A report that includes the first national assessment of malignant and nonmalignant brain tumors in the United States shows that nonmalignant tumors outnumber malignancies by about 2 to 1. By studying differences in the age, race, and sex of patients… Read More ›
Promising results from a pair of clinical trials, published today in the New England Journal of Medicine, raise hopes for improved future therapies for patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. More than 170 million individuals globally have a hepatitis… Read More ›
Children who are exposed to a potentially rabid animal will need only 4 shots rather than 5 to protect them against developing the disease, according to a policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released on Monday. Rabies… Read More ›
In an article appearing today in the Archives of Internal Medicine, researchers find that the risk of developing cancer as a result of exposure to ionizing radiation during full-body scans at airports appears to be minimal. The researchers estimate that… Read More ›
Disappointing results from an international clinical trial raise questions about the growing use of a surgical procedure that involves removing a portion of the skull to help relieve pressure on the brain after traumatic brain injury. The eagerly awaited results… Read More ›
Today marks 129 years since Robert Koch, MD, announced that he had identified the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB). In Koch’s era, says the Stop TB Partnership, the potentially fatal lung disease claimed the life of 1 of every 7… Read More ›
Some public health advocates are perplexed by a 231-page report released last week by a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee that documented the adverse impact of menthol cigarettes on public health but then stopped short of recommending… Read More ›
A growing chorus of outrage has emerged from physicians, patients, and politicians in response to a drugmaker’s decision to set the price for its newly approved drug for preventing premature birth at $1500 per injection. In the past, physicians treating… Read More ›
A study released today in the Archives of Surgery concludes that a type of weight-loss surgery, laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding, offers relatively poor long-term outcomes in extremely overweight patients. The findings come a few weeks after guidelines issued by the… Read More ›
Many patients with severe chronic liver disease experience cognitive impairments that may make them unsafe drivers, and physicians may have a legal obligation to intervene, according to a study published today in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Cognitive impairments—such as problems… Read More ›
