Data from large prospective cohorts suggest that increased red meat consumption was tied to higher mortality, whereas replacing red meat with healthier alternatives may lower risk for death. Medscape Medical News …read more
Does abortion pose significant health risks to women? That’s one argument that can be put to rest, says Perry Wilson. Medscape …read more
Under the new policy, employees at the National Institutes of Health will no longer conduct research with human fetal tissue obtained from elective abortions. Scientists say research will be affected. Kaiser Health News …read more
New research in mice finds that having an unhealthful balance in the gut microbiome can cause breast cancer to spread more aggressively. …read more
Clinicians should screen adolescents, adults, and pregnant people, and offer PrEP to those at high risk for HIV infection, according to the US Preventive Services Task Force. Medscape Medical News …read more
Starting in January 2020, Medicare will require that providers use a certified clinical decision support system when ordering advanced imaging tests for eight common conditions. Medscape Medical News …read more
Rates of nonsuicidal self-harm have tripled since 2000, especially among adolescent girls and young women. Medscape Medical News …read more
Researchers tested whether facial features and weight play a part in who makes the interviewing cut for radiology residency slots at five major academic centers. Medscape Medical News …read more
A new report from ACS estimates that 22.1 million Americans will be cancer ‘survivors’ in 2030 — up from 16.9 million today — even though incidence rates are stable in women and declining in men. Medscape Medical News …read more
“I think we need to recognize that…in these younger kids we probably need even more aggressive management than many adults with type 2 diabetes,” says the lead author of the TODAY-2 study. Medscape Medical News …read more