FDA Issues Safety Alert on Weight-Loss Drug’s Kidney Risks
The FDA issued a drug safety communication approving a label change that warns about the risk of kidney stones or ...
Study Warns on Sugary Drinks and Liver Cancer
Research has suggested that consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages is linked to increased risks of certain cancers.A pooled analysis of 11 ...
Video: ADA Leader Apologizes to Researchers Ejected From Meeting
The CEO of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) has apologized to five members who were escorted by police out of ...
APOL1 Gene and Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
Variants in the apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1) gene are associated with a significant increase in the risk of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis ...
ACOG Makes Vaccine Recommendations for the First Time
The American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (ACOG) announced vaccine recommendations on Wednesday that differ from what the U.S. government ...
Lawsuits Claiming Social Media Is ‘Addictive’ Gain Momentum
Social media has been on trial for allegedly harming youth mental health, and tech companies have been facing uphill legal ...
AMA Delegates Stop Short of Backing Universal Newborn Cytomegalovirus Screening
A proposal to back universal newborn screening for congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) was fiercely debated among the American Medical Association (AMA) ...
Leading Psychiatrist Dies; Diagnostic Interviews Unreliable? Remote Work Distress
Harvard University professor Robert Coles, MD, the psychiatrist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author who championed the cause of children grappling with ...
AMA Adopts Policy Pushing Back on AI Creep in Medicine
Artificial intelligence (AI) in medicine must always be overseen by physicians, according to a policy adopted by the American Medical ...
AMA to Fund Studies Comparing Care From Physicians vs NPs, PAs
Concerned that unsupervised nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) provide patient care that is not as good or safe ...
Report: Law Firms Cheated in Filing Claims With NFL’s Concussion Settlement Fund
The court officials overseeing the NFL's $1 billion settlement fund for concussion-related injuries have barred five law firms from handling ...
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Feedback is New Scientist’s popular sideways look at the latest science and technology news. You can submit items you believe ...
New Scientist recommends Steve Brusatte’s brilliant take on the evolution of birds
An artist’s impression of ArchaeopteryxJA CHIRINOS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY The Story of BirdsSteve Brusatte, Picador (UK); Mariner Books (US) Steve Brusatte ...
US Announces Additional $20 Million for Ebola Response
The U.S. State Department said on Wednesday it would provide an additional $20 million to help fight the Ebola outbreak in ...
CagriSema Boosts Weight Loss, A1c Benefits in T2D
The novel combination of the two therapies shows improved effects vs either drug alone, without increases in side effects. Medscape ...
US Doctor Isolated in Czech Hospital for Ebola Monitoring Released, Heading Home
A U.S. doctor who was transferred to a Czech hospital from Uganda last month as a precaution after having contact ...
Genetic Risk of Autism, ADHD Decreased as Diagnoses Increased
Rates of autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have increased in recent decades across multiple populations.A cohort study ...
Cancer Panelist’s Ivermectin Paper; RFK Jr.’s Work Style; Measles Outbreak Genetics
Harvey Risch, MD, PhD, the chair of the President's Cancer Panel, is a co-author on a new paper in Anticancer ...
Wolves seen hunting European bison in rare camera-trap recording
Wolves are making a comeback in many parts of EuropeJohn Ceulemans/Shutterstock Deep in the Polish wilderness, a camera trap has ...
