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Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in the United States. The American Cancer Society (ACS) states the average lifetime risk for developing this type of cancer is about one in 23 for men, and one in 25 for women. But colon cancer is also one of the most treatable if caught in the early

In 2016, Sophie Jamal’s career took a turn for the worse. The bone researcher and physician was banned from federal funding for life in Canada after a committee found her guilty of manipulating data, presenting fabricated evidence to investigators, and blaming a research assistant for the fudged data. She was also ordered to pay back more than

SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, was discovered in the middle ear and mastoid during autopsies of patients with COVID-19, researchers found. Autopsies of two of three patients who died with COVID-19 tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in the mastoid or middle ear, with virus isolated from two of six mastoids and three of six middle

Whether uncorking a bottle of wine, shaking (not stirring) vodka martinis, or popping the cap off a frosty beer, men and women should limit themselves to one drink a day. This is the conclusion of a draft report from the Dietary Advisory Committee, a panel of experts that meets every five years to examine the

Two Ukrainian nationals pleaded guilty last week to conspiring to smuggle and distribute counterfeit versions of cancer drugs pembrolizumab (Keytruda) and nab-paclitaxel (Abraxane) as well as hepatitis C drug sofosbuvir/velpatasvir (Epclusa) into the United States, according to the US Department of Justice. Maksym Nienadov, 36, owner of Healthy Nation, an online nutritional supplements company, and

What if there was a way to prevent the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the United States and, at the same time, prevent many related cancers? Would we jump at the opportunity to protect our children from future illness? Apparently not. According to a new study published in The Lancet Public Health, among the

Women have a higher lifetime risk than men for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), a new meta-analysis suggests. Investigators analyzed 34 studies from around the world and found that women were 1.6 times more likely to experience OCD compared with men. Moreover, the lifetime prevalence rates were 1.5% for women vs 1.0% for men. “Our study is

No one in the Trump administration has attempted to manipulate national COVID-19 data or unduly influence the operations of the new Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Coronavirus Data Hub, said the head of the company contracted to develop and maintain the database. “Unequivocally zero,” Christopher Johnson, president of TeleTracking Technologies in Pittsburgh, said

Mental health professionals have long known that children raised by mothers with depression may have similar issues themselves. Many of these kids are known to act out and to have health care problems. But researchers from medical institutions in the U.S.,  Canada, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom wanted to know this: do these youngsters, born of mothers depressed during and

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A bill that establishes a commission to study the limitations of current testing for Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses and available treatment has been signed into law by New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu. The commission also will look at appropriate methods for educating physicians and the public about the inconclusive

How healthy are America’s children? According to a statement issued earlier today by the American Heart Association (AHA), not very. The authors wrote: “[N]early 60% of American children do not have healthy cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), a key measure of physical fitness and overall health…” This is cause for concern as an adult’s health can be strongly

Disgraced oncologist Farid Fata, MD, called “Dr Death” by his patient victims, will remain in federal prison, having recently been denied a plea to have his 45-year sentence reduced and be released for medical reasons, including his reported worry that “contracting COVID-19 [in prison] could very well prove to be fatal.” Fata is imprisoned in

The COVID pandemic has uncovered chasms between healthcare delivery system tectonic plates, revealing disparities of care and treatment of people of color and underrepresented groups. I write this from my own feminine perspective in hopes of cultural change. We have to start with us, the doctors and other healthcare workers. We have to see the

One of the biggest barriers affecting people live with chronic pain is not being taken seriously or believed – particularly if the pain has an invisible cause. This barrier can result in lack of proper medical care and understanding among friends, coworkers and even family members. In 1979, the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP)

When a patient with cancer hears there isn’t much left that doctors can do, it always stays fresh in the mind. Doug Olson was first diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) over 20 years ago, in 1996. For several years, his doctors used the watch-and-wait approach. But then his cancer progressed and needed treatment. By

The Skeptical Cardiologist previously reviewed the Oura ring as a sleep tracker and found it fairly useless as a sleep or “readiness” tracker, although I really enjoyed its design, wearability, and user interface. Many of the health claims Oura makes for its ring are unsubstantiated. Recent marketing has been incredibly misleading and inaccurate related to

Once again, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is updating its social distancing guidance, doing, as it did in May, re-releasing guidances when COVID-19-related figures ascended at a remarkable angle. On July 16, the day before the guidance’s release, one million additional cases worldwide were reported in less than 100 hours, Reuters reported. This rapid

(Reuters) – A COVID-19 vaccine developed by CanSino Biologics Inc and China’s military research unit has shown to be safe and induced immune response in most of the recipients, researchers said on Monday. The CanSino candidate, named Ad5-nCOV, is one of a handful of vaccines that have shown some promise in human testing and are

Despite the pandemic, banking is still an important errand that many of us can’t put off. After all, money is essential, especially during these times when we are required to stay home as much as possible and we may rely on-line shopping and delivery services to obtain what we need. Given the need to avoid other people to

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. The conventional treatment mainstays for pemphigus are problematic during the COVID-19 pandemic, and a shift in disease management strategy is in order, Dedee F. Murrell, MD, said at the virtual annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology. Together with physicians

Welcome to this week’s edition of Healthcare Career Insights. This weekly roundup highlights healthcare career-related articles culled from across the Web to help you learn what’s next. Lisa Grabl is president of the locum tenens division of CompHealth, the nation’s largest locum tenens physician staffing company and a leader in permanent and temporary allied healthcare

Working from bed is something that many people might do when they are tired or bored but they still need to finish a report or a task. Whether you have always worked from home or it’s new to you, this habit could have negative effects on your health if you’re not careful. The Cleveland Clinic  recently asked a chiropractor how

The first order of business in the long-awaited, recently released Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed national coverage decision (NCD) for transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVR) was to get rid of its familiar moniker. The document tosses the term TMVR in favor of transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) “to more precisely define the treatment

For the first time, researchers have found an improvement in ethnic stroke disparities, leading to a significant drop in recurring strokes among Mexican Americans. A recurrent stroke occurs sometime after the first one. A long-term study published this month in the journal Stroke identified the improvements in the disparity of stroke recurrence between Mexican Americans and non-Hispanic whites. The study

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Friday she is on a course of chemotherapy to treat a recurrence of cancer after lesions were found on her liver. Her chemotherapy treatment is often given when pancreatic cancer spreads. She was first treated for pancreatic cancer in 2009. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg In a

TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso, look at the top medical stories of the week. A transcript of the podcast is below the summary. This

Many schools are preparing to reopen this fall with new measures to help reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19.  This move is resulting in many parents worrying about their children’s safety. Experts say, however, their health will likely not be compromised as long as certain precautions are in place. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recently released a

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Several days after the federal government barred hospitals from reporting COVID-19 data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), public health experts and epidemiologists continue to be perplexed at the suddenness of the move and are concerned that it