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Diagnostic mammography performance appeared to vary across racial and ethnic groups, according to study results published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.Some of these disparities may be reduced through interventions that address characteristics associated with imaging facility and access instead of personal characteristics, researchers noted.

World Sickle Cell Day is observed each year on June 19.The observation is intended to raise awareness of sickle cell disease, as well as the challenges patients encounter.

Researchers from the National Eye Institute found TIMP3 variants cause atypical presentations of Sorsby fundus dystrophy, potentially indicating a different type of macular dystrophy not previously classified.

Blogs | | Many of us doctors would prefer not to think about online patient reviews. That’s natural because those who post negative reviews have little accountability for their words, and privacy laws make us almost powerless to respond.

Texas Children’s Hospital was named the top hospital for pediatric cardiology and heart surgery in the 2022 to 2023 rankings by U.S. News & World Report for the sixth consecutive year. Boston Children’s Hospital, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, MUSC Children’s Heart Network of South Carolina and New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia and Cornell rounded out

Digital health company EarliTec Diagnostics Inc. announced it has received FDA clearance for its evaluation tool to diagnose autism spectrum disorder in children aged 16 to 30 months. According to a press release from EarliTec, EarliPoint Evaluation was granted clearance based on positive results from two studies, a clinical trial as well as a repeatability and reproducibility study, in which

Severe exacerbations that occur early in the course of asthma impacted the course of the disease and risk for subsequent exacerbations in children and adults, researchers reported in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.“This study identified substantial variability in severe exacerbation rates in both pediatric and adult patients with asthma with a history of severe asthma

The addition of bortezomib to chemotherapy significantly improved survival outcomes among children and young adults with T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma, according to phase 3 study results published in Journal of Clinical Oncology. Additionally, radiation can be eliminated in 90% of children with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia with the intensified chemotherapy regimen, researchers noted.

Senators have announced a bipartisan proposal to reduce the threat of gun violence in the United States.

Researchers in California are studying ocean plastics as a potential source of novel antibiotics.