sleep deprivation, wellness in EM: Wakefulness waxes and wanes throughout the day based on sleep drive and circadian rhythm. Working nights disturbs this. Figure We physicians learn early in traini… [+6247 chars]
The detection, recognition, monitoring, referrals and management of chronic kidney disease significantly differs between men and women, according to data published in Journal of the American Society … [+3375 chars]
But while a monkeypox test already existed, it required lab workers to do each step by hand, Morice says. Federal guidelines say testing should be done only by swabbing the lesions of a person suspec… [+3864 chars]
Comment on this story Heart disease remains Americas leading killer. But medical innovations have made cardiomyopathy, a.k.a. the scary-sounding condition heart failure, less of a threat. Cardiomyo… [+7100 chars]
Similar to neutrophils, immune monocyte cells play an essential role in kidney damage caused by ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV), a study discovered. The pro-inflammatory function of monocytes was s… [+4654 chars]
File image by pasja1000 A type of medication used in people with type 2 diabetes may have therapeutic value in horses affected by insulin dysregulation, researchers report. The study, carried out i… [+5050 chars]
Kidney stones illustration. Mayo Clinic researchers found that enriching diets with foods high in calcium and potassium may prevent recurrent symptomatic kidney stones. Diets Higher in Calcium and P… [+5023 chars]
Inactivity, diets high in sugar and salt, and excess weight account for 90% of cases of high blood pressure in children and adolescents. A recent study that focuses on hypertension in children betwee… [+4404 chars]
Kristen Ciombor, MD:HER2 amplification in metastatic colorectal cancer is typically found in about 2% to 3% of all comers. However, if you see RAS wild-type disease, its enriched in that population. … [+3567 chars]
What you need to know about the virus that causes monkeypox. Video / AP / GettyA UK man has painted a grim picture of what it's like to have monkeypox after he contracted what doctors labelled as on… [+5020 chars]
Background Influenza is commonly called the flu which is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses that infect the nose, throat, and sometimes the lungs, usually a self-limiting, … [+25290 chars]
There appear to be three different types of long COVID, each with their own symptoms, researchers have discovered. One group experiences neurological symptoms including fatigue, brain fog and headac… [+2808 chars]