Stricter blood sugar control in gestational diabetes leads to better outcomes for babies
Lowering the target blood sugar level for mothers with gestational diabetes did not reduce the risk of large babies, a new study finds, but it
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Improving treatment of pathogenic fungi. ‘The process is working, but not that well’
Fungi germinating in the lungs of patients. Doesn’t sound too nice, does it? Luckily, humans can deal with this normally, and we are able to
Risk for monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance up in World Trade Center-exposed recovery workers
Rachel Zeig-Owens, Dr.P.H., from the Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, New York, and colleagues examined whether the elevated risk for the myeloma precursor disease, MGUS,
‘Here we go again’: Amid HIV/AIDS connection, fear of racial disparities for monkeypox grows
Shawn Griffin remembers his first—and subsequently last—attempt to ask his doctor to prescribe him PrEP. Griffin, a gay Black man, had hoped to be prescribed
Cigarette smoking more prevalent, harder to quit among rural vs. urban Americans
A new study by Indiana University researchers found that from 2010 to 2020, a larger proportion of rural Americans smoked cigarettes—and their odds of quitting
Experimental drug shows promise against lupus
An experimental drug that has been shown to treat rashes in people with lupus may also help with lupus-related joint pain. Affecting as many as
Forehead thermometers may miss fevers in black patients
Thermometers that read body temperature via the forehead have become a common sight throughout the pandemic, but whether they always spot a fever may depend