Internal Medicine

The physician and memoir author shares his personal and professional perspective on what's needed to fix a broken system of care.

Quetiapine, an antipsychotic known to treat mood disorders, is linked to increasing the risk of traumatic brain injuries for patients suffering from Alzheimer disease.

The FDA’s safety summary claims the extended-release formulation does not exhibit much benefit after the first day of administration.

Hemodialysis deemed the best form of dialysis in a new study focusing on elderly patients with end-stage kidney disease.

Of the 176 adverse events found in a trial targeting ambroxol as a Parkinson disease drug, only 3 were deemed related to the treatment.

The weekly physician-led series will kick off on Monday, January 27.

Medical students felt better about seeking mental health help after they learned of senior physicians who sought treatment for their own mental illnesses.

A new study finds women and patients with a recent history of hospitalization were more likely to be colonized with C. difficile.

The pediatric oncologist-turned-author gives perspective on the current suicide epidemic in the US, and what he learned from his own struggles.

In a nationwide cohort, clozapine shows the most mortality outcome benefit among schizophrenia antipsychotics.

The approval allows Lannett to move forward with a cocaine hydrochloride nasal solution, as an ester local anesthetic for nasal diagnostic procedures or surgeries.

Deceased donor kidneys could offer a solution to a major kidney shortage in the US.

In a new study, investigators link inflammatory bowel disease with a number of negative maternal and placental outcomes.

New data shows that SEP-363856 curtails most of the debilitating side effects linked to current schizophrenia drugs.

From new tech, to better therapy, to resolution on vaping, what will dominate discussion in US medicine this decade?

In a new study, investigators found that 40 mg and 60 mg lumateperone is clinically safe to treat schizophrenia.

Investigators examine new data exploring the link between antipsychotic use and negative outcomes for hospitalized adults.

The American College of Physicians has released guidelines, which include 4 new recommendations, for the treatment of age-related low testosterone in men.

The tweet chat returns for a special crossover collaboration with a popular health data organization.

A long-term comparison trial with smokers motivated to quit show the combination of alternative nicotine products could slightly and safely improve cessation.

Doctors are prone to workplace gaffes like anyone else. Here's a list of the funniest ones yet.

Northwell Health will focus on 2 different clinical strategies for monitoring and treating severe traumatic brain injuries.

A specific allele could help predict whether a patient will develop anti-drug antibodies to infliximab and adalimumab for patients with Crohn’s disease.

Increased levels of pyrethroid insecticide exposure was linked to increased in all-cause mortality, as well as increases in mortality from cancer and cardiovascular disease in a recent study from the University of Iowa.

In a new study, a team of investigators use new imaging techniques to accurately predict brain tissue damage for patients with Alzheimer disease.