TOPLINE:After a total thyroidectomy, patients have a higher risk for chronic kidney disease (CKD), especially those having hypoparathyroidism.METHODOLOGY:Despite daily medication, hypoparathyroidism, a common complication after total thyroidectomy, is associated with...

(Reuters) - Eli Lilly said it has begun selling single-dose vials of its popular weight-loss drug Zepbound in the U.S., aimed at patients who cannot get the cost of the...

In a move that acknowledges the gauntlet the US health system poses for people facing serious and fatal illnesses, Medicare will pay for a new class of workers to help...

Evidence that White patients with lung disease are disproportionately more likely to get a lung transplant compared with minority populations hasn't shifted much in recent years. And while pulmonology transplant...

TOPLINE:Aspirin provides greater protection against colorectal cancer (CRC) in people with unhealthy lifestyles, particularly smokers with higher body weight, new data suggest. METHODOLOGY:Aspirin is an established agent for CRC prevention. Whether...

TOPLINE:About 90% of patients with advanced melanoma who had a complete response to first-line immune checkpoint inhibitors survived more than 3 years, with survival curves plateauing over time, a large...

TOPLINE:Higher mortality risks were associated with loneliness in cancer survivors in a new study. The authors concluded that screening for loneliness should be integrated into patients' care in oncology and...

TOPLINE:Patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) treated with bimekizumab had a lower incidence of uveitis than those receiving placebo in pooled clinical trial data.METHODOLOGY:Researchers pooled data from two phase 3 trials,...