Prioritizing communications between patients and health care providers and increasing patient education about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) could help improve patient care, according to a new study published in the July 2025 issue of […]
Brucellosis is a serious and often neglected disease endemic to many low- and middle-income countries around the world. Because it shares many of the same clinical symptoms as malaria—including fever and joint pain—it can be […]
The COVID-19 virus hijacks the machinery of testicular cells that produce the hormone testosterone in order to replicate. It also appropriates the metabolic pathways of these cells and cholesterol, a precursor of testosterone, thereby altering […]
More than 30 million Americans rely on implanted medical devices like prosthetic joints, pacemakers and more to improve their quality of life. But implanting any foreign object into the body also carries the risk of […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Papzimeos (zopapogene imadenovec-drba) for the treatment of adults with recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP).This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com
Health experts across the country are issuing warnings about a surge in infections from a “flesh-eating” bacterium known as Vibrio vulnificus.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com
Women with cirrhosis and ascites experience worse health-related quality of life (HRQoL) than men, although no difference is seen in daily function, according to a study published in the August issue of the American Journal […]
A resident of South Lake Tahoe, California, has been diagnosed with the plague, the state’s first human plague infection since 2020.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com
Could blowing a conch shell help treat sleep apnea? As a doctor working in sleep medicine, this unexpected news story certainly grabbed my attention. My first reaction was skepticism—sleep specialists don’t typically prescribe natural objects […]
Researchers from the Roger Williams Institute of Liver Studies at King’s College London developed two 3D models from human tissue to understand the effects that a drug—a cyclophilin inhibitor—has on liver tissue damaged by alcohol. […]
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