Health

Next time you see your family physician or a hospital doctor, be extra kind and patient—they could be on the verge of burning out, a new study warns.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com

With Utah’s first-in-the-nation ban on fluoride in public drinking water set to take effect Wednesday, dentists who treat children and low-income patients say they’re bracing for an increase in tooth decay among the state’s most […]

A new commentary published in Annals of Internal Medicine from Roy Gulick, MD, Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases and Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, highlights what’s new in the updated CDC HIV Non-Occupational […]

A new salmonella outbreak linked to backyard poultry has sickened at least seven people in six states, health officials said Monday.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com

As the weather warms and people begin to spend more time outside, ticks and mosquitoes will do the same. While these pests are annoying, even more than that, they can be a threat to our […]

In Quebec, physiotherapists are getting involved in treating patients a lot earlier in the process of their care—and that’s a good thing, experts say.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com

Researchers from Aging Research Center (ARC), Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society at Karolinska Institutet, in collaboration with National Family Care Competence Center (Nka), recently sent out a survey to 31,000 older adults to […]

Muscle cells contain their own circadian clocks and disrupting them with shift work can have a profound impact on aging, according to new research.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com

Researchers from the Translation Center for Regenerative Therapies TLC-RT at the Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research ISC, working in collaboration with B-COS GmbH, have developed a biodegradable face mask designed as a two-component system that […]

One of the most common concerns patients bring to the dental chair is receding gums. Often, the immediate assumption is: “I must have gum disease.” While this can be true, gum recession isn’t always a […]