Men should be fully informed that they’re unlikely to benefit from prostate cancer screening and may face a substantial risk of various harms, such as complications from biopsy or treatment that may include infection, incontinence, or impotency, according to a… Read More ›
When health authorities approve a new drug for use in Europe, they are unable to assess the potential safety risks of drugs that will be taken for extended periods because of a lack of long-term data, according to an analysis… Read More ›
It may be time for many postmenopausal women to put down the calcium and vitamin D supplement bottles for good, as the latest in a string of influential health care organizations has recommended against the use of such supplements to… Read More ›
A growing number of older adults in the United States are dying at home, but many continue to face multiple health care transitions to different care sites and receive aggressive inpatient care in their final days, according to a study… Read More ›
Malnourished children in Malawi, Africa, who were treated with antibiotics in addition to a peanut-based spread were more likely to survive than children who received only the spread, according to results of a randomized trial published in the New England… Read More ›
Using aspirin regularly in hope of preventing recurrent cardiovascular problems may increase an individual’s risk of developing macular degeneration, a leading cause of vision loss, according to a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. Many individuals who have had… Read More ›
Using a mobile device to track food consumption and get feedback from a weight loss coach helped patients lose more weight than a traditional weight loss program, according to a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine today. Intensive… Read More ›
Children become more vulnerable to infection with pertussis the more time passes after their last dose of the acellular pertussis vaccine, according to a study published in JAMA today. After a record-breaking epidemic of pertussis in California in 2010, many… Read More ›
By Austin B. Frakt, PhD Like many people, I was tired of the presidential campaign well before it concluded. Now that it is over, I’d like to refocus on health policy at a high level and consider various means of… Read More ›
Most medical interventions have modest effects, and studies that suggest big effects are usually small and are eventually proven wrong, according to an analysis of medical studies published in JAMA today. Studies that appear to demonstrate that a medication or… Read More ›
