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An NHS online hospital service will be launched in England within two years to help cut waiting times, the prime ...

Patient Factors May Predict Adverse Events During OIT

In children receiving peanut oral immunotherapy, adverse event rates can be predicted from characteristics like large skin prick test wheals ...

British veterans with hearing loss start legal battle over ‘faulty’ earplugs

BBCDave Watson, a triple amputee, is one of more than 2,000 former and serving British military personnel bringing the legal ...

Why I’m challenging Nike, Puma and Adidas over single shoes

Alex TaylorBBC News reporterBBC Morning LiveFormer Para-athletic world champion Stef Reid wants sport footwear companies to match their inclusive marketing ...

Nurses, pharmacists and bogus doctor caught breaking rules

Guy LynnBBC Investigations, LondonBBCA bogus doctor, a pharmacist and a nurse were all secretly filmed breaking the rules for cashNurses ...

HPV Shot May Protect Unvaccinated Women Too

(MedPage Today) -- Widespread HPV vaccination slashed infection risk and delivered protection for vaccinated and unvaccinated adolescent girls and young ...

Gabapentin Use Skyrockets Despite Risks, CDC Analysis Shows

(MedPage Today) -- Gabapentin prescribing rose sharply in recent years, with the generic drug becoming the fifth most dispensed product ...

‘We Are Exhausted, Frustrated, and Sad’: Docs Vent During Meeting With Senator

(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON -- Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), a member of the Senate health committee, heard from a variety ...

Post-COVID Smell Loss May Be More Widespread Than Recognized

(MedPage Today) -- The vast majority of people reporting dips in their ability to smell 2 years after COVID-19 had ...

Louisiana Issues Warrant to Arrest California Doc Accused of Mailing Mifepristone

(MedPage Today) -- Louisiana is pursuing a criminal case against another out-of-state doctor accused of mailing abortion pills to a ...

AI Eroding Cognitive Skills in Doctors: How Bad Is It?

More research shows declining cognitive skills in humans using AI — including physicians. Some say this isn’t a problem but ...

Hormone Therapy Added to Radiotherapy Benefits Some With Recurrent Prostate Cancer

(MedPage Today) -- SAN FRANCISCO -- For patients with recurrent prostate cancer, those with a certain subtype had clinically meaningful ...

We may finally know what causes will-o’-the-wisps

An 1849 engraving depicting a will-o’-the-wispSSPL/Getty Images Bubbles merging in water can spontaneously generate electric sparks powerful enough to ignite ...

Does Early Palliative Care Cut Costs in Head, Neck Cancer?

Compared to starting late, initiating palliative care early may reduce end-of-life costs associated with tracheostomy and gastrostomy tube use in ...

Deepfake Doctors: How AI Spreads Medical Disinformation

AI-generated doctors, some fabricated and some mimicking well-known physicians, sell sketchy products and bad medical advice on social media. Here’s ...

Ocrelizumab Shows Hand Function Benefits in Advanced Progressive MS

(MedPage Today) -- Ocrelizumab (Ocrevus) delayed overall disability progression and worsening of upper limb function in people with primary progressive ...

Precision Therapy for Genetic Dilated Cardiomyopathy a Growing Possibility