Alcohol intake, particularly at higher frequency or greater quantity, is associated with elevated risk for multiple cancers.

For patients with CAD, coronary computed tomography angiography fractional flow reserve (FFR-CT) is prognostic for adverse outcomes.

HealthDay News — The proportion of newborns not receiving intramuscular vitamin K increased from 2017 to 2024, according to a research letter published online Dec. 8 in the Journal of the American ...

Among persons at high cardiovascular risk, there is low- to moderate-certainty evidence that reducing or modifying saturated fat intake can reduce mortality and major cardiovascular events over five ...

The FDA has approved Wegovy (semaglutide) tablets, the first oral GLP-1 receptor agonist for the treatment of obesity.

Ketamine for anesthesia does not lower in-hospital death by day 28 compared with etomidate among critically ill adults undergoing tracheal intubation.

Incidence of death or BPD does not differ with expectant management versus active treatment for preterm infants with protocol-defined PDA.

Severe valvular heart disease (VHD) is prevalent among patients with cancer and is associated with reduced survival.

Risk-based screening is noninferior to annual screening for detecting stage ≥IIB cancers, does not reduce biopsy rates despite fewer mammograms.

Nearly 1 in 4 Americans believe the US health care system is in crisis, and high costs are the top reason why.

The CDC has rescinded its long-standing advice on universal hepatitis B vaccination of newborns within 24 hours of birth.

The FDA is expected to decide on treatments for breast cancer, EBV+ post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease, focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, presbyopia, and severe allergic reactions.