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Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Adolescents and adults younger than age 21 who develop myocarditis after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination frequently have abnormal findings on cardiac MRI (cMRI) but most have a…

Combining two agents to block a parasitic worm's life cycle boosted survival from a potentially deadly tropical disease to 85% in animal models, far better than either treatment alone, according to a proof-of-concept study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center…

Spain on Tuesday approved COVID-19 vaccinations for children aged five to 11, an age group where coronavirus cases are spreading rapidly, with the immunisation drive to start next week. The decision comes after the European Union’s drug regulator last month…

Scientists have identified a potential new target for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) treatment. Investigators led by Miranda E. Orr, PhD, assistant professor of gerontology and geriatric medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, have detected a rare population of…

A study of over 200,500 women who had a hysterectomy for non-cancerous reasons found an increased risk of death in women under 50 years of age when the ovaries and fallopian tubes were also removed during the surgery. The same…

Maybe this has happened to you recently: Your doctor telephoned to check in with you, chatting for 11 to 20 minutes, perhaps answering a question you contacted her office with, or asking how you're responding to a medication change. For…

We’ve all heard that sitting is the new smoking, meaning it’s not great for your health. Research has linked sitting for long periods of time with a number of health concerns, including heart disease and diabetes. Less severely, prolonged sitting…

Clinicians should approach decisions regarding coronary revascularization based on clinical indications without an eye toward sex, race, or ethnicity, advises a joint clinical practice guideline released today by the American Heart Association (AHA) and American College of Cardiology (ACC). The…

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), belonging to the family Betacoronavirus, causes the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) in March 2020. The clinical manifestations of COVID-19 vary…

Building on its successes in applying artificial intelligence (AI) to medical imaging to enhance treatment of other diseases, a Case Western Reserve University-led team next will test its approach with rectal cancer patients. Specifically, the researchers hope to provide reliable…