News
Are you misdiagnosing IBS? Watch out for this mimic
A 39-year-old’s flare-ups were caused by some foods that aren’t typical IBS triggers.
Opinion
Q&A with long COVID patient-researcher: Treatments lagging as cases rise
One thing that stood out is the review’s finding that long COVID is potentially lifelong COVID.
News
Doctors urge screening for autoimmune disorders for patients with celiac disease
At least in some cases, people with one autoimmune disorder should be tested for others, celiac disease specialists say.
News
FAQ: New COVID Omicron boosters
It’s also possible – but yet to be determined – that the new bivalent boosters will offer protection against newer but less common strains known...
News
New Omicron COVID boosters coming soon: What to know now
Federal health officials are still hammering out details of guidelines and recommendations of who should get the boosters.
News
Haven’t had COVID yet? Wanna bet?
These silent COVID-19 cases reflect a hidden side of the pandemic that may be helping to drive new surges and viral variants.
News
Doctors still overprescribing fluoroquinolones despite risks
“There probably is overprescription by primary care doctors for urinary tract infections and respiratory infections, when there could be...
News
Gastric band failures drive many to safer weight loss surgeries
“When you have a surgery where more than half of the time the patients require reoperation, we cannot claim that’s a safe operation.”
News
‘Post-truth era’ hurts COVID-19 response, trust in science
Growing political divisions during the Trump era have widened the fact-vs.-fiction divide.
News
COVID surge in Europe: A preview of what’s ahead for the U.S.?
Health experts are warning the United States could be headed for another COVID-19 surge just as we enter the holiday season, following a massive...
News
Vaccine holdouts embrace COVID antibody treatment, mystifying doctors
“I think it’s irrational, quite frankly, if you have to boil it down to one word.”
News
As COVID resurges, vaccinated Americans rage against holdouts
“Yet here we are, 16, 17 months later, and it feels like we’re in the exact same place we were last summer, and it’s all because some people...
News
Biden victory: What it means for COVID, health care
Biden’s agenda includes: Ramping up the federal response to COVID-19, boosting the Affordable Care Act, creating a new “public option” to cover...