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A new study finds that fragments of tumor DNA in a patient's bloodstream could show that they are at high risk of a melanoma recurrence.

Benefits from vitamin D supplementation in kidney disease vary; routine testing is not recommended in otherwise healthy patients with chronic kidney disease.

A retrospective study revealed that the link between early-life acid-suppressive therapy use and celiac disease autoimmunity may be confounded by healthcare utilization behavior.

The drugmaker said it would stop studying danuglipron after a participant had a possible drug-induced liver injury.

Researchers say 'relatively simple, inexpensive' means of assessing genetic risk offers hope of better screening

A new report by neonatal and toxicology experts casts doubt on the test results that were pivotal to the case against the British nurse.

Back pain is the number one health care-related expenditure in the U.S., yet its causes are elusive. A UCSF/UC Berkeley study aims to make progress towards individualized treatments.

For decades, experts have warned of an impending decline in the physician workforce. Now, Americans across all regions, specialties and socioeconomic backgrounds are experiencing that decline firsthand or personally.

Health officials have warned of rising antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea cases, including extensively drug-resistant strains.

The health system is establishing a new center for artificial intelligence to enhance diagnostics, personalize treatments and optimize healthcare delivery for adolescents – and plans to implement clinical trials at the Kravis Children's Hospital.

A Michigan resident died earlier this year after contracting rabies from an organ transplant, health officials said. The patient had the organ transplanted at a hospital in Ohio in December and died in January, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services spokesperson Lynn Sutfin said. A subsequent investigation that also

A urine test strip method using the semi-quantitative albumin-to-creatinine ratio can enhance the early detection of chronic kidney disease in low-risk patients, a Belgian study finds.

Nicole Seagriff was diagnosed with breast cancer twice. Despite having insurance, she says the financial burden was huge. Here's how much she spent.

For 35 years, the FDA has placed onerous restrictions on the only drug it has ever approved for treatment-resistant schizophrenia, and the only one it recognizes as reducing the risk of suicide. This has made it very difficult for doctors and patients to take advantage of the medicine. But that's about to change.

If the DEA's role is not properly limited, there could be an overreach where the agency influences or even dictates how healthcare practitioners make decisions, which could impact patient care, says Dan Cohen, president of RTM company Adhere+.

Inspectors with the Food and Drug Administration are tracking a new outbreak of infections from Listeria monocytogenes. So far there are three confirmed

By analyzing genes encoding B-cell and T-cell receptors, the model could screen for conditions like HIV, type 1 diabetes, and lupus.

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

Race-specific equation 'results in missed asthma diagnoses,' according to researchers

Signs of harm are often subtle and can be mistaken for viral infections or accidents.