While earlier research implicates frailty as a potential driver of infections, this study reverses that relationship's direction.Having a history of infection was significantly associated with having a higher Frailty Index...

(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON -- A group of 53 medical schools pledged to increase the amount of time spent on medical students' nutrition education starting this fall, HHS announced Thursday....

(MedPage Today) -- Welcome to Culture Clinic, MedPage Today's collaboration with Northwell Health to offer a healthcare professional's take on the latest viral medical topics. The secret to a successful...

The following contains links to social media websites including Bluesky, X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. "She will have saved many women who would've avoided screening," said ob/gyn @thevagdoc, after...

The Obesity Society, Obesity Medicine Association, and the Obesity Action Coalition have published joint guidance incorporating patient input. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/societies-issue-pharmacologic-obesity-management-guidance-2026a10006vh?src=rss Author : Publish date :...

(MedPage Today) -- Initiation of a GLP-1 receptor agonist was tied to lower risks of several substance use disorders (SUDs) in adults with type 2 diabetes, according to a target...

Since "The Pitt" has been hailed for its medical accuracy, perhaps doctors and nurses should earn continuing medical education (CME) credits for tuning in. That was the suggestion made by...

A population-based Danish cohort study found pediatric IBD incidence increased 272% over four decades, with Crohn's disease rising from 30% of diagnoses before 1990 to more than half by the...

Representation of the electrons in the “half-Möbius”-shaped moleculeIBM Research and the University of Manchester Chemists have discovered a new molecular shape, and it is twice as odd as the twisty...

Adults with a deficiency of vitamin D are at increased risk for developing dry eye disease than those without low levels of the nutrient, a study finds. Medscape Medical News...

(MedPage Today) -- We recently wrote about the importance of making science communication a core competency in medical education. Physicians need the skills to read, interpret, critique, and clearly discuss...

(MedPage Today) -- NEW ORLEANS -- Patients with morbid obesity undergoing robotically assisted hip replacement faced a dramatically increased likelihood of prosthetic joint infections (PJIs), a researcher said here. Among...

NEW ORLEANS -- A new study reported here probably won't end controversy over whether Major League Baseball's "pitch clock" is causing more injuries, but it certainly provides food for thought....

The chair of the independent commission on social care recommends introducing a full-time dementia tsar, and new fast-track passport system for people diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND). Source link...

Survival in advanced/refractory cancers improved significantly when patients received genomically matched therapies supported by clinical trial evidence.Genomically matched therapies associated with investigational evidence only did not improve survival versus unmatched...

Unlike current treatments on the market for hereditary angioedema, navenibart requires dosing only every 3-6 months. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/novel-drug-navenibart-hereditary-angioedema-so-far-safe-2026a10006uz?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-03-05 17:08:00...

Baroness Heather Hallett said completing the hearings in under four years was an achievement but critics have questioned its cost. Source link : https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c98qq8y6235o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-03-05...

(MedPage Today) -- An Atlanta-based gastroenterology practice agreed to pay $4.75 million to settle allegations of kickbacks and billing for unnecessary pathology services, the Justice Department announced. Meet Byron Cryer,...

(MedPage Today) -- More than two dozen couples have accused California fertility doctor Brian Acacio, MD, of holding their embryos hostage. (CBS News Los Angeles) Surgeon Thomas Steffens, DO, who...

(MedPage Today) -- NEW ORLEANS -- Joint replacement failures are notoriously common when infections set in, but researchers here outlined several ways to improve the odds for treatment success. In...