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The majority of antibiotic prescriptions for uncomplicated UTI are suboptimal because they are written for nonrecommended agents and duratio...

"This is by far the best result we had with any weight loss medicine in patients with diabetes," says the senior author of the STEP 2 clinic...

Several surprising recent insights into the pathophysiology of psoriasis may eventually lead to superior treatment strategies for this commo...

Aysha Khoury, MD, MPH, was fired after leading a medical school discussion about racism in medicine. Medscape Medical News

The National Institutes of Health has launched a new research initiative to better understand how COVID-19 affects children, particularly th...

But Arthur Caplan, PhD, a bioethicist at NYU Langone Medical Center, sees the beginning of a new potential hazard: the Peltzman effect. W...

A taxane/platinum doublet works just as well as the standard-of-care anthracycline-containing regimen, plus it's cheaper and is less toxic....

A single-question screener may be an efficient way to increase hearing evaluations, doctors suggest. Medscape Medical News

Despite drop in number of COVID-19 tests, at-home testing is expected to grow -- but experts raise concerns about costs and the reporting of...

Investigators identify why hyperactivation of the immune system can wreak more damage than influenza and other coronaviruses in some people...

In a cohort of almost 800 professional athletes with previous COVID infection, routine return-to-play screening showed signs of inflammatory...

Nearly $200 million has been added to sequencing efforts in the United States as experts monitor mutations and flag major problems from brea...

A former Yale fertility nurse admitted to replacing painkillers with saline, knowing it would cause patients harm. Medscape Medical News

The higher dose remains the standard, but a new ENGAGE AF-TIMI 48 analysis puts the lower dose of the direct oral anticoagulation back in pl...

Here are five things to know about solriamfetol (Sunosi), the first dual-acting dopamine and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor for the treat...

The report finds that Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, MD, created a negative work environment and inappropriately used alcohol. Medscape Medical...

Severe COVID-19 patients have sustained platelet activation, likely contributing to thrombotic issues seen with the infection. Antiplatelet...

Hundreds of thousands of deaths worldwide from COVID-19 could have been avoided if obesity rates were lower; call for people with obesity to...

The CDC is expected to soon release guidelines on safe activities for fully vaccinated people, Politico and other news organizations reporte...

As the speed of COVID vaccinations picks up, so do the reports of doses going to waste. Health officials are trying to rein in waste without...

Accelerating time to initiation of antibiotics for patients with sepsis means that patients are treated earlier, but it could result in more...

"The new guidance from the federal government makes it really clear that those federal tests are to be covered without a charge to the patie...

The recommendations are based on evidence from six randomised controlled trials involving over 6,000 participants with and without known exp...

In his role as head of the division of pediatric behavioral health at National Jewish Health, Bruce Bender, PhD, helps kids and adults navig...

Buoyed by a surge in vaccine shipments, states and cities are rapidly expanding eligibility for COVID-19 shots to teachers, Americans 50 and...