New research from Trinity College Dublin has documented the significant impact of severe eczema on a child’s height and shown, for the first time in a controlled study, that the right treatment can…
The percentage of women in their 20s who have never been screened for cervical cancer has been increasing at a disturbing rate over the past 20 years—to the point that almost a third of women ages…
Biologic drugs play an important role in treating cancers such as breast cancer and lymphoma, but their high costs can add to the financial burden of cancer care. Now, lower-cost versions known as…
Ultra-processed foods make up a huge share of the American diet, and new research suggests they may carry another serious health risk for men. In a nationally representative study of more than 17,000…
The belief that huge doses of vitamin C can ward off colds was popularized more than 50 years ago by Nobel Prize winner Linus Pauling. Since then, larger studies have found that vitamin C does not…
Scientists created smart nanoparticles that can both illuminate hidden glioblastoma cells during surgery and destroy microscopic cancer left behind afterward. In mice, the treatment prevented…
What Do We Know About Medication Withdrawal and Deprescribing? A Science-Based Overview When patients stop taking their medications abruptly, they often experience a phenomenon that seems to contradict basic medical logic: their symptoms return worse than before, or entirely new symptoms emerge. This paradoxical response—where discontinuation itself becomes harmful—has puzzled clinicians for decades and remains … Read more
A new review by a team of researchers from Indonesia, Japan and China, led by Professor Nurhasni Hasan from the Faculty of Pharmacy at Hasanuddin University in Indonesia, examines how emerging local…
The U.S. House’s approval of the Sunshine Protection Act has revived the debate over permanent daylight saving time (DST) versus permanent standard time (ST). Health and sleep organizations favor…
Coccidioidomycosis is a fungal infection of rising public health concern, with coccidioidal meningitis (CM) representing its most devastating manifestation. Diagnosis of CM remains challenging due to…