High risk human papillomavirus infection reveals (hrHPV) to be a strong determinant of cervical cancer prognosis over 15 years after diagnosis. Investigators observed a 43% reduction in excess mortal… [+3529 chars]
New research has identified a pair of independent risk factors for recurrent clostridium difficile infections (CDI) in prophylactic probiotics and nasogastric feeding tube use. A team, led by Yuki Y… [+3145 chars]
Researchers at Mayo Clinic's Center for Individualized Medicine have devised an immunotherapy technique that combines chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy, or CAR-T cell therapy, with a cancer-ki… [+3454 chars]
Testing shortages, long waits for results, and an over-taxed health care system have made headlines throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. These issues can be further exacerbated in small or rural communi… [+3900 chars]
Last week marked a major milestone in studying the human genome. Since the early 2000s, the Human Genome Project has published successive versions of their map, or "sequence," of the human genome. Wh… [+1910 chars]
Before and after images for participants who received 36 weeks of treatment for alopecia areata with baricitinib/ Yalenews A new Yale study shows that one in three patients with a severe skin disea… [+3231 chars]
A 20-year-old man was hospitalised after a freak accident while masturbating - in a first case of its kind. The Swiss patient, who has not been named, suffered a rare lung injury normally caused by… [+3943 chars]
Researchers at the Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa have discovered that a kind of kiss between cells, called trogocytosis, plays a key role in the battle between the immune system and bl… [+2642 chars]
Daily use of pod-based e-cigarettes can alter the inflammatory state across multiple organ systems including the brain, heart, lungs and colon, claims a study.
Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. Many Americans are discovering that recovering from covid-19 may take weeks or even months longer… [+5603 chars]
In this file photo, a healthcare worker prepares to administer a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to a person at a drive-thru site in Tropical Park on December 16, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle/… [+2609 chars]
WEDNESDAY, April 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Strong natural protection against cancer-causing mutations may explain why some longtime smokers don't develop lung cancer, according to a new study. Re… [+2439 chars]
