Central retinal artery occlusion can result in permanent vision loss. Effective treatment is lacking. We conducted a phase 3, double-blind, double-dummy, randomized, controlled trial involving ...

The corporatization of the U.S. health insurance industry may contribute to poor health care performance for the commercially insured population, but some supply-side and demand-side reforms could ...

Rare disease in an adolescent who lived more than 12,000 years ago, along with her burial embrace by a first-degree relative, may reflect the importance of care for survival. Ancient DNA analysis l ...

A number of therapies that have been shown to be effective in patients with chronic heart failure, including beta-blockers, mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists, and renin–angiotensin system ...

The U.S. government has taken steps to dismantle the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, the bedrock research agency charged with safeguarding worker health.

A number of autoimmune diseases that affect diverse organ systems have recently been noted to be related to IgG4 autoantibodies. The authors review the spectrum of IgG4-related disease and the curr ...

A 58-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital 3 weeks after lumbar surgery because of diplopia and fever. Left leg pain and a rash had preceded the fever and diplopia. A diagnosis was made.

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Autism research programs should focus on both causes and effective services and supports. Alarmist claims, chasing of debunked theories of causation, and further stigmatizing autism are counterprod ...

Under current guidelines, discontinuation of oral anticoagulant therapy is not considered to be a benefit that can be routinely offered to patients who have undergone ablation for atrial fibrillation.