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Experts continue to debate how to balance the benefit of reducing mortality with the potential harm of overdiagnosis.

Parents lag behind when identifying teen eating disorders, according to a new study. The findings suggest parents should monitor teen eating habits more closely.

The analysis of AD risk associated with parental atopy in early life "may help to risk stratify infants to optimize early interventions for prevention or early treatment of AD," the authors write.

Adolescents newly diagnosed with focal epilepsy have a high rate of suicidality that increases even more over time.

Despite being the most lethal form of skin cancer, some patients have less than a 1% risk of dying from the disease, according to the study.

More than 20% of women said in a survey they would not get additional tests if it meant they had to pay out of pocket before they meet their deductible.

The increased risk of depression following epilepsy, and vice versa, is sustained over a much longer period than previously shown.

Clinicians should note important differences between fentanyl and other drugs of misuse -- and the troubling reality that fentanyl now contaminates most of them, an expert warns.

Artificial intelligence is poised to make clinical trials and drug development faster, cheaper, and more efficient.

A German physician describes a method for diagnosing circulatory disorders in patients with diabetes, who are at risk of vascular-related events.