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Date: 2025/03/17 - 20:00

Surgery in kids with mild sleep-disordered breathing tied to fewer doctor visits, meds

NIH-funded study supports use of adenotonsillectomy in this at-risk patient group.

Date: 2025/03/17 - 19:30

NIH-funded study identifies potential new stroke treatment

Preclinical study in rodents suggests that uric acid is ready for human clinical testing.

Scanning electron micrograph of Lassa virus budding off a cell.

Date: 2025/03/17 - 19:00

NIH-sponsored trial of Lassa vaccine opens

Lassa fever is a viral hemorrhagic disease that can be fatal and that causes permanent hearing loss.

Date: 2025/03/17 - 15:01

Mounjaro can boost weight loss in people without diabetes

People without diabetes can lose up to 13% of their starting weight in 6 months using tirzepatide (Mounjaro) as an off-label treatment, according to a new study funded by pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly.

Parker Posey at White Lotus Season 3 premiere

Date: 2025/03/16 - 19:32

'White Lotus' Characters Pop Lorazepam Pills, Highlighting Risks of the Drug

In Season 3 of the HBO series "The White Lotus," some characters pop lorazepam like candy, highlighting the potential for dependency and misuse. The prescription drug is a benzodiazepine used to treat anxiety, panic attacks, and insomnia due to anxiety or situational stress.

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Date: 2025/03/15 - 15:32

3 factors may lower depression risk, new evidence suggests

An orange a day, regular moderate-to-vigorous exercise, and GLP-1 drugs for diabetes treatment have all been linked to a lower risk of depression in recent studies.

Male with blue hair experiencing seasonal allergies

Date: 2025/03/14 - 23:32

Why Spring Allergies Are Expected to Be Longer, Stronger This Year

Spring allergy season is expected to worsen in 2025. Longer growing seasons due to climate change have caused seasonal allergies to become more severe. You can limit pollen exposure during allergy season with frequent handwashing and limiting time spent outdoors when pollen levels are high.

Two photos of the same hand. On the left, the skin has a red rash. On the right, the skin does not.

Date: 2025/03/14 - 17:30

Topical steroid withdrawal diagnostic criteria defined by NIH researchers

Criteria may help guide treatment of dermatitis.

A row of vitamin A pills on a dark reflective surface

Date: 2025/03/14 - 08:31

Vitamin A can't prevent measles. Experts explain what this supplement actually does

Can vitamin A and cod liver oil prevent measles? Medical experts debunk myths and answer common questions about the health benefits and risks of the supplements.

Microscopic image of immature mpox virus spheres.

Date: 2025/03/12 - 19:30

Tecovirimat is safe but ineffective as treatment for clade II mpox

NIH-sponsored trial data offer further evidence to help inform mpox treatment decisions.