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The FDA has warned of severe, disabling joint pain associated with the use of certain common diabetes drugs.
A 10-month-old girl presented with an abnormally shaped tongue.
<p>PRO: It certainly is reasonable for pediatricians to discharge patients if parents consistently<br>refuse vaccinations. CON: Vaccination is neither risk-free nor 100% effective, and it is an ongoing challenge to balance individual rights against mandated vaccinations in settings of low disease prevalence.</p>
John is a 36-year-old overweight man struggling to lose weight. After reading that eating more frequently can help weight loss, he tells you that he has started consuming 6 meals over the course of the day.
Acute ascending paralysis secondary to hyperkalemia is a serious but reversible medical emergency.
Do you now the most used first-line biologics for the management of patients with psoriatic arthritis? Take our pop quiz to find out!
Racial disparities have been documented in many areas of health care, from emergency department (ED) wait times to hospital admission rates.
In this COVID-19 roundup, we discuss the latest booster recommendations by the CDC, recent recommendations on the first antiviral COVID-19 pill, and the odds of COVID-19 infection following 2 and 3 doses of an mRNA vaccine.
To determine the association between endometriosis and risk of early natural menopause, which has been linked to cardiovascular disease and early mortality, US researchers conducted a population-based cohort study.
By Shereen JegtvigNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Eating fiber-rich flaxseed each day might help lower high blood pressure, a new study suggests."This is the first demonstration of the cardiovascular effects of dietary flaxseed in a hypertensive population," Grant Pierce told Reuters Health in an email. Pierce is the senior author on the study and executive director of research at St. Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
By Ben HirschlerThe hunt for new heart drugs is losing momentum as resources are switched to other areas, notably cancer research, where investors get a better bang for their buck.Cardiologists fear the fight against heart disease could stall as a result, following major advances in recent decades marked by the advent of drugs to fight cholesterol, lower blood pressure and prevent blood clots.
<p>Bullying has been linked to worse health later in life, and new findings from the UK suggest that's also true when kids are bullied by their siblings.</p>
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) - One in five patients with acute ischemic stroke don't get recommended screening for dysphagia, a study in Canada suggests.
<p>A dietary supplement containing tryptophan and tyrosine and antioxidants appears to curb postpartum depressed mood.</p>
By David DouglasNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pooled data indicate that computerized clinical decision support systems (CCDSS) can improve venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis and significantly reduce such events.
A 43-year-old woman with recently diagnosed hypothyroidism presented with a 3-month history of declining cognition, confusion, disorientation, and an inability to communicate or ambulate. She had become incontinent and had signs of gait ataxia and poor motor control.
Dr. Stephen Hanauer: Hello, I'm Steve Hanauer from Northwestern University in Chicago. I hope you've enjoyed my presentation on positioning JAK inhibitors in the setting of inflammatory bowel disease.