Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis (LMC) is an uncommon disease that unfortunately has a rapid deterioration and a very poor prognosis with a devastating outcome. There has been an associated increase in the incidence of the leptomeningeal disease recently. There …

Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is an extremely aggressive cancer with a low survival rate. Common sites for metastases include the liver and lungs, while brain metastases are considered extremely rare, especially in elderly patients. We present an elderly female p…

The authors said it's not clear if reduced severity stemmed from vaccination or from Omicron characteristics.

Two more patients were announced functionally "cured" of HIV during AIDS 2022. One had cancer, the other has naturally controlled the virus for years.

Joel Meyer, Ph.D., discussed his research into how early-life mitochondrial toxicity can affect later-life health, during NIEHS lecture.

Monkeypox vaccine clinics reopened Monday around San Francisco as the city sees a new supply amidst a public health emergency. The city has more than 300 rep...

People with diabetes can have happy, healthy pregnancies — but should proceed with caution and with consistent medical advice from their healthcare providers. Here are some things to consider when planning a pregnancy with diabetes and tips on how to be prepa…

According to published data, diuretic use, dosing and monitoring varies in United States hemodialysis practice.“Diuretic use in hemodialysis practice is common in many regions; 45% of European and 48% Japanese patients continue diuretics after hemodialy…

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When looking at the correlation between daily insulin dose and cancer incidence among patients with type 1 diabetes (T1DM), researchers found that higher an insulin dose is positively associated with cancer incidence in certain people compared with the genera…

Hospitalizations, flares, and pain cited as sources of post-traumatic stress

Martha Gulati, MD, MS, kicked off the symposium “Saving the Hearts of Women Through Prevention” ahead of the 2022 Congress of the American Society for Preventive Cardiology, which took place Friday through Sunday in Louisville, Kentucky.

Brazilian scientists monitoring 10,000 people for ten years found those who got a quarter of their claories from processed foods - also including soft drinks and nuggets.

At the start of the monkeypox outbreak the U.S. stockpile contained just 2,400 doses of vaccine, a far cry from the more than 20 million it once held.

Neuroscientists have been worried that using too much technology could reduce brain function and even lead to a form of “digital dementia.”

Renowned neuroscientist Amy Arnsten, Ph.D., delivered the 2022 NIEHS Martin Rodbell Lecture.

After 23 infants were hospitalized for parechovirus within six weeks, the CDC issued a warning to clinicians about the “unusually large cluster of infections.”

BA.5 is causing the majority of COVID cases in the US. But can we still count on the home tests we've come to rely on?

Liver cancer specialists Sumera Ilyas, M.B.B.S., and Lewis Roberts, M.B., Ch.B., Ph.D., explain the importance of getting a quality ultrasound in screening f...

Mayo Clinic kidney specialists R. Houston Thompson, M.D., Brian A. Costello, M.D., M.S., and Bradley C. Leibovich, M.D., have developed a multispecialty care...

Former NIEHS postdoctoral fellow Katherine Burns, Ph.D., now at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, studies how the environment influences endometriosis.

Although 98 per cent of monkeypox cases to date are seen among gay or bisexual men, it has not yet been classified as an STD.

A federal advisory committee is reconsidering a lung cancer screening program, as experts say scans could save 12,000 lives over the next decade.

A new Yale study found that, among people suffering non-fatal heart attacks associated with hot weather, an outsize portion were taking beta-blockers or