New research suggests the loss of the corneal reflex — a classic marker of brain death — could help clinicians make more specific assessments during the final days and hours...

An ultrasensitive tuberculosis (TB) molecular assay detected TB DNA in 12% to 16% of samples at a Boston hospital that had largely tested negative using conventional methods.None of the 16...

A super El Niño led to flooding in China in 1998ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images In the past month, weather models have begun to show that a very strong El...

Weaker, more fragmented circadian rest-activity rhythms in cognitively healthy adults were tied to smaller medial temporal lobe volumes, cross-sectional data showed. (Alzheimer's & Dementia) Plasma phosphorylated tau 217 (p-tau217) predicted...

A neurosurgeon warns that medical errors may be driven by systemic failures, with more than half of them potentially preventable through simple measures. Medscape News Europe Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/are-medical-errors-driven-systems-rather-than-clinicians-2026a1000bp2?src=rss...

Beef consumption is on the rise in the US, but is there any amount that fits into a healthy diet?Westend61 GmbH/Alamy The US government caused quite a stir earlier this...

The FDA approved Endospan's Nexus aortic arch stent graft system, a bimodular device designed to mimic the ascending and arch anatomy. The agency also sent a warning letter to Medline...

From Ancient Egypt to Modern China, how parasitic worms have shaped human health and world history. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/schistosomiasis-four-things-you-may-not-know-2026a1000bos?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-04-14 18:27:00...

Eating the same meals every day may aid in weight loss, according to a study of real-time food tracking data. (Health Psychology) The prevalence of youth-onset type 2 diabetes increased...

A reconstruction of a Neanderthal based on the fossils from La Chapelle-aux-Saints fossilsS. ENTRESSANGLE/E. DAYNES/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY This is an extract from Our Human Story, our newsletter about the revolution...

The Trump administration fired four Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutors involved in cases against anti-abortion activists, accusing the Biden administration on Tuesday of abusing a law designed to protect abortion...

Every Saturday for the past year, I've visited Patty*, a 63-year-old woman experiencing chronic homelessness, in the Columbus Park encampment in San Jose. As president of the Stanford Medicine Outreach...

Ryan Gosling stars as Ryland Grace in Project Hail MaryJonathan Olley / Amazon Content Services LLC Part-way through watching Project Hail Mary in a full IMAX theatre, I let out...

Developed in partnership with the Our Partner In "Beyond Diagnosis: CLL," Cleveland Clinic hematologist/oncologist Allison Winter, MD, and host John Mangels continue their conversation on communicating effectively and empathetically with...

The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) and Emergency Medicine Residents' Association (EMRA) are calling for the release of a South Texas doctor who was detained by the Department of...

A study of nine AI chatbots found hallucination rates from 0% to 34%, with Grok 3 performing the worst and Perplexity Research being most reliable. Medscape News UK Source link...

"Please confirm your name and date of birth for me." How many times are patients asked this through the course of their clinical interactions with us? On the inpatient service,...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- The investigational antibody-drug conjugate sacituzumab tirumotecan plus pembrolizumab (Keytruda) demonstrated encouraging antitumor activity in patients with recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer, according to phase II...

Hot water bottles can ease period pain, but some people need stronger reliefCarol Yepes/Getty Images An antioxidant that is abundant in some mushrooms has shown promise for easing period pain....

Fifteen years ago, a string of women at a neurological hospital in London all showed signs of the same strange illness. Some were stiff and stuporous, while others were experiencing...