One in seven U.S. parents have not talked about vaccines with their child’s regular provider in the past two years, according to the results of…
Annual lung cancer screening for heavy smokers can provide a big boost in lung cancer survival over the long term, a new study shows. When…
Corticosteroid injections seem to be associated with progression of knee osteoarthritis (OA), according to two studies presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society…
Current and former smokers face worse outcomes while undergoing dialysis, according to a study published online Oct. 12 in Nephrology. Sibel G. Bek, M.D., from Kocaeli…
A finger that “locks” can be a telltale sign of another condition: Diabetes. Researchers suspected that this trigger finger, often in the ring finger or thumb,…
When men shed extra pounds and keep them off, the health benefits may extend all the way to their sperm count, a new study finds.…
Race is associated with differential management of skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs), according to a research letter published online Dec. 23 in JAMA Network Open.…
Relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions was associated with an increase in the incidence of COVID-19, non-COVID-19 acute respiratory infections (ARIs), and severe asthma exacerbations, according to…
U.S. health officials are tracking a new COVID-19 variant that is a combination of two earlier omicron subvariants. Known as XBB, this latest subvariant now…
Antidepressants lead to a small, but clinically unimportant, improvement in pain and function in patients with osteoarthritis, according to a review published online Oct. 21…
