Investigators tested cervical spinal cord stimulation (SCS) as a temporary therapy for chronic post-stroke in seven patients with upper limb hemiparesis.The preliminary evidence suggested safety, feasibility, and efficacy of this...

One in five adults with private insurance was denied coverage for themselves or a family member for care their doctors recommended, according to a Commonwealth Fund report published on Thursday....

CHICAGO -- A study of women undergoing breast imaging showed a significantly lower incidence of breast cancer in those who had a history of treatment with GLP-1 agonists. Involving more...

WHO guidelines recommend combination courses of parenteral artesunate and parental quinine for severe malaria cases in "areas with established artemisinin resistance."Treatment with artesunate led to similar outcomes among children hospitalized...

The usual glomerular filtration rate (GFR) threshold could be applied for predicting patient outcomes based on measured (mGFR) values, a retrospective observational cohort study indicated. Among 6,174 patients, a baseline...

For decades, nutrition counseling in diabetes care has focused primarily on one question: What should patients eat? But a growing body of evidence suggests another question may be clinically important...

Delayed ophthalmic care is associated with increased risk for various types of psychosis, including brief psychotic disorder and schizoaffective disorder, new research shows. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/delaying-ophthalmic-care-may-boost-psychosis-risk-2026a1000is4?src=rss...

The following contains links to social media websites including Bluesky, X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Allergist Zachary Rubin, MD, explained the "why" behind the standing ovation received by a...

The FDA approved intravenous cefepime and zidebactam (Zaynich) for complicated urinary tract infections (UTIs), including pyelonephritis, caused by susceptible gram-negative bacteria in adults, Wockhardt announced. The novel antibiotic pairs a...

Parenthood may put you off date night, but not necessarily for goodElena Odareeva / Alamy It may feel like the exhaustion of caring for a newborn leaves little room for...

Using the Chart Your Fart app, Australians self-reported an average of five flatus per day, with a higher number recorded among males versus females, at 5.2 versus 4.8. (JAMA Network...

A Michigan man was arrested for allegedly pulling a gun on three hospital workers while they were on a break. (Click On Detroit) A Texas woman was arrested after allegedly...

The New World screwworm fly has reached south Texas, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed Wednesday, the first time in decades that the parasite with flesh-eating larvae has threatened...

The “cold blob” appears in a data visualisation showing average temperatures in 2015, relative to the 1951-80 averageNASA Scientific Visualization Studio/Goddard Space Flight Center Over the past 150 years, Earth’s...

LONDON -- The interleukin (IL)-17A inhibitor secukinumab (Cosentyx) was clearly effective in treating polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) in a phase III trial, researchers reported, even as they also published final data...

LONDON -- In yet another effort to repurpose oncology drugs for autoimmune disease, a researcher reported here that low doses of blinatumomab (Blincyto) given to patients with treatment-resistant rheumatoid arthritis...

CHICAGO -- A second-line triplet regimen involving the novel intravenous drug gedatolisib significantly reduced the risk of progression or death in PIK3CA-mutant hormone receptor (HR)-positive breast cancer, a phase III...

Silent MIs and undiagnosed heart disease were common in deprived and ethnically diverse communities — found via primary care and social media. Medscape News UK Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/hidden-heart-disease-found-risk-communities-2026a1000ir2?src=rss Author...

Note that some links may require registration or subscription. President Trump took finasteride (Propecia) during his first term in office, according to several of his past physicians, but the hair-loss...

Phase 3 data on sunvozertinib for EGFR exon 20 insertions and sacituzumab tirumotecan plus pembrolizumab for PD-L1-positive disease show significant PFS gains over current standards. Medscape Medical News Source link...