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.

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.

Both traditional obesity measures (BMI, waist circumference [WC], and waist-to-height ratio [WHtR]) and newer measures of adipose tissue moderately predicted type 2 diabetes (T2D) development over 20 ...

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

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.

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.

The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has issued a broad-ranging update on the management of colonic strictures ...

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.

Nearly one third of children born very preterm have abnormal pulmonary findings at preschool age, with greater bronchodilator ...

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.

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.

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