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Heavy, persistent pot use is bad news for those who hope to be financially and socially successful by midlife.

Refractory cases of myasthenia gravis can be relieved by a new treatment based on replacing a patient’s immune system with new one created from transplants of his own stem cells, Canadian researchers report.

Patients have often been told to avoid ibuprofen and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) before or after surgery due to an increased risk of bleeding.

Traditional skin tests that are used to determine allergies to the common antibiotic, amoxicillin, don’t actually work, according to new research findings.

The flu vaccine may reduce the risk of stillbirth, suggests new research from the Western Australia Department of Health (WA Health).

Computer analysis sheds some light on the immune system's response to HIV.

Physicians do not usually burn themselves out. The majority of the time it is the work environment which burns out the physician. Certain conditions and circumstances in the workplace can set-up unsuspecting doctors for job related burnout. You can take an on fire, passionate, purpose driven physician and put them in the wrong work environment and you will burn them out.

“Flip the Clinic†is an open experiment that involves breaking the traditional health care mold. Clinic flippers are using a new strategies and techniques to empower patients and engage them in their health care while maximizing time with practitioners.

Research indicates that both mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) appear to achieve greater improvements in back pain and functional limitations at 26 weeks, when compared with usual care, among adults with chronic low back pain.

The drug acetazolamide does not significantly reduce the duration of mechanical ventilation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients in intensive care units (ICUs), according to findings published in JAMA.

If a young person has sleep problems, there’s an increased risk that they will have chronic pain in the long-term.

Multiple sclerosis patients may exhibit taste sensory deficits more often than previously understood, according to findings published in the Journal of Neurology.

Smuggled here as a boy, Harold Fernandez, MD, overcame his illegal status and went on to become a prominent surgeon.

The presence of bronchiectasis may lead to more exacerbations and other problems for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

The quest for manufactured insulin that mirrors the real thing has progressed a step forward.

Developing Type 2 diabetes in childhood or adolescence carries a greater risk for complications and death than for those who develop the disease in middle age

Enjoying a glass of red wine is beneficial for cardiac health, new research finds.

As opioid addiction remains an area of concern in medicine, measures to combat the epidemic are urgently needed.

The FDA has approved Inflectra (infliximab-dyyb/Celltrion, Inc), the biosimilar for Remicade (infliximab) for the treatment of patients suffering from serious autoimmune diseases.

As cannabis use (for both medicinal and recreational purposes) becomes more popular, it’s important for women and healthcare professionals to know the risks during pregnancy.

The gut microbiota could influence the severity of malaria, according to findings of a mice model study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

An honest follow-up story to something we are all in danger of facing, burnout, and why it's so easy to find yourself back at the point of no return

Qualities in colonoscopies can be assessed using a new tool, which can track hospital follow-ups in outpatient facilities, according to findings published in Gastroenterology.

Heart patients will soon have access to a new pacemaker without wired leads.

A new trial of the pancrelipase formulation Zenpep found the product to be as safe and effective as Creon for the treatment of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency in cystic fibrosis patients aged 12 years and older.

One of the largest and most important organs of the human body, the skin is also one of the most difficult to treat when damaged.

Vitamin D has long been touted for its several health benefits.

The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has released a recommendation statement saying that screening asymptomatic adults for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is not beneficial.

A federal jury in California has ordered Gilead Sciences to pay Merck $200 million in damages for infringing upon patents related to compounds used in Sovaldi, the blockbuster hepatitis C drug.

Delayed-release metformin designed to target the lower intestine with reduced absorption into the blood leads to similar glucose-lowering effects, but at a lower dose and reduced systemic exposure.