The history of lobotomy shows the risks for limited evidence and oversight, while modern approaches emphasize targeted treatment, informed consent, and rigorous evaluation.

A higher cardiometabolic index is linked to an increased risk for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in patients with T2D, serving as an effective prognostic tool.

Patients with polymyalgia rheumatica who cannot tolerate glucocorticoids or experience relapse may benefit from IL-6 receptor inhibitor therapy vs standard immunomodulatory options.

Cutting carbs may help adults with overweight or obesity achieve modest weight loss and improve some metabolic markers, but the benefits appear limited and don’t increase with stricter restriction.

After changes to federal recommendations on which and how many vaccines children should receive were blocked by legal challenge, a new White House Executive Order attempts to alter the vaccine ...

The White Coat Ceremony was established in 1993 by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation at Columbia University’s Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons to emphasize compassion, humanism, and professional ...

Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States, and an estimated 73 million Americans have LDL cholesterol high enough to warrant treatment. Medical Daily Until July 16 ...

Once-weekly somapacitan is as effective as daily growth hormone in promoting linear growth among treatment-naive girls with Turner syndrome, offering a suitable alternative treatment.

Adjunctive treatment with aprepitant was significantly associated with shorter hospital stays and faster symptom resolution ...

The findings suggest that better, proactive models are needed to coordinate school asthma care, according to investigators ...

Solitary plasmacytomas (SP) are rare, localized tumors composed of clonal plasma cells. They occur either in the bone or soft tissue and must be distinguished from multiple myeloma, which requires ...

In a cohort of patients with childhood-onset type 1 diabetes (T1D) followed up for more than 30 years, more than 80% developed diabetic retinopathy and nearly half developed albuminuria, with the two ...