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We Are Driving People Straight Into the Arms of the Wellness-Industrial Complex
Can Vitamin D Supplements Really Slow Aging, as a Recent Study Suggests?
Vitamin D linked to healthier ageing through DNA protection, but experts caution against high-dose supplements.
My Native Language Is Science Fiction
A med student discusses how Isaac Asimov’s stories may be perhaps the most potent metaphor for the paradigm shift happening in medicine today.
New Blood Pressure Goal Set by AHA and ACC
The AHA/ACC update to the 2017 hypertension guideline includes essential guidance that physicians and patients should know.
Want Fewer Morning Aches? You Might Need to Change the Way You Sleep
Whether you're a back, side or stomach sleeper, medical professionals explain how to position your body to guard against neck cricks, shoulder aches and other body pain and soreness.
Increased Risk of Autism and ADHD Linked to Prenatal Acetaminophen Use
Acetaminophen is the most commonly used over-the-counter pain and fever medication taken during pregnancy, with > 50% of pregnant women using acetaminophen worldwide. Numerous well-designed studies have indicated that pregnant mothers exposed to acetaminophen have children diagnosed with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs), including autism...
The Following Are 5 Things I Wish My Younger Self in Medicine Knew
Dr. Sulagna Misra shares 5 things she wished her younger self knew, and that she can now confidently share with others in her field.
When Should Your Patients Get the Flu Shot? Experts Weigh In
Doctors and public health leaders, including at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, recommend that most people 6 months old and older get the 2025-26 flu vaccine — and it’s still...
In Rush to Satisfy Trump, GOP Delivers Blow to Health Industry
The health industry couldn’t persuade GOP lawmakers to oppose big Medicaid cuts in President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill for many reasons.
Ousted FDA Vaccine Chief Vinay Prasad Is Returning to the Agency
A Food and Drug Administration official who stepped down less than two weeks ago is getting his job back as the agency’s top vaccine regulator. Dr.
Clinical Recommendation for the Use of Injectable Lenacapavir as HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis
This report describes a clinical recommendation to use injectable lenacapavir as an HIV preexposure prophylaxis.
Parents Are Flocking to Natural and ‘Clean Medicine’ Brands. Medical Experts Are Worried
Parents are flocking to natural and "clean medicine" brands for Tylenol alternatives and more,...
From Erectile Dysfunction to Weight Loss, How Telehealth Got Hooked on Drug-First Thinking
Marketing of on-demand telehealth prescriptions has rapidly become a constant presence for American consumers
Psychiatrists Call for RFK Jr. To Be Replaced as Health Secretary
Two groups are calling for new leadership at HHS after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s actions on substance abuse treatment and mental health medications, among other issues.
How Can Artificial Intelligence Transform the Training of Medical Students and Physicians?
Advances in artificial intelligence (AI), particularly generative AI, hold promise for transforming medical education and physician training in response to increasing health-care demands and shortages in the global health-care workforce. Meanwhile, challenges remain in the effective and equitable integration of AI technology into medical...
Wildfire Smoke Could Kill Over 5,000 Californians a Year by 2050, Study Shows
New research from Stanford University estimates an increase to as many as 70,000 annual deaths across the U.S. from wildfire smoke as climate change...
If Anti-Seizure Meds Don’t Work for Epilepsy, Can Surgery Help?
Vikram Rao, director of the UCSF Epilepsy Center, discusses why a third of seizure patients don’t respond...
As NIH Launches New Autism Research Effort, the Focus Is on Environmental Factors
The NIH is making a $50 million bet: Understanding environmental factors will help researchers better understand why some people have autism.
Mosquito-Borne Illness Rarely Seen in U.S. Is Suspected on Long Island
Chikungunya, which is endemic in parts of South America, Africa and Asia, may be the cause of a woman’s illness.