Welcome to Impact Factor, your weekly dose of commentary on a new medical study. I'm Dr F. Perry Wilson of the Yale School of Medicine. I've mentioned it before: There is a problem with long COVID. … [+4563 chars]
Healthy aging doesn’t only rely on lifestyle and good habits, but it also matters if you’re male or female. Life expectancy is likely to vary among the sexes, with average females living longer than… [+7239 chars]
Adults in Finland and Sweden with diabetes who underwent sleeve gastrectomy were more likely to die from any cause compared with those who underwent gastric bypass, according to a study published in … [+3250 chars]
Children who suffer a relapse of the aggressive cancer known as neuroblastoma have small chances of survival. However, a group including researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have now shown … [+3492 chars]
Exercise and physical activity have long-term as well as immediate health benefits. Physical activity improves health and reduces anxiety. It also reduces your risk of developing severe diseases such… [+3177 chars]
More than half of adults with recent Omicron variant infection were unaware of their infectious status, according to a study recently published in JAMA Network Open. Although health care workers were… [+5191 chars]
Where you live, what you eat and how much you drink may tell health care professionals more about your risk of developing kidney stones than you think. Dr. Ivan Porter II, a Mayo Clinic nephrologist… [+1975 chars]
Zhengzheng Shi and colleagues at the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS) in Japan report the effects of a common herbal remedy on colitis, one of two conditions that comprise inflamma… [+3481 chars]
Cancer deaths could be prevented by controlling risk factors such as tobacco consumption, alcohol consumption, and high BMI, a new study by the British journal Lancet has concluded.Buy Now | Our best… [+1526 chars]
LOS ANGELES (Aug. 22, 2022) -- WHAT: Experts from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai, home to California’s top-ranked cardiology and heart surgery programs, will present an array of innova… [+1856 chars]
WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks with David Ricks, chair and chief executive officer of Eli Lilly and Company, about the speed of drug development: Is it sustainable, and what do… [+23570 chars]
Although we have seen a lot of progress in HIV/AIDS over the past two decades, this year's update from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) struck a dismal tone. The update, releas… [+6299 chars]
