Manifestations of a vitamin B12 deficiency occur when the body has been lacking the vital nutrient for some time. As the deficiency becomes more pronounced, a number of debilitating symptoms are like… [+1735 chars]
Folks with sleep apnea are typically prescribed a CPAP machine to help them get a good night's sleep, but there's an alternative to the clunky, noisy devices that is growing in popularity. Oral appl… [+6276 chars]
Dear Dr. Roach: I have spinal stenosis and degenerative disc disease, along with scoliosis from childhood polio. A few weeks ago, I developed sciatica and started a course of physical therapy, but qu… [+3230 chars]
mRNA vaccines are highly effective in preventing COVID-19 associated hospital admissions related to the alpha, delta, and omicron variants. But three doses are needed to achieve a similar level of pr… [+4718 chars]
The Registry, which is an initiative of the McPeak-Sirois Group under the leadership of Dr. Sarkis Meterissian, is expanding thanks to the financial support of the Canadian Cancer Society. Dr. Sarki… [+2115 chars]
Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. If you're among those people in the United States who never had COVID-19, how should you think ab… [+5899 chars]
Clinicians treating patients with psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis should know that certain biomarkers of cardiovascular risk may provide extra information beyond what's included in conventional pred… [+4177 chars]
As scientists around the world seek for solutions for Alzheimer’s disease, a new study reveals that two indigenous groups in the Bolivian Amazon have among the lowest rates of dementia in the world. … [+6068 chars]
Scientists might be able to detect pancreatic cancer by observing microorganisms in stool samples, research suggests. The study, which was part-funded by Worldwide Cancer Research, found 27 microbia… [+1962 chars]
Disruptions related to the COVID-19 pandemic led to steep declines in cases of dengue in endemic regions, with more than 723,000 cases averted in 2020, researchers reported in Lancet Infectious Disea… [+3348 chars]
Remember that scene from the first Rocky movie where Balboa quaffs a glass full of raw eggs for breakfast? Well, if he did that every morning, he'd have shown up to his fight with Apollo looking quit… [+793 chars]
Hong Kong police have arrested three men on suspicion of interfering with the citys fight against the Covid-19 pandemic through social media posts, calling their acts extremely selfish amid the ongoi… [+2096 chars]
