Written by Damian McNamara, MA How worried should you be about outbreaks of “white lung syndrome” pneumonia in children reported in Ohio, Massachusetts, and several countries in Europe? WebMD asked experts this question, as well as if the cases are related to a similar outbreak in China, what symptoms are most common, and what advice they...
By Paul McClure Researchers found that severe asthmatics were able to reduce their dose of inhaled steroids after receiving a biologic therapyDepositphotos A new study has found that using biologic therapy to reduce lung inflammation enabled 92% of people with severe asthma to reduce their dose of daily inhaled steroid without exacerbating their symptoms. The findings...
By Bronwyn Thompson This new small drug molecule may help rescue repair damaged myelin sheathsDepositphotos Effective targeted treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) and even the repair of damaged nerves caused by the disease could soon be within grasp, thanks to yet another breakthrough in the field of small molecule drug research. Researchers led by a team...
by University of Leeds Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Personalized treatment for the most common form of adult leukemia helps patients survive for longer and stay in remission, a phase 3 trial has found. The trial, by the University of Leeds, is published in the New England Journal of Medicine and has been presented at the 65th...
by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Density Plots of the Distributions of Responses. LLM indicates large language model. Credit: JAMA Network Open (2023). DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.47075 Physician-investigators at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) compared a chatbot’s probabilistic reasoning to that of human clinicians. The findings, published in JAMA Network Open, suggest that artificial intelligence could serve...
Written by Stacia Woodcock, PharmD | Reviewed by Alyssa Billingsley, Key takeaways: When you’re feeling tired, it can be hard to go about your daily activities. This feeling isn’t uncommon. In fact, fatigue is one of the most common complaints people give to their primary healthcare provider. Up to 45% of people experience it, and...
Selena Simmons-Duffin If your ailing kiddo can jump without too much pain or complaint, it’s a good sign they have a garden-variety tummy ache — not appendicitis.Jamie Grill/Getty Images My 5-year-old was complaining of stomach pain, and I was worried and had questions. I asked her how bad the pain was and where it hurt...
Sore throats are commonplace during cold and flu season, but luckily there are lots of home remedies that can help ease your misery, doctors say. These remedies “aren’t quick fixes for an illness,” but they can help ease discomfort, said Dr. Heidi Hutchison, a family practice physician at Penn State Health Medical Group—East Pennsboro. ....
by University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Credit: CC0 Public Domain Two clinical trials led by researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center demonstrated early positive results from novel therapies targeting menin for the treatment of relapsed or refractory acute leukemias with specific genetic alterations. Results from the studies were shared...
by University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine Acute myelocytic leukemia (AML). Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The treatment landscape for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is evolving rapidly, as research discoveries at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and other academic cancer centers advance new, more effective therapies...
