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Cigarette smoking remains the leading preventable cause of death in the United States, contributing to one out of five deaths every year.
In a recent study, researchers aimed to determine whether transvaginal ultrasonography or magnetic resonance imaging had better performance in diagnosing the recurrence of deep endometriosis.
By Rob GoodierNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Functional magnetic resonance imaging reveals different activity in the brains of cocaine addicts who have a lack of self-awareness, a new study has found.Compared with healthy controls and addicts who demonstrate normal self-awareness, the addicts with impaired insight had less activity in the rostral anterior cingulate cortex (rACC) when they made errors on a test.
Individuals whose mothers had depression while pregnant may have a higher risk of having depression at age 18 years, according to the results of a recent prospective cohort study. Postnatal depression was also found to be a risk factor for offspring depression at age 18 years, but only among mothers with lower levels of education.
The relationship between the frequency of ejaculation and the risk of prostate cancer were evaluated in a recent study.
There is a rare, but potentially fatal interaction between the antiarrhythmic agent amiodarone and the hepatitis C drug sofosbuvir.
In this commentary, M. Chiara Manzini, PhD, provides an overview of her research on gender bias in autism and why being aware of such bias is important for neurologists.
Maryam Navaie, DrPH, MBA, and Bartolome Celli, MD, answer our questions about their study about inhalation technique errors with metered-dose inhalers.
Researchers used genetic scores to calculate the causal effect of LDL and HDL cholesterol on the risk of heart disease.
We often forget about improving things in our medical practices. We get comfortable and complacent. We often assume, we do a good job, no need to fix what isn’t broken.But time and time again, I’m reminded that there is always areas of improvement. I’m also reminded that on occasion, we don’t do things as good as I see them in my mind.
A research team has established a set of empirical biomarkers to aid in the diagnosis and treatment of psychosis.
Researchers have produced a vaccine that neutralizes the synthetic painkiller fentanyl and can help to protect against drug overdoses.
David Hudesman:  Hi, my name's Dr. David Hudesman. I am co‑director of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center and Associate Professor of Medicine at NYU Langone. I'm going to summarize and give some key takeaways from the talk I gave at the AIBD regionals at UNC Chapel Hill on postoperative Crohn's disease. Some of the key takeaways is first, knowing the risk of postoperative Crohn's. Anywhere from over 70% as high as 90% of patients may have endoscopic recurrence of Crohn's disease after surgery, after they're reconnected.
In this video, Aric Prather, PhD, discusses insomnia, obstructive sleep apnea, and the importance of sleep for health and wellbeing, which are topics he presented at our Practical Updates in Primary Care 2021 Virtual Series on May 13. 
The definition comprises 3 criteria: treatment failure history, characterization of active/symptomatic disease, and clinical perception.
New research from the World Health Organization examined the risks associated with consumption of red and processed meats.
<p><span>The number of teen drivers involved in fatal crashes dropped by more than half over the past decade as safer vehicles hit the road and more young people received restricted licenses.</span></p>