‘Transformative’ pancreatic cancer drug doubles survival time
The drug daraxonrasib is being put forward to treat people with advanced pancreatic cancer in clinicsREUTERS/Danielle Villasana A daily pill ...
FDA Approves Oral Antiviral to Prevent COVID-19 After Exposure
The FDA approved the oral antiviral agent ensitrelvir (Xocova) to help prevent COVID-19 in people ages 12 years or older ...
Saroglitazar Boosts Response Rates in Primary Biliary Cholangitis
Novel saroglitazar significantly improved biochemical response rates in patients with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) who had an inadequate response to ...
‘I’ve requested a full hysterectomy’
Emma Barnett shares her life-long struggle with endometriosis – a disease affecting one in ten women of reproductive age, which ...
U.S. Adult Cigarette Smoking Rate Hits Another All-Time Low
The cigarette smoking rate among U.S. adults dropped to another all-time low last year, with one in 11 adults saying ...
The Pro-Life Movement’s Cruelty Problem
She stays quiet because of her child, my patient tells me. But despite her passivity, her husband always manages to ...
Do turmeric and curcumin have any actual health benefits?
A compound in turmeric called curcumin is sold in supplement form, but what are its benefits?SOLDATOOFF/Shutterstock As the temperature drops ...
Albumin 5% Cut Mortality Rates in Sudden Liver Failure With Other Organ Failure
Plasma exchange with albumin 5% (Albutein 5%, PE-A5%) added to standard medical treatment (SMT) improved outcomes in patients with acute-on-chronic ...
Risk of Tardive Dyskinesia Higher in Women
Patients taking antidopaminergic agents are at risk of developing tardive dyskinesia (TD), a disorder characterized by abnormal, involuntary movements of ...
How human error became a weapon against large language models
Typos are a sign of a human writer… for nowMarc De Simone/Alamy Recently, a friend told me over coffee about ...
A golden age of maths is dawning and mathematicians are freaking out
I am attempting to solve a mathematical conundrum that has stumped many of humanity’s greatest thinkers. I have zero mathematical ...
Read the Results of Trump’s 2026 Physical Exam
On May 26, 2026, President Donald J. Trump underwent his annual medical examination at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. ...
Three Ebola vaccines in development amid growing outbreak fears
IAVI, Moderna and the University of Oxford are all working on new vaccines. Source link : https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn8pw93929wo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss Author : Publish ...
What BMI Gets Wrong About Obesity and What You Can Do About It
Share on PinterestBMI measurements may drastically underestimate obesity rates among U.S. adults, new research suggests. Thomas Barwick/Getty ImagesA growing body ...
Participate in an Anonymous Study on Nurses’ Mental Health Experiences
Dear Colleagues, In various nursing forums, nurses have candidly shared their experiences with mental health challenges. Many have also expressed ...
FDA’s ‘Big Dick Energy!’ Warning; UHC Retreats on Prior Auth; Nurses Beat Ebola
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. The FDA warned that "Big Dick Energy!" -- a supplement touted ...
‘Why I’m showing my hernia online’
Amy Bamford turned to social media to seek advice about her hernia. Source link : https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c4g8142vg49o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss Author : Publish date ...
Child’s Limp Revealed a Surprising ‘Disease of the Past’
When a previously healthy 7-year-old girl limped into the emergency department with unexplained leg pain, a detailed dietary history became ...
Light Therapy May Reduce Depression, Boost Sleep Quality
Light therapy is linked to reduced symptoms of depression and improved sleep quality in patients with neuropsychiatric disorders, a new ...
Daptomycin May Match Vancomycin in Resistant Endocarditis
Daptomycin offers similar effectiveness to vancomycin in treating left-sided infective endocarditis caused by methicillin-resistant staphylococci and is associated with a ...
