Clinical

Researcher says understanding how cortisol acts will open doors to new treatments for those struggling with digestive issues.

A recent case at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba yielded this important lesson for doctors working to rule out endometrial cancer.

A 65-year-old woman repeatedly seeks medical help for her failing memory. She is first told it’s nothing to worry about, then, a year later, that it’s “just normal aging.” Until finally, the penny drops: “It’s Alzheimer’s. There is no cure.”

The Food and Drug Administration decision opens the newest shots from Moderna and Pfizer and its partner BioNTech to most Americans even if they’ve never had a coronavirus vaccination.

People are chugging bubble water like never before—but are their potential health concerns?

Levonorgestrel, often called Plan B, is the most widely available type of emergency contraception. It works by preventing or delaying ovulation.

Women are not getting the clitoral stimulation they need. And cultural messages about the supremacy of intercourse feed into this.

Called the Upper Area Under the Curve Ratio (UAR) metric, the modelling system allows researchers to simulate how a drug moves through a person.

Researchers used a clinical decision tool to identify patients at low risk of a penicillin allergy before giving an oral challenge.

The Candrive group used data from the larger prospective trial to develop a four-point risk stratification tool.