Patrick McGee

Clinicians have reported that influenza vaccination increases autoantibody production and/or disease activity in a significant proportion of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

If you didn't know it already, you do now: stress kills. That's according to the results of a new study that concludes that men who experience persistently moderate or high levels of stressful life events over a number of years have a 50% higher mortality rate.

Relatives and friends did not always receive clear and unambiguous warning signals from a suicidal individual. Even when it was obvious that something was seriously wrong, they could not always summon the courage to act, according to the results of a recent study.

A new study provides guidance to physicians using therapeutic cooling to treat sudden cardiac arrest, which is the leading cause of death in the United States.

Ultrasound elasticity imaging could allow doctors to make the distinction between inflammation and fibrosis noninvasively.

African Americans donate almost exclusively to family members for living kidney transplants, as compared to Caucasians.

New research has found that stem cells derived from human cord blood could be an effective alternative in repairing damage caused by heart attacks.

According to a study published recently in Open Medicine, 606 Canadian physicians were disciplined by their provincial medical licensing authorities between 2000 and 2009. Researchers pointed out that the number of physicians disciplined each year represents only 0.06% to 0.11% of all physicians in Canada.

The endosopic procedure double balloon enteroscopy (DBE) has been shown to be safe and effective for detection of diseases of the small intestine.

A new set of strategies could dramatically improve how the U.S. health care system serves vulnerable populations, Americans who are uninsured, low-income, or members of racial and ethnic minority groups.

Many complementary and alternative medical (CAM) treatments can have serious and potentially harmful side effects when combined with medications prescribed during and after surgery.

The FDA today approved Juvisync, the first combination drug developed to treat type 2 diabetes and high cholesterol.

Researchers have developed a protocol that has proven effective in enabling patients with implanted cardiac devices to safely undergo an MRI scan.

People with chronic kidney disease, even those who have undergone a kidney transplant, can benefit from regular physical exercise.

Two new articles underscore the continuing disparities in access to medical care among disabled and poor Americans.

New research has found evidence confirming that patients with diabetes have a higher risk of developing colon cancer.

Stimulants such as Ritalin and Adderall to treat ADHD were prescribed at rates that increased steadily from 1996 to 2008.

Researchers have come up with an ingenious tool that can turn iPhones into medical-quality imaging and chemical detection devices.

Improvements in percutaneous coronary intervention techniques, stent technology, and adjunctive pharmacotherapy are crucial in myocardial revascularization.

Family members or friends caring for aging or disabled individuals in California are under both financial and emotional strain.

Close supervision by rheumatologists and the use of immunosuppressant drugs improve the survival of lupus patients with end-stage kidney disease.

Researchers developed a Web-based tool that provides instruction and hands-on practice in managing electrolyte and acid-base disorders.

Children with ADHD who regularly play in outdoor settings with grass and trees have milder ADHD symptoms than other children with ADHD.

Gulf war illness appears to be the result of several factors that differ depending upon the locations where veterans served during the war.

A new study is the first to show how serotonin helps regulate behavior in the brain.

Cardiac rupture as a complication of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy could be more common than recognized.

A hormone can predict which kidney patients will develop heart problems, require dialysis, or die prematurely.

The ACP has submitted a letter calling for reduction of federal health care spending in a socially and fiscally responsible manner.

Research has found that the prevalence of hyperuricemia and gout in adult patients with sickle cell disease in France was not a clinical problem..