Does strep throat lead to the development of tics?
A new study has found no link between a strep throat infection and the development of tics in children who have a parent or sibling with a chronic […]
A new study has found no link between a strep throat infection and the development of tics in children who have a parent or sibling with a chronic […]
Hearing loss is a rapidly growing area of scientific research as the number of baby boomers dealing with hearing loss continues to increase as they age. To understand […]
Syringe services programs — sites where people who use drugs can access sterile syringes and dispose of injection equipment — often face political backlash. But a new study […]
New research from the University of Georgia found that fungal infections account for $6.7 billion in health care spending in 2018. And that’s just the cases that were […]
Antibiotics are a double-edged sword: on the one hand, antibiotics are essential to curing bacterial infections. On the other, their use promotes the appearance and proliferation of antibiotic-resistant […]
Eating disorders are associated with an increased risk of people with diabetes developing diabetic retinopathy — a condition that can cause blindness if untreated — according to new […]
Patients treated for Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) face a five-year recurrence rate of 40% — markedly higher than the recurrence rates for melanoma and other skin cancers, according […]
Older adults are open to using smart packaging to improve their medication-taking experience, a new study finds. Smart packages are used to electronically monitor when patients take their […]
Medication order errors are a significant, and preventable, public health problem. The widespread deployment of electronic health records and computerized order entry systems has largely reduced medication order […]
A patient living with HIV who received a blood stem cell transplant for high-risk acute myeloid leukemia has been free of the virus for 14 months after stopping […]
Products containing cannabidiol (CBD), a chemical compound naturally found in marijuana and hemp, have been used in recent years to help adults manage medical issues like chronic pain […]
Communities in the North West of England experienced more than three times the excess years of life lost in the South West. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic […]