Model wearing a ‘DO’ tag clipped to her scrubs carries a ‘Medical Terminology for Dummies’ book upside down. The company removed the ad and issued an apology on social media after widespread outrage. Medscape Medical News …read more
Supporters back building herd immunity by allowing natural infection in populations with low mortality risk. Critics are calling the idea ‘unethical,’ impractical, and ‘dangerous.’ Medscape Medical News …read more
Previously unexamined fetal estrogens may provide a safer alternative for treating menopause symptoms, according to new data. Medscape Medical News …read more
Still, “there is no question, there is no argument: First-, second- and third-line treatment for lichen sclerosus is an ultrapotent or superpotent topical corticosteroid.” Medscape Medical News …read more
Among those with HIV, both women and men who have sex with women reported more side effects with antiretroviral therapy and more difficulty talking to providers about other health issues. Medscape Medical News …read more
Amy Thorn, RN, of West Virginia, known for spending weeks in NY and Texas to help COVID-19 patients, and for speaking at the Republican National Convention, allegedly shot a woman in the abdomen. Medscape Medical News …read more
A 25-year-old man from Nevada and a 42-year-old man in Virginia experienced second bouts of COVID-19 about 2 months after they tested positive the first time. WebMD Health News …read more
Increased deaths due to heart disease and Alzheimer’s disease or dementia also increased as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, research shows. Medscape Medical News …read more
Researchers calculate the increase in Americans aged 20 to 60 years who could be considered to have a ‘preexisting condition’ because of COVID-19. Medscape Medical News …read more
In this interview, she reflects on the CDER’s accomplishments in the field of rare diseases and what it’s like to be overseeing the therapeutics component of Operation Warp Speed amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Medscape Medical News …read more