Gale Scott

In a study of young adults who had confirmed respiratory infections, US military hospital researchers found the women reported more severe and longer lasting illness than the men.

Are healthcare workers who wear glasses or contacts more likely to get colds and flu? Researchers at Johns Hopkins report on a study with intriguing findings.

In a sign of the growing global problem of drug resistance, researchers from Ohio reported a steady increase in the percentages of cases of gonorrhea that did not respond to the usual antibiotics.

Could the interaction of Zika virus with similar flaviviruses like Dengue and Chikungunya be the reason why Zika virus has turned so virulent after decades of being a minor illness?

Despair may drive parents of children with chronic illnesses to seek unproven alternative remedies. The British Medical Journal reports on what happened to a 4-year-old with autism.

Ketamine is not a new tool in the arsenal of pain medication but doctors are finding new ways to use it in order to provide relief for patients. As an infusion ketamine is being used to treat chronic pain syndromes.

As the main treatment in pain medication opioids are widely prescribed for patients who need them. Balancing that with the risk of addiction and abuse is something providers deal with on a regular basis.

Uveitis can have many causes. In a newly reported case study in the New England Journal of Medicine, a team from Korea reports on a patient with worms in his eye. There's a video.

For women who develop depression and anxiety issues during pregnancy and after childbirth they could be susceptible to having more issues later in life. However, with the right care they can be successfully treated and enjoy all the good things that come with being a parent.

The concept of pre-exposure prophylaxis to prevent HIV infection is well established. In an editorial in Hepatology, and Australian researcher proposes extending the concept to people at high risk for getting hepatitis C: HIV-infected men who have sex with men.

Whether it was last year's measles outbreaks or more restrictive state policies, the rate of kindergartners getting vaccinated was over 95% in 22 states for the 2015-2016 school year. Last year only 17 states reached that mark.

Baby Boomers face unique risks when it comes to HIV infection--ones due more to attitudes and behavior than medical issues.

An analysis of data in the Nurses' Health Study found that women who exercised regularly were just as likely as peers who did not to get multiple sclerosis. Exercise is still helpful in managing symptoms.

When a non-profit AIDS advocacy group offers as many programs as Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC) efficiency is a challenge. The organization relies on three management practices to remain efficient and audit-ready, particularly data-driven administrative supervision.

More than 40% of US AIDS/HIV cases are in San Juan, Puerto Rico, but economic turmoil there is making it hard to fight the epidemic.

For 30 years, an outreach group in Oakland, CA has been winning the confidence of prostitutes as the first step in helping them be healthy and HIV-free. California Prostitutes Education Project representatives offered tips in a workshop.

Statins should not be physicians' first option in treating all patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease, according to new European treatment guidelines.

An international team looked at oral anticoagulants and decided dabigatran is the best for stroke prevention in non-valvular atrial fibrillation.

Lung cancer patients who develop sinus tachycardia due to some treatments for their cancer can successfully reduce their heart rates with ivabradine, researchers in Romania report.

Pope Francis plans to appear at the ESC Congress 2016 to endorse the group's healthy lifestyle campaign.

Doctors who did body cavity searches of a drug suspect without a warrant were named in two out-of-court settlements totaling $1.5 million. The ACLU says the practice is common and doctors should feel free to refuse despite pressure from law enforcement.

California delegation staff attending the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, OH have been struck by an outbreak of norovirus. The jokes were inevitable.

Taking over from Steven Stack, MD, Pennsylvania hand surgeon Andrew Gurman, MD, is now the president of the American Medical Association. In an interview he discusses his goals.

Three types of amoebae that live in fresh water can migrate from the nose to the brain causing Primary Amoebic Meningioencephalitis, the AMA warns. With fast treatment it can be cured, otherwise it is fatal.

The American Medical Association has not gotten far in opposing direct-to-consumer drug ads. What if that pharma expense were no longer a tax write-off? Debate ensues.

Like many other areas of medicine cardiology is becoming a more specialized field. How to do that to provide better care for doctors is a common goal across medicine.

When treating a woman during pregnancy there are many factors that need to be considered, not the least of them being her cardiovascular health. At Montefiore Medical Center a team approach aims to help prevent fatal events during this delicate time in a patient's life.

From cycad roots, to cycad seeds, to flying foxes, to human brains. Ethnobotanist Paul Cox, PhD, is traveling the world, compiling evidence that cyanobacteria, even as it is sold as a health food, can cause ALS and other neurological diseases. Gulf War veterans may have been exposed as well.

The Nazi criminals' crimes against humanity continue to stun psychiatrists. Was there a neurological defect involved?

Modern medicine focuses too much on extending life and too little on making sure that's the kind of life patients want. Using conversational skills like those of psychiatrists, that can change for the better.