Leucovorin is now indicated for adult and pediatric patients with a confirmed variant in the folate receptor 1 gene, the agency said. This disorder affects fewer than one in 1 million people, with ...

Comparing Denmark to the U.S. is like comparing an apple to a wide assortment of fruits. Denmark's health outcomes are driven by its social welfare system, including paid parental leave, affordable ...

New York City's new health commissioner, Alister Martin, MD, is stepping into the role at a time of growing tension between local public health officials and federal policy.

GLP-1 receptor agonists may increase the risk of bone and tendon injuries, as well as conditions like osteoporosis and gout, a retrospective study suggested. (Washington Post) Chairside HbA1c testing ...

For some heart attack patients in resource-limited settings, allowing a longer window from fibrinolysis to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) may not necessarily hurt outcomes, observational ...

The brains of superagers -- adults over age 80 with extraordinary memory capacity -- were strong producers of new neurons, showing a distinct profile of hippocampal neurogenesis in a post-mortem study ...

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is having rotator cuff surgery Tuesday, a spokesperson told MedPage Today. Kennedy plans to return to the office March 16, the spokesperson said. That person did ...

Eight-year-old Jonah woke up one May morning with a swollen face and a toothache. He refused the pain medication that his mom, Geneva Reynolds, tried to give him. He didn't sleep or eat and cried ...

Over 40% of smokers who received one psilocybin dose quit by month 6 versus 10% of nicotine patch users in a pilot randomized trial. No serious adverse events were reported, and the most common side ...

The American Public Health Association and others are urging a federal court to block an HHS policy that restricts immigrants' access to critical health programs. The U.S. reported 144 new measles ...

Drug-related provisions of a landmark Biden-era law were tied to a decline in cost-related medication nonadherence among ...

An unprecedented effort to reverse the effects of a racially biased medical test that blocked or delayed Black people from ...