A man in his mid-60s with a history of diabetes, hypertension, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and lung cancer is transported from home to the emergency department (ED) after he ...

In March 2024, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval to Rezdiffra™ (resmetirom) in conjunction with diet and exercise for the treatment of adults with ...

Compared with White children, Black and Hispanic children also received less testing, including brain MRI. HealthDay News — Compared with non-Hispanic White (NHW) children, non-Hispanic Black ...

As Alaska grapples with a nursing vacancy rate of 24%, the clash between staff and administration underscores a larger question: Can technology truly alleviate systemic health care challenges?

Patients treated with platinum-based agents and taxanes had the highest prevalence of chronic painful CIPN (40.44% and 38.35%, respectively). HealthDay News — The pooled prevalence of chronic ...

The authors found that higher prevalence likely reflects the stigma and minority stress experienced by these individuals. HealthDay News — There are significant mental health disparities between ...

The Food and Drug Administration has approved Ozempic ® (semaglutide) to reduce the risk of sustained estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) decline, end-stage kidney disease, and cardiovascular ...

The use of Journavx for moderate to severe pain has not been studied beyond 14 days. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Journavx™ (suzetrigine) for the treatment of moderate to ...

Mendelian randomization analysis of genome-wide association study data suggests schizophrenia and major depressive disorder may cause constipation. Constipation, a common and often debilitating ...

These results suggest that fluctuating cholesterol, measured annually, may be a new biomarker for identifying people at risk of dementia. HealthDay News — Variability in total cholesterol (TC ...

Getty Images Uché Blackstock, MD, is the first Black mother-daughter legacy at Harvard Medical School. At the 2024 DNPs of Color annual meeting, Dr Uché Blackstock shares her perspective on ...