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Experts say noble false widow spiders could be to blame for an increase in bites being treated in hospital. Source ...

Nurse wins settlement in trans pronouns dispute

Melle was racially abused by a transgender woman at a hospital after she addressed them as "Mr". Source link : ...

Amazon to Offer Same‑Day Delivery for New GLP-1 Pill, Foundayo

Share on PinterestAmazon will offer the new GLP-1 pill, Foundayo, via kiosks and same-day delivery. Image credit: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via ...

European Doctors Call Gambling Major Public Health Problem

Mounting evidence about the harms associated with gambling addiction and gambling disorders has prompted a statement from Standing Committee of ...

EMA Tightens Liver Safety Rules for Epilepsy Drug

Severe liver injury cases prompt required liver function testing for patients taking the epilepsy drug as adjunctive therapy for focal ...

Minimally Invasive Ablation Can Treat Small Kidney Tumors

Less invasive ablation treatment in patients with small renal tumors has a comparable risk for tumor progression to surgical resection, ...

Tumor Genomic Testing: Too Little, Too Late

Tumor genomic testing is critical to informed treatment decisions, but researchers find that it’s used in too few patients and ...

Deep-fried food banned in new plans for school dinners

"From talking to parents, head teachers and school governors in my constituency, I know that many are worried about the ...

Knee Osteoarthritis Pain Relief Seen With Neurotrophin-3 Inhibition

A p75 neurotrophin receptor fusion protein reduces pain and improves function in patients with knee osteoarthritis across all tested doses ...

Preparing for the Next Pandemic: What the EU Wants

The EU aims to offer pharmaceutical companies ‘workable terms’ in policies designed to improve future pandemic response. Medscape News Europe ...

Exercise Intensity Over Volume Linked to Lower Disease Risks

Higher intensity of physical activity, regardless of total volume, is linked to significantly lower risks for many cardiovascular and other ...

Intermittent Fasting May Aid Weight Loss, Improve Hormones

Share on PinterestResearch suggests that intermittent fasting may aid in weight loss by improving hormones in people with PCOS. Image ...

Is the Viral Plastic Diet Linked to Eating Disorder Risk?

A viral plastic diet trend raises concerns for choking, metabolic disruption, and increased risk for eating disorders among youth. Medscape ...

‘I’ve Been Sounding the Alarm for a Couple of Years’: What We Heard This Week

"I've been sounding the alarm about it for a couple of years." -- Peter Hotez, MD, PhD, of Baylor College ...

Encouraging Activity in Poor-Risk Endometrial Cancer With HER2-Targeted Novel Drug

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO -- As many as 70% of patients with advanced/metastatic HER2-expressing endometrial cancer (EC) responded to an ...

Urgent Care Clinics Move to Fill Abortion Care Gaps in Rural Areas

MARQUETTE, Mich. -- Providing abortions was the last thing Shawn Brown thought she'd be doing when she opened an urgent ...

AI and the New Folie a Deux

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming part of our patients' inner lives. In medical practice, we are accustomed to asking ...

Chemo Combo Wins in Ovarian Cancer, But Single-Agent Therapy Still in the Game

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO -- A negative study in low-grade serous ovarian cancer might have uncovered a pathway toward more ...

Too Young for the MMR Shot, Babies Become ‘Sitting Ducks’ in Measles Outbreaks