Neurologic diseases now affect 50% of the US population and are now the leading cause of disability nationwide, results of comprehensive analysis show. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/neurological-disorders-now-leading-cause-disability-us-2025a1000xgr?src=rss...

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(MedPage Today) -- The message is hammered over and over, in news conferences, hearings, and executive orders: President Donald Trump and his health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., say they...

Megan DaviesandCarwyn John,BBC WalesRay BurmistonRussell T Davies, creator of It's a Sin, has written about life in the '80s when there was no treatment for HIVIt's a Sin writer Russell...

(MedPage Today) -- Megan Feller smoked pot several times a day and couldn't eat, sleep, or function without it. But at the time, she didn't see the need to reach...

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A council has unanimously voted to become the first endometriosis friendly local authority in the north of England.Deputy mayor of Redcar Ceri Cawley was diagnosed with the condition in her...

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(MedPage Today) -- Mild dilatation of the main pancreatic duct, even without an obvious mass, is a risk factor for pancreatic cancer in high-risk individuals, according to data from a...

(MedPage Today) -- The treatment landscape for relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) has changed dramatically over the past decade, resulting in more therapeutic options for various stages of relapse....

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Ancient humans took two distinct routes to what is now AustraliaHelen Farr and Erich Fisher When and how ancient humans reached what is now Australia and New Guinea has been...

(MedPage Today) -- Phase I clinical trials remain essential for new drug development, identifying new treatment pathways, and identifying optimal dosing, the American Society of Clinical Oncology emphasized in a...

A survey shows widening mental health inequalities in England, with rising eating disorders, stable autism rates, and persistent links between severe illness and deprivation. Medscape News UK Source link :...

(MedPage Today) -- Picture an older patient already juggling a box of daily pills: a blood thinner, a blood pressure combo, metformin, a proton pump inhibitor, and something for sleep....

James GallagherHealth and science correspondentGetty ImagesA screening programme for prostate cancer for all men in the UK is not justified, according to a hugely influential group of experts.Instead they say...

(MedPage Today) -- Smita Das, MD, PhD, MPH, often hears the same myth: You can't get hooked on pot. And the misconception has become more widespread as a growing number...