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Tara is a 56-year-old woman who grew up hearing that 3 glasses of milk a day is good for her bones. She is concerned about osteoporosis, and comes to visit you to consult on her diet.
<p>Children with an autism spectrum disorder were more likely to have mothers who lived close to fields treated with certain pesticides during pregnancy.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span>A new study documents the effect of waning immunity on a population level.</span></p>
Dr Laxmi Mehta, from Ohio State University, talks about how treatment options differ between men and women who present with myocardial infarction and how to prevent a subsequent infarction.
A roundup of COVID-19 news, including infection rates among patients with cancer, the effects of alternating body positioning in patients on respirators, and viral shedding in infected patients' tears.
The US Food and Drug Administration approved the drug after trials showed a lower rate of relapse in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy or withdrawal for any other reason.
By Rob GoodierNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children with oral clefts perform significantly worse in school than their peers, a new study has found.
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.
The FDA approved resmetirom for the treatment of adults with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis with moderate-to-advanced liver fibrosis.
Clostridium difficile is an anaerobic spore-forming bacterium. C difficile infection (CDI) is recognized as the leading cause of nosocomial diarrhea and is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality.
A recent study sought to examine the risk factors for with weight gain in patients beginning antiretroviral therapy for the management of HIV. Lead author Moupali Das, MD, MPH, answered our questions in this Q&A.
New estimates assessed the global impact of sugar-sweetened beverages on cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes-related mortality.
In this "Test Your Knowledge" quiz, Daniel S Fierer, MD, asks you about a new patient with Hepatitis C, and her eligibility for a simplified treatment regimen.
In a new study, researchers examined whether a collaborative care intervention for adolescents with depression can improve depressive outcomes compared with usual care.
A physician-reported registry of adults with rheumatic diseases and with confirmed or presumed cases of COVID-19 indicates that some therapies, as well severity of disease, are associated with higher death rates.
<p>This article features several cases of skin lesions caused by leisure activities, such as swimming, beach-going, and sports. It features curaneous larva migrans, swimmer's itch, second-degree sunburn, seabather's eruption, and more.</p>
Santosh Kesari, MD, PhD, discusses precision medicine and the goal to tailor medical treatments to each patient’s individual genetic profile and biology.
A recent study examined how sleep duration and restriction affect the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.