Treating rheumatoid arthritis with tofacitinib for 6 months is linked to an increase in lower limb muscle volume, especially in the thigh, and a rise in serum creatinine levels. Medscape...

A council has won a High Court battle to vaccinate a baby against her mother's wishes.Islington Council faced a legal challenge by one of its residents after it arranged for...

Extreme elimination diets and similar drastic measures can cause unnecessary stress when many allergy issues could benefit from more thoughtful management. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/many-popular-beliefs-about-allergies-arent-supported-2025a1000uem?src=rss Author :...

Just 2- to 3-minute “microbreaks” each hour can noticeably improve cognitive performance and concentration during long night shifts. Medscape News Europe Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/5-hacks-survive-night-shifts-2025a1000ueg?src=rss Author : Publish date :...

Dr XandMorning Live doctorBBC and GettyDr Xand and people eating popcornScroll through social media or glance at the supermarket shelves and you'll see endless products claiming to improve your gut...

Jennifer MeierhansBusiness reporterGetty ImagesAdverts for LED masks that are not registered with the medicines regulator have been banned (stock photo)A number of adverts for LED face masks have been banned...

Getting vaccinated against covid-19 is safer than catching itJuanmonino/Getty Images The evidence that children were better off being vaccinated against covid-19 than getting infected by it during the pandemic just...

(MedPage Today) -- Survival rates of people with young-onset dementia -- dementia diagnosed before age 65 -- varied considerably by clinical type, a population-based cohort study in Finland showed. The...

Higher early fluid resuscitation rates in acute pancreatitis are associated with an increased risk for systemic inflammatory response syndrome but a decreased risk for blood urea nitrogen elevation. Medscape Medical...

Opioid prescribing in US nursing homes declined from 2011 to 2022, but racial disparities persisted; White residents had the highest adjusted probability of receiving opioids. Medscape Medical News Source link...

(MedPage Today) -- Former Vice President Dick Cheney battled heart disease for most of his adult life, a life extended thanks in part to a heart transplant in 2012. Cheney,...

(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved an intravenous (IV) formulation of fosfomycin (Contepo) to treat adults with complicated urinary tract infection (cUTI), including acute pyelonephritis, caused by susceptible Escherichia coli...

(MedPage Today) -- I entered my third-year medical rotations with the same mix of excitement and apprehension that comes with every "first day of school." I was eager to be...

Preterm infants who were fed an all-milk diet immediately after birth had fewer invasive medical procedures; however, the diet may not reduce the length of hospital stay. Medscape Medical News...

(MedPage Today) -- Digital voice recordings helped detect early-onset Alzheimer's and related dementias, a proof-of-concept study reported. (npj Dementia) Five-year data showed that vamorolone (Agamree) had an improved safety profile...

(MedPage Today) -- Facility-based colorectal cancer (CRC) screening among young adults has rapidly increased since U.S. guidelines started recommending that screening begin at an earlier age, according to a population-based...

(MedPage Today) -- The GLP-1 receptor agonist tirzepatide (Zepbound, Mounjaro) surpassed the cancer immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab (Keytruda) as the world's best-selling medicine. (STAT) An Institute for Clinical and Economic Review...

(MedPage Today) -- CMS issued a final National Coverage Determination (NCD) that green-lights renal denervation (RDN) for uncontrolled hypertension as long as certain criteria are met and data collected. Similarly,...

Vaping has overtaken smoking in Britain for the first time, as new ONS figures reveal record-low cigarette use. Medscape News UK Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/more-britons-vape-than-smoke-first-time-2025a1000ud1?src=rss Author : Publish date :...

Where did the speed of light come from and why is it so stubborn?NASA, ESA, CXC, SSC The following is an extract from our Lost in Space-Time newsletter. Each month,...