A rise in esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) cases and deaths showcases a need for noninvasive screening methods that can be performed by nonendoscopists, such as nurses or technicians, according to a presentation at the 2022 AGA Tech Summit that reviewed the new approaches. AGA’s annual innovation summit is sponsored by the AGA Center for GI Innovation and Technology. Mortality rates are […]

Research that examines how the body adapts to new movements is shedding new light on how the nervous system learns, and could help to inform a wide range of applications, from customized rehabilitation and athletic training to wearable systems for healthcare. The research is published this week in the journal Current Biology. "How does our brain figure out how to […]

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Rising COVID-19 case numbers and hospitalizations likely mean we’re in a new phase of the pandemic. And the number of Americans dying from COVID-19 is also anticipated to grow, although the surge in the short term is not expected to look like previous waves. That’s the […]

A new study has shown that hospitals in low-income communities were less likely to participate in bundled payment programs for joint replacement surgery. Hospitals with more low socioeconomic status individuals were less likely to participate in voluntary—and to an even greater extent, mandatory—bundled payment programs, according to the study published in the peer-reviewed journal Population Health Management. Joshua Liao, MD, […]

Thanks to the acne positive moment, the hashtag #acne hits different these days compared to a few years ago. The movement that’s been spearheaded by Generation Z is all embracing blemished skin and working to destigmatize pimples. Bloggers like Hailey Wait and and Kadeeja Khan, as well as celebrities like Kendall Jenner and Justin Bieber, are heralding “zits are in!”  […]

Less than half of Americans who received treatment for opioid use disorder over a five-year period were offered a potentially lifesaving medication, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Saint Louis University have found. And treatment with the medication was even more rare for those with what’s known as polysubstance use disorder—when opioid users also misuse […]

An article published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry reveals the molecular mechanisms that explain how the YWHAZ gene—related to psychiatric and neurological disorders such as autism and schizophrenia—can alter the neurodevelopmental process. The study, which uses a zebrafish as the animal model, is led by the experts Noèlia Fernàndez-Castillo and Bru Cormand, members of the Faculty of Biology and the […]

Photo: Henry Ford Health System Michigan’s Henry Ford Health System and General Motors partnered to develop a narrow-network insurance product for GM employees called GM Connect Care. THE PROBLEM Through this product, HFHS aimed to offer innovative care delivery options that would be convenient and cost-effective for GM’s members. The initial ask from the employer was a full service clinic […]

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. We love Grammy-winning comedian and New York Times bestselling author Tiffany Haddish — and now our kids can love her, too, thanks to her brand new children’s book, Layla, the Last Black Unicorn which just released this week. Co-authored by […]

Moving away from a “one-size fits all” care regime has the potential to transform care for people with type 2 diabetes, a University of Dundee study has shown. Experts at the University’s School of Medicine, working with the University of Exeter, have established a means of determining how people with type 2 diabetes differ from each other, and how clinical […]