The more often a professional basketball player drives the ball toward the basket to score, the higher the risk of the dreaded knee injury known…
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Should semi-permanent makeup be offered by NHS for cancer survivors?
When we think about the after-effects of serious illness and invasive medical treatments, we don’t tend to focus on the aesthetic side of things. But…
The Legal Challenges Awaiting Biden’s Vaccine Mandate
(Reuters) – Business groups, state attorneys general and religious organizations have promised swift court challenges to try to block the vaccine-and-testing mandate unveiled on Thursday by…
Drug Combo at Outset of Polyarticular JIA Benefits Patients Most
Initiating treatment of polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (polyJIA) with both a conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug and a biologic DMARD resulted in more patients achieving…
‘COVID Hit Us Over the Head With a Two-by-Four’: Addressing Ageism With Urgency
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Earlier this year, the World Health Organization announced a global campaign…
Diabetes researcher details science behind potential stem cell breakthrough
When Vertex Pharmaceuticals announced last month that its investigational stem-cell-derived replacement therapy was, in conjunction with immunosuppressive therapy, helping the first patient in a Phase…
Biden plans to nominate Califf as FDA commissioner, reports say
President Joe Biden plans to nominate Dr. Robert Califf as commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Politico reported Friday morning. If confirmed,…
COVID-19 pandemic is widening economic inequalities
People who were struggling financially before the pandemic are more than twice as likely, compared to people who were already living comfortably, to say they…
Are Therapists Okay? The Pandemic Burnout Hit The Mental Health Profession Hard
When the world shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health professionals did not. They continued to show up, work, pivot to offering their…
Rural COVID patients in ICUs at higher risk of dying than urban counterparts
The earliest wave of COVID-19 spared much of rural America, striking people who live in urban areas with far more frequency. The latest surge was…