Idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus is a neurologic disorder characterized by impaired gait, balance, cognition, and ...

Tumor lysis syndrome is a pathophysiological state that occurs when the ability of the body to maintain electrolyte–uric acid homeostasis is overwhelmed as a result of the destruction of malignant ...

In the Gates Foundation’s final chapter, it is doubling down on its wager that health can engender prosperity. That proposition must now contend with the mixed macroeconomic evidence.

Tobacco use kills more than 7 million people worldwide each year, including 1.3 million who die from the effects of exposure to secondhand smoke.1 As a major contributor to cancer, cardiovascular ...

Michael Welsh, Jesús González, and Paul Negulescu have won the 2025 Lasker–DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award for their roles in developing treatments for cystic fibrosis.

There is an urgent need for low- and middle-income countries to ensure equitable, affordable, and sustained access to tobacco-cessation medications at scale.

An 11-year-old girl with eczema was evaluated for chest pain and arm pain. Imaging showed multiple bone and liver lesions. The erythrocyte sedimentation rate was higher than 130 mm per hour. A diag ...

In patients with refractory systemic lupus erythematosus, in vivo generation of CD19 CAR T cells by means of lipid nanoparticles led to B-cell depletion, reduced disease activity, and no major toxi ...

New AI-based software for generating patient notes purposely filters out social “chitchat,” but a primary care physician sees serious risks in that practice, for doctors and patients alike.

A 46-year-old otherwise healthy man presented with a 1-year history of occasional dysphagia to solid foods that was not accompanied by weight loss. A barium-swallow examination revealed posterior o ...

A 76-year-old retired cardiovascular nurse presented to the ED with 2 hours of chest pain triggered by severe emotional distress and associated with changes in the electrocardiogram on her smartwatch.

The placement of a central venous line is an essential technique in the treatment of many hospitalized patients. This video will demonstrate the placement of a central venous catheter in the internal ...