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You might want to stop asking your barista to make your coffee extra hot.

Researchers have found evidence of a link between persistent childhood asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in early adulthood.

A recent study found that the mechanisms of HbA1C may confound predictions of metabolic risk by vitamin D3 levels in athletes

A recent study describes the first treatment that completely halts all detectable inflammatory activity in the central nervous system (CNS) in patients diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) for a prolonged period and without the use of disease modifying drugs.

A treatment for multiple sclerosis may benefit patients with Parkinson's a study found.

Obstructive sleep apnea and sleep disturbances are linked to diminished cognitive ability in patients with multiple sclerosis.

Taking over from Steven Stack, MD, Pennsylvania hand surgeon Andrew Gurman, MD, is now the president of the American Medical Association. In an interview he discusses his goals.

Microsoft’s Xbox Kinect system may be able to be used to assess chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and other pulmonary diseases.

Officials reported that a recent outbreak of botulism affecting 20 inmates at a prison in Mississippi was possibly linked to drinking moonshine.

Many children and young adults with migraine have mild vitamin deficiencies – but does this mean that a causational relationship exists between the two conditions?

With long waits for care and a shortage of physicians, the Veterans Administration proposes hiring more advanced practice nurses and expanding their authority within the system. Some physicians are opposed.

Most patients are well-meaning and generally nice. But every now and then, you will get one who is a total pain to deal with. Maybe your patient lies to you, gets sarcastic, asks for special “favors,†or generally just pushes your buttons. We’ve all been there.

It is frustrating, to say the least, when your patients take their frustrations out on you. And, as if having to deal with an angry patient isn’t bad enough, providers now have to worry about the threat of legal action more than ever before.

Healthcare professionals have long encouraged adults 50 years of age and older to regularly screen for colon cancer.

This probably won’t come as shocking news, but long-acting opioids significantly increase the risk of death compared to other pain therapy options.

Nearly 1,000 rheumatoid arthritis patients members who follow the creakyjoints.org site said they would be willing to be research subjects.

Researchers are significantly closer to establishing biomarkers for the effective treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Hepatitis C affects a disproportionate number of American Indian and Alaskan Native people, more than any other racial or ethnic group in the country, and treatment efforts are being hampered by limited government funding, according to a recent journal article.

Researchers have shown that a new primary care-based program is better at identifying poorly controlled asthma, and promoting improved treatment among children, than routine office visits.

When intestinal stem cells come into contact with prominent metabolites in the gut, the intestine is prohibited from repairing itself with those cells, according to findings published in Cell.

The Remicade biosimilar inflectra (infliximab) appeared safe and effective for the treatment of Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) across 38 weeks, according to a presentation at Digestive Disease Week 2016.

Neurologic abnormalities are apparent just days after human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, according to a new study published in Neurology.

More than one-third of the current US adult population suffers from obesity, which is the second leading cause of preventable death in the United States, according to the NIH.

After the FDA’s March approval of ixekizumab (Taltz/ Eli Lilly and Company), researchers recently confirmed the psoriasis treatment was beneficial even after 60 weeks.

Gene expression may impact severity of arthritis pain and lead to developments in personalizing medical care for these patients.

Preventing relapses for patients with highly active multiple sclerosis is more easily accomplished with rituximab than with fingolimod.

Whether delivered intentionally or not, some physician comments are unhelpful at best and low-blows at worst. Saying certain things to patients can actually increase your risk of having a malpractice suit filed against you, making it especially important for you to always be mindful when speaking with patients.

The Obama administration's Medicare Czar Andy Slavitt addressed the American Medical Association, trying to ease concerns about a new payment scheme known as MACRA.

Overcoming divisiveness its ranks over the politically charged issue of what to do about gun violence, the AMA House of Delegates today overwhelmingly endorsed a measure calling gun violence a public health crisis. The AMA will lobby to end a federal ban on gun violence research.

With sympathies running high for its LGBT members in the wake of the June 12 Orlando nightclub massacre, the AMA will vote Wednesday on a resolution asking it to denounce gun violence and lobby Congress to fund research into firearm ownership as a public health problem.