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Rethink the 10,000-a-day step goal; study suggests fewer steps are just as effective
A study led by the University of Sydney suggests that walking 7,000 steps a day offers similar health benefits to walking ...
Many high street health tests are unfit-for-purpose and need greater regulation, warn experts
Many self-tests available on the UK high street are unfit-for-purpose and need much greater regulation to ensure they are ...
Standardization needed for dialysis initiation in pregnancy
The initiation of dialysis in women with chronic kidney disease during pregnancy varies by clinical practice, signaling a ...
Study finds ivermectin lowers malaria infection rates when added to existing control methods
Ivermectin administered to the whole population significantly reduces malaria transmission, offering new hope in the fight ...
More than 110,000 Rich's ice cream bars recalled due to listeria risk
More than 100,000 Rich's Ice Cream Co. bars have been recalled due to possible listeria contamination. The affected ice cream ...
High-tech monitoring during heart surgery doesn't lower risk of complications
An international, multi-site clinical study led by an Indiana University School of Medicine researcher and anesthesiologist ...
Allogeneic HCT feasible in older patients with myelodysplastic syndrome
Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT) is feasible in older patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), ...
FDA picks George Tidmarsh to head Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has appointed George Francis Tidmarsh, M.D., Ph.D., as director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER).
Physicians exiting traditional Medicare accelerated from 2010 to 2023
From 2010 to 2023, physician exit rates from traditional Medicare increased, according to a study published online July 18 in ...
Running interference: Scientists block viral RNA, aiming to cure hepatitis B
Hepatitis B virus, a killer of more than one million people each year, is a notoriously wily virus, often lingering and ...
The best way to minimize the risk of pediatric vehicular heatstroke involves multiple methods
Different technologies have been developed to help parents and caregivers address pediatric vehicular heatstroke (PVH), or ...
Forever chemicals, lasting effects: Prenatal PFAS exposure shapes baby immunity
New research reveals that tiny amounts of PFAS—widely known as "forever chemicals"—cross the placenta and breast milk to ...