Are more people surviving Covid-19 because doctors are doing less?
Few treatments, even widely hyped ones, fail to arrest the progress of Covid-19. Prevention has trumped the so-far failed quest for a cure. More
Few treatments, even widely hyped ones, fail to arrest the progress of Covid-19. Prevention has trumped the so-far failed quest for a cure. More
This cohort study describes the number of patients undergoing cancer screening tests and of ensuing cancer diagnoses during the COVID-19 pandemic in 1 health care system in the northeastern United States. More
An at-home test for colon cancer is as reliable as the traditional screening, health experts say, and more agreeable. More
Links between vitamin D deficiencies and coronavirus infections have been seen in studies, but “correlation doesn’t prove causation.” More
In today’s episode, Dr. Rita Redberg, a cardiologist at the University of California, San Francisco, and Editor-in-chief at JAMA Internal Medicine, explains why a healthy lifestyle and regular exercise are much more important for preventing heart attacks and strokes than a daily cholesterol pill. More
This Medical News Quick Uptake examines the debate about a link between vitamin D and COVID-19 risk. More
Widespread COVID testing has revealed uncomfortable truths about medical tests: A test result is rarely a definitive answer, but instead a single clue. More
A key British agency has rejected graded exercise therapy and cognitive behavior therapy as treatments for chronic fatigue syndrome. More
The evidence shows only that the drug might be effective. That once wasn’t enough for F.D.A. approval. More
According to researchers, children are being increasingly prescribed multiple different psychiatric medications. More