Wait times are increasing between cancer diagnosis and the start of first-course therapy for six cancer types, according to a retrospective cohort study. Predictors of longer wait times included ...

Federal survey data for 2023 showed an estimated prevalence of moderate to severe joint pain among U.S. adults of 58.5%, suggesting that pain management in arthritis has a long way to go.

Prader-Willi syndrome experts are warning of potential safety risks associated with extended-release diazoxide choline (Vykat XR), a drug approved last year for treating the extreme bouts of hunger ...

Statin discontinuation was noninferior to continuation in regard to all-cause mortality over 3 years among people ages 75 and older in a randomized trial. Statin discontinuation was not linked to ...

The inaugural ratings evaluated 20 online platforms that offer FDA-approved, brand-name GLP-1 medications, such as semaglutide (Wegovy), tirzepatide (Zepbound), and orforglipron (Foundayo).

The CDC on Tuesday warned doctors about the risk for severe arboviral neuroinvasive disease in patients on B cell-depleting or modulating agents, calling out anti-CD20 monoclonal antibodies in ...

Internal medicine physicians who were not born in the U.S. treated 22 million Medicare beneficiaries in 2024, but Trump administration immigration policies may put a dent in that workforce, ...

Estrogen-only menopausal hormone therapy was linked with reduced Alzheimer's pathology in an autopsy study. Estrogen treatment was also tied to lower odds of dementia diagnosis. More than 20 years ...

A focus this week in the murder trial of former nurse Lindsay Clancy turned to the psychiatric medications she was taking prior to killing her three children. (AP) The Department of Veterans Affairs ...

In the U.S., 5% to 6% of pregnant women receive treatment with SSRIs, most often for major depressive disorder. Evidence suggests that serious adverse outcomes are unlikely with the use of SSRIs in ...

Two summers ago, in the middle of my busy shift in the emergency department, my mother called. At 85 years old and struggling with dementia, she was barely managing to live independently in the ...

Stanford researchers successfully had an artificial intelligence (AI) model create a whole family of simple viruses that can only infect bacteria. While these particular viruses pose no threat to ...