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Leading American medical organizations are urging the Trump administration to cooperate fully with the Joe Biden transition team so the inco...

Traditional delivery of palliative care to outpatients with cancer is associated with many challenges, some of which can be eliminated with...

Fifty-eight percent of Americans recently say they'd take a coronavirus vaccine, up from 50% in September, but a large number of Americans s...

Large-scale proteomics could serve as an alternative to invasive liver biopsy for the noninvasive screening and monitoring of patients with...

As healthcare facilities' stores of disinfectant wipes have been wiped out during the pandemic, some have made their own. The supply chain m...

Recent trials show conflicting results for different marine omega-3 fatty acids on cardiovascular risk. Medscape Reader Polls

Lucira Health’s prescription COVID-19 All-In-One Test Kit can be performed entirely at home — or in point-of-care settings — with results i...

Higher exposure to lead in childhood is associated with altered brain structure and lower IQ in midlife, new research shows. Medscape Med...

Active screening in a cohort at increased AF risk yielded more first AF diagnoses vs standard care over 3 years; they even had fewer admissi...

Sodium benzoate, a common food preservative that has previously shown promise in the treatment of chronic refractory psychosis, appears to b...

A new formulation of pilocarpine has shown promise as a treatment for presbyopia. The treatment works through dynamic pupil modulation. M...

Contrary to previous evidence, two new studies show cardiovascular risks in elderly with elevated LDL cholesterol and benefits from treatmen...

The guidelines for postoperative opioid prescribing for younger patients suggest considering alternatives to opioids for pain control and th...

The high-dose vaccine was not more effective than standard vaccine in lowering the risk for death or hospitalizations for cardiac or pulmona...

In addressing the rural physician shortage and lack of Native American representation in medicine, the first tribally affiliated medical sch...

Challenges with the delivery system lead to a short but bumpy time for the transcatheter aortic valve, first approved in the United States i...

In communities most vulnerable to HIV, pre-exposure prophylaxis could fill the gap. But handing people a prescription isn't enough to make s...

Trial results suggest that treatment both resolved acute episodes and reduced the risk for recurrence in patients with recurrent pericarditi...

Researchers have uncovered new evidence that prescription opioids have a potentially causal role in the risk for major depression and anxiet...

'As a pediatrician who has practiced medicine for over three decades, I find this number staggering and tragic,' Sally Goza, MD, the preside...

Seeing patients with vulvar problems via telemedicine can lead to efficient and successful care, but there are challenges and limitations wi...

As public health departments struggle with unprecedented challenges — slashed budgets, surging demand, staff departures and even threats to...

Liver injury and dysfunctional cells that line liver blood vessels can lead to a prothrombotic response in patients with COVID-19 that invol...

Because of COVID-19's impact on physician income, many doctors are considering selling their practice. Timing and tactics could help. Med...