Are your pans, make-up or toiletries making you infertile? New warning to women over toxic ‘forever chemicals’ littered in everyday items US researchers say results should serve as a warning call to women everywhere Read more: Could a drug made for lung patients help older women have babies? Toxic chemicals lurking in cookware, make-up and toiletries may be making women […]

Young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are much less likely to receive vision screening than their peers, despite high risk for serious eye disorders, according to a study by Nemours Children’s Health published today in Pediatrics. “I noticed that many of our patients with autism have never had vision screening, even though it’s recommended for all young children,” said […]

*Important notice: medRxiv publishes preliminary scientific reports that are not peer-reviewed and, therefore, should not be regarded as conclusive, guide clinical practice/health-related behavior, or treated as established information. In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers in Italy assess the duration of long coronavirus disease (COVID) and its impact on soccer (football) players. Study: How long is the […]

We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Hundreds of patients have suffered sight loss while caught up in ­backlogs for NHS care, official data has revealed. Clinicians […]

Fertility treatments (FTs) pose little risk of relapse in women with multiple sclerosis (MS), especially when they continue therapy, a new study shows. In a retrospective study, only four patients out of 65 had a relapse within 3 months of FT and all of these individuals had stopped taking their disease-modifying therapies (DMTs). None of the patients who continued with […]

If you bought a carbon monoxide detector on Amazon and it was sold under the names GLBSUNION and CUZMAK, stop using it. The U.S. Consumer Protection Safety Commission issued a warning because these detectors may fail to alert consumers to the presence of deadly CO, which is odorless and colorless. The detectors have a digital display. More than 200 people […]

You’ve probably heard about the medication Ozempic, used to manage type 2 diabetes and as a weight loss drug. Ozempic (and the similar drug Wegovy) has had more than its fair share of headlines and controversies. A global supply shortage, tweets about using it from Elon Musk, approval for adolescent weight loss in the United States. Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel […]

In April 2021, new federal rules went into effect mandating that health care providers make nearly all test results and clinical notes immediately available to patients. Evidence suggests that patients may gain important clinical benefits by reviewing their medical records, and access through electronic patient portals has been advocated as a strategy for empowering patients to manage their health care […]

MONTPELLIER, France — Penile rehabilitation is a measure for secondary prevention. The aim is to prevent erectile dysfunction (ED) from becoming chronic once it has occurred or been diagnosed after a critical episode. Is the concept of penile rehabilitation after radical prostatectomy, where it has been most studied, applicable to other populations? Stéphane Droupy, MD, urologist and andrologist at Nimes […]

Some might say that Victoria Beckham doesn’t smile — after all, the former Spice Girl is known for her more serious pout — but she is here to prove you wrong … kind of. The fashion designer celebrated U.K. Mother’s Day yesterday with adorable throwback snaps of all four of her children, poking fun at her tendency to not smile […]