Researchers have found a way to charge up the fight against bacterial infections using electricity. Scientists have developed a dressing…
Clinical trial improves treatment of genetic rickets
A new study shows a drug to alleviate symptoms of a rare musculoskeletal condition is significantly more effective than conventional…
Medical News Today: MiraLAX (Polyethylene glycol 3350)
MiraLAX is a brand-name, over-the-counter product that’s typically used to treat short-term constipation. It contains polyethylene glycol 3350, which also…
Words Matter: Removing the Word Pimp from Medical Education Discourse
The history of medicine is littered with antiquated and harmful words that our profession has replaced with more appropriate and…
Leisure-Time Running Reduces the Risk of Incident Type 2 Diabetes
We examined the overall association as well as the dose–response relationship between leisure-time running and incident type 2 diabetes.
Brief observation: Prostate artery embolization in patients with acute urinary retention
The objective of this prospective study was to assess the efficacy of prostate artery embolization after failure of a trial…
Bony bump of the oral cavity
To the Editor:
Trends in Dietary Sodium Intake in the United States and the Impact of USDA Guidelines: NHANES 1999-2016
Moderation in sodium consumption is recommended to reduce morbidity and mortality, but trends in intake and the impact of guidelines…
How a member of a family of light-sensitive proteins adjusts skin color
Researchers have found that opsin 3 — a protein closely related to rhodopsin, the protein that enables low-light vision —…