss Author : Publish date :...

Ethosuximide does not demonstrate efficacy over placebo for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome-related abdominal pain and has limited tolerability. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/ethosuximide-shows-no-significant-benefit-irritable-bowel-2026a100012r?src=rss Author : Publish...

Joanna MorrisBBC Shared Data UnitGetty ImagesThe number of children in drug and alcohol treatment has been rising since the coronavirus pandemicThree women whose teenage sons died after becoming addicted to...

Hugh PymHealth editorBBCGuts have become a source of immense fascination. Social media influencers promote unproven supplements said to boost gut health, whilst milk and kombucha brands promise to nourish them...

(MedPage Today) -- Nearly one-fifth of adult patient encounters in non-psychiatric settings were considered difficult by physicians, a meta-analysis found. The prevalence of difficult encounters was 17% across 10 studies...

(MedPage Today) -- SAN FRANCISCO -- Adding modified FOLFOX6 (oxaliplatin, leucovorin, and fluorouracil) and bevacizumab (Avastin) to atezolizumab (Tecentriq) significantly improved progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with previously untreated... Source...

(MedPage Today) -- Prenatal and perinatal factors were tied to multiple sclerosis (MS) in offspring, a Norwegian cohort study showed. Prenatal exposure to maternal diabetes was associated with a doubled...

(MedPage Today) -- SAN FRANCISCO -- The response rate in metastatic gastroesophageal cancer improved by a relative 50% when patients received experimental activated T cells in addition to standard therapy,...

(MedPage Today) -- Supraglottic airway (SGA) devices used for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) were more successful at first attempt, but endotracheal intubation (ETI) has dominated as the initial strategy used...

The Stabian Baths, one of the bathhouses first built by the Samnites in PompeiiIcas94/De Agostini via Getty Images A trip to Pompeii’s public baths meant taking a dip in water...

(MedPage Today) -- A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore nearly $12 million in funding to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), including money for rural health...