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A 30-year-old woman in the U.K., who was unable to urinate normally for more than a year, has revealed her ordeal on social media, saying it took her 14 months to get a diagnosis about her rare condition.  The condition that affected Elle Adams from east London left her unable to pee even though she

TAMPA, Fla. — About a fourth of patients with recurrent low-grade serous ovarian cancer (LGSOC) obtained durable responses to the combination of CDK4/6 inhibitor ribociclib (Kisqali) and letrozole, a small single-arm trial showed. Overall, 23% of 48 patients had partial responses, increasing to 26% in those who had baseline and confirmatory CT scans. Almost 80%

Processed and ultraprocessed food consumption has been shown to increase the risk for various cancers. A new analysis suggests that replacing even a small amount of such foods with an equal amount of minimally processed options may reduce that risk. Using data from more than 450,000 participants, the dietary substitution analysis found that swapping out

A prevention tool for all known COVID-19 virus strains? Scientists recently developed a molecule that’s “extremely effective” in preventing the disease caused by all known variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus when administered nasally.  In a study published in Nature Communications, researchers at the University of Helsinki in Finland introduced a new molecule they developed called TriSb92. 

Childhood autism rates have ticked up once again, according to the latest data from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). According to the CDC, 1 in 36 (2.8%) 8-year-old children have been identified with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) – up from the previous 2018 estimate of 1 in 44 (2.3%). The updated data come

Everyday sounds such as breathing, yawning, or chewing can trigger a random stress response in some people. Now, scientists say this condition is known as Misophonia. Collaborative research from King’s College, London, and the University of Oxford suggests 18.4% of the general U.K. population is affected by misophonia. The research, published in the journal PLOS

The 24-hour news cycle is just as important to medicine as it is to politics, finance, or sports. At MedPage Today, new information is posted daily, but keeping up can be a challenge. As an aid for our readers, and for a little amusement, here is a 10-question quiz based on the news of the

Targeting cancer screenings based on idiopathic inflammatory myositis (IIM) subtype, autoantibodies and age may help to maximize cancer detection while limiting false positives. In a retrospective, single-center study conducted at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, researchers found that when screening patients with IIM for cancer via CT imaging, the diagnostic yield (number of cancers

For many older people, the world crumbles when their spouse dies. The widows or widowers may spend years in mourning, trying to come to terms with the loss. However, there have been several instances where a couple die within just a year of each other. This phenomenon that has been dubbed the “widowhood effect.” While the

Among patients who undergo forceps-assisted vaginal delivery, obesity does not appear to be associated with increased risk for complications such as injuries to the anal sphincter or the need for their babies to be admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit, researchers have found. But obesity does appear to increase the chances that when physicians

The United States witnessed another slight increase in the incidence of tuberculosis across the country last year, with public health authorities saying cases are returning to pre-pandemic levels.  On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report on TB, showing the latest data on the disease’s incidence. 

During a 40-year career, the average female physician with children made $3 million less than the average male physician with children — nearly double the male-female earnings gap experienced by single physicians, according to a national study of 95,000 physicians. In a cross-sectional analysis of surveys conducted from 2005 to 2019, female physicians earned as

NEW ORLEANS — For the treatment of plaque psoriasis, a novel oral phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE4) inhibitor achieved high rates of response compared with placebo, according to results of a phase 2 clinical trial presented as a late-breaker at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology. Dr Lars French The phase 2b data, which are

Male babies are at a risk of suffering from neurodevelopmental disorders when their moms catch the COVID-19 virus during pregnancy.  A new study published in the journal JAMA Network Open on Thursday explored the risk of having neurodevelopmental disorders between female and male offspring of mothers with SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy.  The research team wanted

Boys born to mothers infected with SARS‐CoV‐2 during pregnancy may be more likely to receive a diagnosis of a neurodevelopmental disorder by age 12 months, according to new research. Andrea G. Edlow, MD, MSc, with Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, and colleagues examined data from 18,355 births between March 1, 2020,

Long COVID conditions can linger for weeks and even for months. The common symptoms of the condition are brain fog, fatigue, headaches, dizziness or shortness of breath. While researchers are still grappling to understand potential causes and trying to find treatments, a study has laid down a list of people who are disproportionately affected by

Jurassic Park actor Sam Neill was recently interviewed by The Guardian in advance of the release of his memoir, Did I Ever Tell You? Originally planned as a glimpse into his career, his life as a celebrity, and his farm in New Zealand, the book takes a dark turn in chapter 1: “The thing is,

NEW ORLEANS — The efficacy and safety of Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors for hair regrowth in adults with alopecia areata were reinforced by new results from clinical trials of two drugs presented at a late-breaker research session at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD). Based on phase 3 studies that document

Road traffic noise can be annoying, especially when trying to focus. And now it’s more infuriating to know that such noise increases blood pressure, too.  A new study published in the journal JACC: Advances evaluated the associations between long-term road traffic noise exposure and high blood pressure and found that the former affects the latter.  The

Although rates of colorectal cancer (CRC) are on the decline, the incidence among younger people continues to rise. Data show that the incidence of early-onset CRC, diagnosed in people younger than 50, has increased globally by as much as 2% to 4% a year since the 1990s, with even steeper increases among those younger than

A new type of mosquito species found in Florida could increase the chances of more people getting affected by viruses such as West Nile and others, scientists said.  Traces of the pests, known by the scientific moniker Culex lactatator, have been found in Miami-Dade, Collier and Lee counties so far. This is their second appearance since

Perinatal care differs by race and ethnicity, with greater disparities in care for more stigmatizing conditions such as depression and substance use, according to a retrospective study. For example, compared with white women, Black women were less likely to receive a prenatal depression screen (OR 0.8, 95% CI 0.7-0.9) and more likely to be given

Sports-related sudden cardiac arrest (Sr-SCA) appears to be extremely rare in women compared with men, despite similar characteristics and circumstances of occurrence, data from three European population-based registries suggest. “Our study shows that cardiac arrest during sports activities is up to 13 times less frequent in women, which means that the risk of sports-related cardiac

Catching the COVID-19 virus before getting vaccinated may have a different effect on immunity. A new study co-funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) reported a different finding on what would happen if one got infected before their vaccination.  Previous research claimed that a prior Covid infection could enhance the immune response to the vaccine.

The Biden administration’s decision to end the covid-19 public health emergency in May will institute sweeping changes across the health care system that go far beyond many people having to  pay more  for covid tests. In response to the pandemic, the federal government in 2020 suspended many of its rules on how care is delivered.

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been evolving over the past 2,000 years, and is very much a phenomenon in the United States. TCM builds on the idea that to achieve overall wellness, a connection of mind and body must be established. The combined energy of a person’s qi (vital life force), other complementary forces called yin

For the heart failure population, BMI obesity no longer appeared to hold counterintuitive protective effects after comprehensive adjustment for natriuretic peptides and other prognostic variables in a post hoc analysis of PARADIGM. Eliminating this so-called “obesity paradox,” researchers found that study participants with the highest BMIs actually had excess combined heart failure hospitalizations and cardiovascular

DENVER — People with lower expectations of how they would be able to use their knees during work activities after a total knee arthroplasty were more dissatisfied with their knee abilities 6 months after their surgery, according to a study presented at the OARSI 2023 World Congress. Two out of 10 patients are dissatisfied after total