Risk of developing a subsequent primary cancer varied significantly by age at initial diagnosis, sex, and type of first cancer, according to a study by Oxana Palesh and Susan Hong…

A new retrospective study published in OTO Open, the open-access journal of the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF), demonstrates that the Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) Opioid…

A new doctoral thesis at Karlstad University provides increased understanding of how medicines can be analysed more reliably and safely.

The risk of celiac disease, an autoimmune reaction driven by gluten, is not a reason to avoid antibiotic treatment.

Scientists have uncovered an unexpected way cells can generate cancer-driving proteins—by cutting RNA into shorter, functional fragments rather than following the standard blueprint.

When the liver fails, toxins - such as ammonia - that should be filtered from the blood build up and reach the brain.

Whenever there is a wound or infection, the body produces an inflammatory response. This is the body's first line of defense, and macrophages — cells of the innate immune system…

A cross-national survey of 31,000 adults in 30 countries finds that digital health literacy is highest in low- and middle-income countries and lowest in high-income countries, challenging assumptions that national…

Many liver diseases share a common characteristic: fibrosis, that is, the progressive accumulation of scarring in the liver tissue.

Higher isoflavone consumption is associated with improved respiratory health in former smokers with COPD, highlighting diet's role in disease management.