(MedPage Today) -- A doctor who pleaded guilty in a scheme to supply ketamine to actor Matthew Perry before his overdose death was sentenced Tuesday to 8 months of home...

Getty ImagesRuth CleggHealth and wellbeing reporter More babies are being born by caesarean section in England than delivered naturally - without assistance - for the first time.Latest NHS data for...

(MedPage Today) -- Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) comes with a heavy quality-of-life burden that doesn't disappear after the early disease phase. This rare but heterogeneous disease causes systemic...

(MedPage Today) -- The CDC has formally adopted a recommendation from its vaccine advisory panel to stop recommending hepatitis B vaccination for every newborn at birth. The agency said Tuesday...

(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Harvey Risch, MD, PhD, a Yale emeritus professor who was appointed chairman of the President's Cancer Panel, has...

(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved depemokimab (Exdensur) as the first ultra-long-acting biologic with twice-yearly dosing approved for patients with severe asthma with an eosinophilic phenotype, GSK announced. The subcutaneous...

A BMJ investigation found that NHS trusts in England are installing utilities and assigning corridor nurses as A&E overflow care becomes embedded. Medscape News UK Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/nhs-trusts-normalise-corridor-care-bmj-finds-2025a1000zh1?src=rss Author...

The new document raises IV prochlorperazine and greater occipital nerve blocks to must-offer status and states that opioids must not be offered. Medscape News Canada Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/ahs-updates-guideline-treating-migraine-emergency-department-2025a1000zh0?src=rss Author...

Nick Triggle,Health correspondent,Jim Reed,Health reporterandPhilippa Roxby,Health reporterGetty ImagesPrime Minister Keir Starmer has said the latest five-day strike by doctors in England is "dangerous and utterly irresponsible" and warned them not...

A multistate health system issued Minnesota physicians an ultimatum after a hospital merger: sign modified contracts or be fired. But the doctors say they are protected by the state’s noncompete...

Patients with lung cancer diagnosed via an emergency presentation have lower prediagnostic consultation and imaging rates than those diagnosed via GP referrals, according to a recent study. Medscape News UK...

Rises in systolic BP in the first 24 hours after alteplase treatment are linked to poorer 3-month recovery, and higher systolic BP at baseline increases neurologic and bleeding risk. Medscape...

Term neonatal unit admissions for hypoglycaemia reduce by one third after the implementation of the British Association of Perinatal Medicine management framework, without added risk. Medscape News UK Source link...

Overreliance on D-dimer testing and similarity to other conditions may mean pulmonary embolism or venous thromboembolism is missed in pregnant women. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/d-dimer-alone-may-miss-thromboembolism-pregnancy-2025a1000zfx?src=rss Author :...

Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis debated the nature of galaxies like Andromeda in 1920Bettmann/Getty Images; NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA; FM Archive/Alamy Astronomers and cosmologists aren’t known for being incredible at adjectives. Take the...

Review suggests that focusing on patient relationships can improve cardiac care. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/power-love-couples-based-approaches-cardiac-care-improve-2025a1000zfu?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2025-12-17 10:59:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs...

Experts are divided over whether the new US strategy for global health aid will have the impact it sets out to achieve. Medscape News Global Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/will-new-us-aid-strategy-improve-other-countries-self-2025a1000zfh?src=rss Author...

Endovascular thrombectomy for pediatric stroke due to M2 occlusion is linked to greater functional or neurologic outcomes than medical therapy alone in a new study. Medscape Medical News Source link...

Among survivors of non-small cell lung cancer, nearly 8% developed non-lung secondary cancers over about 6 years, and this risk may be driven by genetic factors. Medscape Medical News Source...

The 1995 discovery of regulatory T cells underpins newer investigations pointing to potential allergy treatments and diagnostics. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/how-rural-community-helped-uncover-allergy-defenses-2025a1000zeo?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2025-12-17...