While research has consistently shown antimicrobial stewardship programs' clinical value, data supporting their cost-effectiveness are scarce.In an economic evaluation, every $1 spent on a mail-based antibiotic audit and feedback intervention...

A consortium of telehealth companies and insurers has published its ‘National Telehealth Standards,’ but some question the document’s impact. Medscape News Australia Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/new-telehealth-standards-upshot-australian-doctors-2026a1000819?src=rss Author : Publish date...

GLP-1 and GIP agonist users who continued treatment until the time of endoscopy had higher rates of retained stomach contents than those who skipped their last dose.Following a clear liquid...

Large international study finds nearly half of patients admitted with visible blood in urine receive no imaging, delaying diagnosis and worsening outcomes. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/early-imaging-could-improve-outcomes-emergency-patients-2026a1000816?src=rss Author...

Patients with hidradenitis suppurative (HS) had a twofold rate of self-harm, including suicide, as compared with the general population.HS patients had significantly higher rates of smoking, alcohol use, and preexisting...

Full results from the pivotal trials submitted to support approval have not yet been reported. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/tildrakizumab-now-under-fda-review-psoriatic-arthritis-2026a100080v?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-03-16 18:50:00 Copyright...

White House chief of staff Susie Wiles has been diagnosed with early stage breast cancer but will continue working during her treatment, President Donald Trump said in a social media...

In this exclusive MedPage Today video, Jonathan Bernstein, MD, of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, discusses emerging data on barzolvolimab, an investigational humanized monoclonal antibody, in chronic spontaneous...

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, MD, MPH, said at a national meeting last week that he wouldn't give his young child antibiotics "unless he is on his deathbed or suffering." The...

The American College of Physicians says the term ‘provider’ blurs lines between nurse practitioners and physicians, confuses patients, and fails to recognize expertise. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/physicians-are-not-providers-says-acp-drawing-new-attention-2026a100080g?src=rss...

A large international study reports no overlap between the biological signatures of early depression and psychosis. Medscape News Europe Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/can-biomarkers-distinguish-psychosis-depression-2026a100080b?src=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-03-16 17:19:00...

BBC Health Correspondent Dominic Hughes explains the signs to look out for. Source link : https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cj98mww8k92o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss Author : Publish date : 2026-03-16 17:09:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the...

Being in the hospital is challenging. Taking care of patients in the hospital is challenging (bless the hospitalist physicians). Going home from the hospital -- returning home to outpatient world...

Although most sexually active adolescents within a large primary care network had received human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination before sexual debut, 12% had not received any doses of the vaccine, and...

Pregnant women randomized to extended-release buprenorphine had higher rates of illicit opioid abstinence than those randomized to sublingual buprenorphine.Neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome outcomes and maternal adverse events did not differ...

J R Eyerman/The LIFE Picture Collection/Shutterstock What is now? The nature of the ever-changing present moment has always fascinated me, because there is a paradox at its heart. From a...

Ryugu is an asteroid that sometimes passes close to EarthJAXA All five of the main ingredients for DNA and RNA have been found in samples from the asteroid Ryugu. This...

Medical device maker Stryker said its surgical technology platforms, defibrillators and cardiac monitors, and connected beds are unaffected by a recent cyberattack, and clinicians can keep using these products. The...

The therapy shows efficacy in improving diarrhea, abdominal pain in GLP-1, GLP-1/GIP-treated patients with diabetes and/or obesity in a small study. Medscape Medical News Source link : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/pancreatic-enzyme-replacement-therapy-glp-1-symptoms-2026a10007zz?src=rss Author :...

The KIT inhibitor avapritinib (Ayvakit) maintained symptom improvement and reduced mast cell burden in patients with indolent systemic mastocytosis for an average of 4 years, according to long-term data presented...