December 23, 2024
COVID-19 continues to retreat from being a top cause of death in the US, and in turn, life expectancy last year rebounded further toward pre-pandemic longevity. […]
December 19, 2024
More Americans than ever are hurting with enduring, life-restricting pain. Like obesity, this condition is on the rise, according to figures in a new NCHS Data […]
December 16, 2024
Evidence is mounting that new therapies already used to treat gut diseases, type 2 diabetes, and obesity may help people with alcohol use disorder (AUD). Glucagon-like […]
December 16, 2024
TOPLINE: A new telephone-based program implemented in a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) demonstrates effectiveness in reducing unhealthy alcohol use among diverse adult patients screened using […]
November 27, 2024
During the peak of the pandemic, “it was so tough on everybody, and two of my co-residents quit,” recalled Todd Walker, MD, an orthopedic surgeon in […]
November 26, 2024
Heather Schopper, MD, a head and neck surgeon at Penn State Health, Hershey, Pennsylvania, wasn’t long into her career when she began feeling its physical demands. […]
November 25, 2024
Nov. 22, 2024 — Wolverine Packing Co. of Detroit has recalled about 167,277 pounds of ground beef products because of possible E coli contamination, the US Department […]
November 21, 2024
The causes of shoulder pain may be as common as a traumatic injury or as rare as a systemic inflammatory condition, according to the American Academy […]
November 21, 2024
TOPLINE: US alcohol-related mortality rates increased from 10.7 to 21.6 per 100,000 between 1999 and 2020, with the largest rise of 3.8-fold observed in adults aged […]