People with symptoms of chronic lung disease in Kenya face 'catastrophic' health costs, study finds

A medical panel appointed by US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. held its first meeting Wednesday, pledging to revisit the childhood vaccine schedule and promoting themes long embraced by anti-vaccine activists.

With more than three-quarters of children and teens experiencing depression or anxiety, parents are desperate for effective solutions. Now, new research from the University of South Australia shows that something as simple as regular exercise could be a powerful intervention to support young people's mental health.

It is well known that preventing the onset of diabetes reduces the risk of death, and that managing blood glucose levels is key to preventing diabetes. However, it remains unclear whether there are specific ranges within "normal" blood glucose levels that are associated with even lower mortality risks.

Drew Weissman, winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine, voiced fears Wednesday that vaccine skeptics appointed by US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would block approvals of new treatments.

A team of doctors at Michigan Medicine have successfully treated a child in severe septic shock and multiorgan failure with their newly created therapeutic tool called the selective cytopheretic device.

Research shows RMPY-008 delivers a structured digital protocol that combines evidence-based psychological interventions with neuroscience-informed sensory modulation. The study is published in the journal npj Digital Medicine.

A new international study drawing on 73 million nights of data reveals that our sleep patterns are seriously shaped by the day of the week, the season, and where we live.

A new international study drawing on 73 million nights of data reveals that our sleep patterns are seriously shaped by the day of the week, the season, and where we live.

Hot tubs and saunas can both soothe aching muscles and provide welcome warmth, but hot tubs might offer greater health benefits.

The Multilink Consortium, a partnership between the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, the Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Program, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences and Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, has published the first-of-its-kind research in sub-Saharan Africa to examine the scale and impact of "multimorbidity" in patients admitted acutely to hospital. Multimorbidity refers to the presence of two or more chronic diseases.

Biological drugs have improved the lives of many people with severe asthma. However, a new study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden shows that some immune cells with high inflammatory potential are not completely eradicated after treatment.

A new commentary published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine warns that current risk-based regulatory approaches to artificial intelligence (AI) in health care fall short in protecting patients, potentially leading to over- and undertreatment as well as discrimination against patient groups.

More effective platforms for drug and medical device development and better cross-sector engagement are urgently required to prevent the 'unacceptably high' newborn death rate, according to a global report.

Combining neck surgery with intensive speech therapy is associated with greater improvements in a person's ability to communicate after a stroke than intensive speech therapy alone, finds a clinical trial published by The BMJ.

Introducing performance-related pay for UK general practices initially improved quality of care, but did not seem to provide lasting improvements beyond that expected by previous trends, finds a study published by The BMJ.

Focusing solely on achieving weight loss for people with a high body mass index (BMI) may do more harm than good, argue experts in The BMJ .

Serious quality defects were found in a significant number of cancer medications from sub-Saharan Africa, according to new research from the University of Notre Dame.

Nearly one in every 10 infants in the United States is born preterm, or before 37 weeks of gestational age, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Infants born with very low birthweights—under 3.3 pounds at birth—are disproportionately very preterm—29-weeks gestation or earlier. These infants make up 1% of births, but account for more than half of infant deaths in the United States each year. The mortality rate for infants born very preterm, and length of hospital stay, may vary across health systems, according to a new study by researchers at Penn State.