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'On the face of it, the STEP 1 trial (like its name) is a good beginning,' say editorialists. More patients in the semaglutide group had cli...

Study shows a particular pattern of electrophysiologic signals during a memory test can predict mild cognitive impairment years before a dia...

In outpatients with COVID-19, peginterferon lambda has the potential to prevent clinical deterioration and shorten the duration of viral she...

Although the FDA hasn't received any adverse event reports related to ventilator splitters, it has updated guidance after recent publication...

Researchers found that if two people are both wearing surgical masks that are knotted and tucked flush to the face exposure to viral particl...

In the LCMC3 study, patients received 1200 mg of neoadjuvant atezolizumab IV every 3 weeks for two cycles followed by resection between 30 a...

The FDA has approved the immunotherapy for patients with locally advanced or metastatic basal cell carcinoma previously treated with a hedge...

New child cases totaled almost 118,000 for the week of Jan. 29 – Feb. 4, continuing the decline that began right after the United States top...

Coffee consumption is associated with the risk for heart failure, according to a machine-learning-based algorithm that analyzed data from th...

Pembrolizumab monotherapy remains a standard of care, after trial results show that adding ipilimumab conveys no benefits but incurs greater...

Tailoring adjuvant chemotherapy based on the expression of two molecular markers did not confer a survival advantage in patients with comple...

Bamlanivimab and etesevimab can be administered in combination to people who test positive for COVID-19 and are at higher risk for progressi...

Obesity ups risk of severe disease from COVID-19, and lockdowns contribute to weight gain, so as we enter the second year of the pandemic, m...

As health officials race to vaccinate people across the US, the need to give each person two doses a few weeks apart is adding a layer of co...

Researchers have identified genetic and gene expression changes in tumors that may predict response to treatment with checkpoint inhibitors....

When the Physician Payments Sunshine Act passed, some physicians worried they might see some patient backlash from it. But it seems that not...

Infectious disease specialists, however, disagree that this is cause and effect, but interest in the possible connection remains high. We...

Now, scientists and researchers are looking to harness mRNA for a tantalizingly greater purpose: treating chronic illnesses. WebMD Health...

An elderly gunman shot one person to death and wounded four others inside a Minneapolis-area medical clinic on Tuesday before the suspect, b...

With concerns rising, the FDA has hired Kevin Fu, PhD, as the first acting director of medical device cybersecurity, a new 1-year position w...

The Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) assessment has been permanently canceled, cosponsors of the US Medical Licensing Examination announced in Ja...

However, hospitals are not financially healthier with more GME funding, new data show. But researchers agree transparency and equitable dist...

The Biden administration today announced its plan to ship vaccine doses directly to community centers starting next week. WebMD Health Ne...

Recent exposure to reuptake inhibitor antidepressants may reduce treatment response to MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for posttraumatic stress...

The combination of intravenous immunoglobulins and methylprednisolone is emerging as the most effective treatment for multisystem inflammato...