Patients Discharged Against Medical Advice Impact Their Own Outcomes and the Health Care System

The Problem with Ignoring Infectious Disease in Chronic Health

Around three quarters of stomach cancer cases worldwide are attributable to Helicobacter pylori infection, which is treatable, meaning many of these cases could be prevented

Lyme Disease study finds CDC test misses most cases of early Lyme

Chinese scientists discover genetic switch for organ regeneration in mammals

GLP-1 weight loss drugs increase risk of acid reflux, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), study of people with type 2 diabetes on the drugs finds

Global vaccine stockpiles prevented more than 5.8 million cases and 327,000 deaths between 2000-2023 for five diseases — cholera, Ebola, measles, meningitis and yellow fever, providing economic benefits of almost US$32 billion.

mRNA vaccine prompts immune system to attack cancer in mice, raising hopes for a universal cancer vaccine

Changing a single amino acid in an immune protein, FasL, may be why humans are more susceptible to cancer than chimpanzees

Beliefs in pseudoscientific health ideas can undermine trust in conventional medicine and lead to riskier health decisions, a new study finds

Scientists discovered that the natural medicine that protects bumblebees is a simple 50/50 mix of mirror-image molecules, which means the easy-to-make lab version is a perfect and cheap substitute to help keep them healthy

Semen allergy isn’t just anecdotal — and it might affect tens of thousands

Zimislecel treatment restored pancreatic islet cell function in a small group of 12 patients. Ten of the 12 patients no longer needed insulin.

An open letter to the American public on respiratory virus vaccines

Bioengineered tooth "grows" in place to look and feel like real thing: scientists developed innovative new implant that "grows" into the gum and fuses with existing nerves to mimic a real tooth

Researchers Find Thousands of Pediatric Firearm Deaths Linked to More Permissive State Gun Laws

‘HIV-ending’ drug could be made for just $25 per patient a year, say researchers | Aids and HIV

Anti-aging drug as good for cell health as dieting or fasting

1330 retracted medical trials were used in 847 reviews and 3902 meta-analysis

A battery-free piezoelectric pacemaker powered by the hearts beating could potentially last a lifetime

Strategy to prevent age-related macular degeneration identified: « Fixing problems in cholesterol metabolism could stave off a leading cause of blindness, according to new research in mice…

Researchers found that there are differences in antibiotic resistance between genders after analysing the DNA map of more than 14,000 gut metagenomes in a global dataset

Vaccine Recommendations Backed by Science

Australian native bee honey shows medical potential in the fight against antibiotic resistance

Emergency departments may be undertreating women for STIs: New meta-analysis finds females are 3.5x more likely than males to go untreated for gonorrhea or chlamydia, while males are more likely to receive antibiotics unnecessarily.

Laboratory mice engrafted with natural gut microbiota possess a wildling-like phenotype - Nature Communications

Identification of antimicrobial peptides from the skin of axolotls displaying antibacterial and antitumor activity

Possible anti-aging compounds found in blood bacteria: three molecules produced by a bacterium in the blood, reduced damage and inflammatory responses in human skin cell cultures

MIT develops single-injection vaccine that time-releases multiple doses over weeks using microparticles

Scientists have developed new antibodies that neutralize both SARS-CoV-1 and 2 by targeting a conserved region of the spike protein

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