A Kentucky clinic and one of its treating physicians are potentially on the hook for a multimillion-dollar judgment 9 years after a patient suffered serious complications following hernia surgery, reports a story in the Bowling Green Daily News. On May 31, 2013, Alice Duff went to Graves-Gilbert Clinic, a multispecialty group whose main campus is in Bowling Green, for hernia […]

A new study published by The BMJ today finds no differences in rates of death or complications between male and female surgeons in Japan, despite the fact that female surgeons are more likely than male surgeons to be assigned high-risk patients. The researchers point out that globally, women remain a minority in the surgical field, and they call for more […]

Adolescents who experience a concussion in the past 12 months could be 25% more likely to be in poor academic standing than youths who have no concussions, suggests a study published online in the journal Injury Prevention. A concussion is a temporary brain injury caused by a bump, blow or jolt to the head or by a hit to the […]

Snorers ‘are more likely to get cancer’… but it’s NOT because they tend to be fatter, study finds Swedish experts believe oxygen deprivation at night may be linked to cancer  They studied patients with obstructive sleep apnoea to see their risk of tumours  Millions of Britons and Americans suffer from the oxygen-sapping condition  Snorers may be more at risk of cancer, […]

The pursuit of a cure for Alzheimer’s disease is becoming an increasingly competitive and contentious quest with recent years witnessing several important controversies. In July 2022, Science magazine reported that a key 2006 research paper, published in the journal Nature, which identified a subtype of brain protein called beta-amyloid as the cause of Alzheimer’s, may have been based on fabricated […]

The COVID‐19 pandemic affected American households in countless ways, but according to researchers, some of the most tangible shifts are taking place in the food system. A combination of supply chain issues, tighter budgets, concern about shopping in public spaces, and increases in at-home preparation has led to a greater interest in sourcing food locally, but the question remains how […]

The influenza vaccine is linked to a significantly lower risk of ischemic stroke, with the reduced risk apparent at a population level even outside of flu season, in new findings that suggest the vaccine itself, and not just avoidance of the virus, may be beneficial. “We postulate that influenza vaccination may have a protective effect against stroke that may be […]

As our school and work schedules start returning to normal, many of us will find ourselves reaching for a pick-me-up to make it through the day. Often, this comes in the form of caffeine—say, in a cup of coffee or tea, or perhaps a can of Coke or Red Bull. If this sounds like you, you’re not alone. In the […]

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. The study covered in this summary was published on BioRxiv.org as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed. Key Takeaways SARS-CoV-2 myocarditis is predominantly associated with capillaritis, and tissues directly infected with SARS-CoV-2 have unique, pro-inflammatory expression profiles as measured by spatial transcriptomic profiling. […]

What makes the human brain distinct from that of all other animals -; including even our closest primate relatives? In an analysis of cell types in the prefrontal cortex of four primate species, Yale researchers identified species-specific -; particularly human-specific -; features, they report Aug. 25 in the journal Science. And they found that what makes us human may also […]