Increased postoperative opioid consumption was associated with higher probability of new persistent opioid use in opioid-naive patients.

(HealthDay News) — Women have a higher risk for developing long COVID than men, according to a study published online in JAMA Network Open.

The FDA has approved Ozempic (semaglutide) to reduce the risk of kidney disease worsening and cardiovascular death in those ...

(HealthDay News) — Genetically predicted rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is causally associated with prostate cancer (PCa), according to a study published online in Medicine.

The FDA has accepted for review the NDA for bumetanide nasal spray for edema associated with CHF, as well as hepatic and renal disease.

Rates of both MCI and composite of MCI or probable dementia lower with intensive treatment in extended follow-up study ...

A patient-centered approach is recommended to tailor to individual needs when calculating individual protein needs.

(HealthDay News) — For patients with overweight or obesity and type 2 diabetes, dapagliflozin plus regular calorie restriction is associated with a significantly higher rate of remission of diabetes ...

A growing body of evidence links use of proton pump inhibitors to kidney problems, including kidney failure in patients with existing CKD.

(HealthDay News) — Time-restricted eating (TRE) may not add additional benefit in visceral adipose tissue reduction over the Mediterranean diet for people with overweight or obesity, according to a ...

Among management options for node-positive upper tract urothelial cancer (UTUC), induction chemotherapy added to radical nephroureterectomy (RNU) provides the best cancer control and survival outcomes ...

(HealthDay News) — Adults aged 18 to 49 years reporting medical-only or medical-nonmedical cannabis use may have a higher prevalence of cannabis use disorder (CUD) than those reporting nonmedical only ...