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(MedPage Today) -- SAN ANTONIO -- Disparities in insurance coverage for fertility preservation may explain racial differences in egg freezing ...

Review Links Long-Term Hair Dye Use to Cancer Risk

A systematic review suggests that long-term use of hair dye is associated with an increased risk for cancer in specific ...

Large Review Backs Safety, Effectiveness of COVID, Flu, and RSV Shots

(MedPage Today) -- Immunization against COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and influenza effectively and safely reduced the risk of severe ...

Sorry, but interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS really is a comet, not aliens

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as seen by the Gemini South telescope in ChileInternational Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Shadow the Scientist; J. Miller & M. ...

Novel Biologic for Sjogren’s Clears Penultimate Hurdle

(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO -- An investigational biologic against B-cell activating factor (BAFF) appeared effective in treating Sjögren's disease in ...

Trump’s Surgeon General Pick Goes Into Labor, Senate Hearing Postponed

(MedPage Today) -- A Senate hearing for President Donald Trump's surgeon general pick, Casey Means, MD, has been postponed because ...

Magnetic gel could remove kidney stones more effectively

Kidney stones are a common and painful complaintwildpixel/Getty Images A magnetic device may be able to remove kidney stones more ...

Expert Warns of Irreparable Damage to Biotech Industry Unless Congress Acts

(MedPage Today) -- Gutting funding for key health agencies and terminating thousands of workers does nothing to ensure the future ...

Migraine Drug Shows Promise as IBS Treatment in Small Trial

(MedPage Today) -- PHOENIX -- A migraine medication targeting calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) pathways wasn't shown to improve daily abdominal ...

Hospitals Struggle as Consultant Posts Remain Unfilled

A new BMJ report reveals an escalating crisis in consultant recruitment and retention across the NHS, with some hospitals missing ...

Study Finds Optimal Physical Activity Level for Digestive Cancer Risk

(MedPage Today) -- Regular "moderate-level" exercise appeared to achieve optimal risk reduction for digestive system cancers (DSCs), according to a ...

Clinicians Test ‘Butt Breathing’ in Early Study

(MedPage Today) -- Young men tolerated the anal administration of a liquid with a high capacity for oxygenation in a ...

The US is unlikely to test nuclear weapons, despite what Trump says

Donald Trump made his announcement before meeting with Chinese president Xi Jinping in South KoreaAndrew Harnik/Getty Images US President Donald ...

Nanotyrannus: Dinosaur skeleton settles long debate over ‘tiny T. rex’ fossils

Artist’s impression of a pack of Nanotyrannus attacking a juvenile T. rexAnthony Hutchings A dinosaur fossil thought to be a ...

CAR-T Therapy Leads to Myasthenia Gravis Improvements

(MedPage Today) -- SAN FRANCISCO -- Descartes-08, an autologous, B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA)-directed mRNA chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, ...

T-Cell Killer Opens New Approach to Rheumatoid Arthritis

(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO -- An investigational monoclonal antibody drug targeting the PD-1 ligand on T cells was a winner ...

US Adults Show Low Awareness of Alcohol-Cancer Link