Sharon Smith

Taking more steps per day is associated with progressively lower risk of heart disease, but the benefits are seen at fewer than 10,000 steps per day, new research suggests. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/986371?src=rss

The FDA failed to adhere to its own guidance and internal practices during the approval process for Biogen's Alzheimer's drug Aduhelm, which was 'rife with irregularities,' a congressional report showed on Thursday. Reuters Health Information source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/986319?src=rss

Certain characteristics of the menstrual cycle across a woman's reproductive life span may constitute additional risk factors for cardiovascular disease, according to researchers. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/986364?src=rss

Exacerbation history alone wasn't as effective as risk-prediction models for predicting exacerbation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/986363?src=rss

Priorities for obesity management include recognizing the chronicity of the disease, combating the stigma associated with it, and starting treatment early, according to experts. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/986362?src=rss

A new test can determine whether an inherited disease gene variant came from a patient's mother or father. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/986360?src=rss

Doctors give opinions about whether their profession is being over- or under-aggressive with pain management, especially where prescription of opioids is concerned. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/986356?src=rss