Tuberculosis is a confounding scourge. It’s the leading cause of death from infectious disease in the world, and yet it’s estimated that those deaths represent perhaps 5% of infections with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). Antibiotics…
A decade ago, federal officials drafted a plan to discourage Medicare Advantage health insurers from overcharging the government by billions of dollars — only to abruptly back off amid an “uproar” from…
A deeper understanding of the communication inside the body when someone is going through opioid withdrawal has led to a new clinical trial at the University of Calgary. “I don’t think I’ve…
A new study demonstrates how state-of-the-art masks can be used to assess metabolic and respiratory conditions Personalized wearable devices that monitor people’s health are on the rise. From watches to patches and…
In a study published in Science, researchers at Karolinska Institutet describe the neural processes behind how morphine relieves pain. This is valuable knowledge because the drug has such serious side effects. Morphine is…
A machine-learning tool created by Weill Cornell Medicine and Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) investigators can help distinguish subtypes of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), which may help scientists find ways to improve care for the…
A new study from researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine is shedding light on how scientific evidence and the uncertainty surrounding three unproven therapeutics were portrayed by the U.S. news media during…
UCLA Health awarded $2.1 million federal grant to test new way to measure quality of mental health care, patient outcomes While doctors can track cancer progression at the cellular level or use…
Results demonstrate that prospecting novel habitats like the Arctic Sea can yield novel antivirulence drugs that are less likely to select for resistance. Antibiotics are the linchpin of modern medicine: without them,…
The ESC Clinical Consensus Statement on Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease, presented at this year’s ESC Congress (London, UK, 30 August to 2 September) summarises current evidence on the epidemiology and aetiology of…