In patients with severe obesity, metabolic and bariatric surgery was linked to a lower risk for inflammatory bowel disease within 3 years but a higher risk over longer follow-up. Medscape...

Share on PinterestA new study demonstrates that 8,500 daily steps is the sweet spot for weight management. Stewart Cohen/Getty ImagesWalking 8,500 steps per day can help people maintain weight loss...

No antivirals are approved as postexposure prophylaxis for household contacts of people with COVID-19.In this randomized study, 2.9% of household contacts who took ensitrelvir developed COVID within 10 days, as...

The FDA granted accelerated approval to sonrotoclax (Beqalzi) as the first BCL2 inhibitor for relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), a rare and often aggressive subtype of non-Hodgkin lymphoma....

Two patients developed choroidal lymphoid hyperplasia associated with vision loss after starting treatment with the GLP-1 receptor agonist dulaglutide.Visual acuity and systemic lymphadenopathy improved or normalized soon after discontinuing the...

Endovascular thrombectomy is indicated for acute ischemic stroke due to a large vessel occlusion in the anterior circulation within 24 hours of the time last known to be well.The ORIENTAL-MeVO...

IgA nephropathy is a rare condition caused by excessive buildup of immunoglobulin A in the kidneys, slowly but progressively degrading renal function to the point of requiring dialysis or transplantation.Treatment...

Experts say the term polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) does not accurately reflect the condition and has long led to patient confusion.A global consensus process involving patients and clinicians landed on...

Dementia with Lewy bodies is the second most common form of degenerative dementia after Alzheimer's disease.Diagnosing it can be difficult due to substantial overlap with other neurodegenerative disorders.A meta-analysis showed...

The BCL-2 inhibitor was granted accelerated approval based on findings from the phase 1/2 BGB-11417-201 study. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/fda-approves-next-gen-agent-mantle-cell-lymphoma-2026a1000fj5?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-05-13 20:36:00...

The doctor who is in isolation in a biocontainment unit in Nebraska described to CNN what it was like to be on board the cruise ship hit by a hantavirus...

An adjuvant personalized DNA vaccine caused no serious adverse events and extended overall survival in nine patients in a phase I study compared with historical outcomes.Median overall survival was 16.3...

If tighter limits on mifepristone take effect, one immediate shift would be toward misoprostol-only protocols. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/clinicians-prepare-possible-shift-misoprostol-only-care-2026a1000fit?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-05-13 19:07:00 Copyright...

Three views of the Neanderthal tooth with evidence of dental treatmentHexian Culture, Tourism and Sports Bureau, Ma’anshan A 59,000-year-old Neanderthal tooth found in a Siberian cave shows signs of deliberate...

Labour turmoil threatens to overshadow NHS modernisation bill as Health Secretary Wes Streeting mulls leadership bid. Medscape News UK Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/streeting-weighs-quitting-nhs-reform-bill-unveiled-2026a1000fio?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-05-13 18:40:00...

An at-home, mail-in, finger-stick blood test detected Alzheimer’s-related biomarkers associated with cognitive performance in older adults, raising the possibility of large-scale dementia risk screening outside clinical settings. Medscape Medical News...

How concerned should the public be about the Andes hantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship? In this MedPage Today webinar, Editor-in-Chief Jeremy Faust, MD, speaks with infectious...

The FDA says the increased risk of hematologic secondary primary malignancies with tazemetostat now outweighs the benefits of the drug; Ipsen pulls it from the market. Medscape Medical News Source...

Suzanne Simard and Rowan Hooper discuss the “mother tree” concept To some, forest ecologist Suzanne Simard is a pioneer in the tradition of Jane Goodall, Rachel Carson and Lynn Margulis....

Early in the 20th century, physicists were faced with deep questions about what the strange new mathematical framework of the dawning quantum age revealed about the true nature of reality....