New genome analysis suggests the Kent MenB strain picked up DNA from harmless throat bacteria, raising its virulence.

Eczema affecting the head, neck, or hands in infancy is tied to higher risk for food allergy, with widespread eczema ...

High serum REG3-alpha levels can flag patients headed toward complicated Crohn's disease, even without active inflammation ...

Use of paclitaxel -coated balloon (PCB) dilation is a safe and effective adjunct option for restoring airway patency in ...

European regulators have recommended extending Ocrevus's approved use to include patients aged 10 years or older with relapsing multiple sclerosis.

Most of the hospital-onset sepsis cases are infection-related, and about a third of those evaluated for preventability are potentially preventable, study finds.

Young adults who smoke increasingly adopt e-cigarettes, either transitioning from smoking to vaping or using both products.

A novel orexin-2 receptor agonist showed ‘clinically meaningful’ outcomes in adult ADHD in a new phase 1B study, making it one of the first of its class to show such a signal.

So far in 2026, the Texas health system has recorded 96 emergency room (ER) arrivals with heat-related complaints, including 46 in August alone. Parkland Health recorded 64 such arrivals in all of ...

As the veterinary sedative medetomidine spreads through the fentanyl supply, clinicians face a severe withdrawal syndrome that can emerge within hours and resist standard opioid treatment.

A shift away from routine P2Y12 inhibitor pretreatment in non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome is linked to a higher likelihood of in-hospital STEMI but a lower likelihood of actionable bleeding.

Prophylactic mechanical support devices may not reduce cardiovascular risk in patients who undergo complex high-risk stenting procedures.