Considering a trendy whole-body CT scan after hearing celebrities like Kim Kardashian, Paris Hilton and Jason Bateman tout their benefits? Weigh the cancer risk from the scan’s radiation before making an appointment, a new study warns. CT...

The CheckMate-9DW trial showed significant overall survival benefit versus lenvatinib or sorafenib

Pfizer has stopped developing a once-daily pill to treat obesity after a person in a clinical trial showed signs of a possible liver injury. The company said the injury went away after the person stopped taking the...

Doctors have removed a genetically modified pig’s kidney from an Alabama woman after her body rejected the organ, NYU Langone Health reported. Towana Looney, 53, had the transplanted organ for 130 days — the longest anyone has...

A “smart shirt” equipped with an electrocardiogram (ECG) can help identify folks who are at higher risk of heart disease, a new study says. The shirt monitors people’s heart rate recovery after exercise, tracking the time it...

Gun violence is bad for dental health, a new study says. More specifically, people are less likely to go to the dentist in neighborhoods with higher levels of firearm violence, researchers report in the American Journal of...

U.S. emergency room doctors treat a gunshot wound every half-hour, a new study has found. What’s more, firearm injuries appear to follow specific patterns throughout the year, with gun violence occurring more often at certain times, according...

Miscommunication between hospital staff regularly puts patients at risk, a new study says. Poor communications between health care workers contributed to 25% of hospital incidents that put patients’ safety at risk, researchers reported April 14 in the...

People hospitalized for opioid use can better fight their addiction if their path to recovery begins in the hospital, a new study says. Opioid users who receive addiction consultation services during their hospital stay are significantly more...

New strategy aims to enhance drug safety, expedite evaluation process, and decrease animal experimentation