Traditional and newer adiposity measures both moderately predict 20-year diabetes risk in healthy adults, yet dysfunctional tissue markers are slightly better at predicting future cases.

Menopausal hormone therapy is tied to a higher coronary heart disease risk in women with high LDL cholesterol levels on estrogen and medroxyprogesterone acetate but not in those with low LDL levels.

European visitors may not change the medicine, but they do change the consultation — forcing faster diagnostics, clearer communication, and tighter follow-up plans.

Point-of-care ultrasound promises rapid, bedside answers without expensive imaging referrals. But whether primary care is fully embracing the technology is up for debate.

In women with uncomplicated pregnancies, epidural analgesia during labor is linked to prolonged labor stages and increased clinical interventions compared with non-pharmacological pain relief methods.

Thousands of children have been hospitalized after poisoning by vitamins and minerals in recent years, the majority ingested intentionally.

Even low levels of physical activity were linked to lower stroke and mortality risks in atrial fibrillation, with greater benefits generally seen at higher activity levels.

Limiting sugar during pregnancy and infancy is associated with reduced risk for dementia during adulthood, delayed disease onset, and benefits for brain health, a study shows.

In patients with ischaemic stroke, intravenous thrombolysis given within 90 minutes of symptom onset improves functional ...

Evidence points to a neuroimmune pathway through which psychological stress may amplify skin inflammation, raising questions about future approaches to eczema care.

New obesity definitions reclassify 20%-34% of patients with fatty liver disease into the obesity category, but it doesn’t increase their risk for liver-related events.

Iron deficiency testing remains inconsistent among patients with incident heart failure in UK primary care, with variation by age, sex, and presence of long-term conditions.