The authors updated a diagnosis list to identify low-acuity emergency department visits by veterans and applied it to examine ...

A genetics‑guided small molecule called compound 6 gently turns down an overactive immune pathway (CARD9), offering a more precise, durable, and potentially safer treatment strategy for Crohn’s ...

Alzheimer’s disease is one of humanity’s most formidable foes. It affects 10 percent of people over age 65 and kills more people each year than breast cancer and prostate cancer combined. Its effects ...

Rep. Jamie Raskin said he learned from a whistleblower that Ghislaine Maxwell is receiving special treatment in prison and is in the process of filing a commutation application. The Maryland Democrat ...

Korean researchers found that low-dose radiation therapy eased knee pain and improved movement in people with mild to moderate osteoarthritis. The treatment, far weaker than cancer radiation, showed ...

For some cases of bacterial vaginosis, treatment should include a package deal, doctors now say. “Partner therapy offers us another avenue for hopefully preventing recurrence and helping people feel ...

Torie Bosch is the First Opinion editor at STAT. When Joy Lisi Rankin’s mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, she made a decision many people, especially her doctors, did not understand: She ...

A new treatment for a debilitating inflammatory condition which affects joints and skin has shown promising early results in an international clinical trial of more than 200 patients worldwide.

Orforglipron, a small-molecule, nonpeptide oral glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist, is being investigated as a treatment for obesity. In this phase 3, multinational, randomized, ...

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Johnson & Johnson’s drug delivery system for a type of bladder cancer, offering a potential surgery-free option for patients. The drug release system, ...