When used for mental health treatment, a dose of ketamine -- typically half a milligram per kilogram of body weight, less than for anesthesia -- creates a mildly altered state of consciousness, ...

The CDC appears to have quietly expanded access to COVID shots for pregnant women. The agency's adult immunization schedule now recommends shared clinical decision-making under the "pregnancy" column.

Beyond antiresorptive medications, anabolic bone-building medications, including teriparatide, abaloparatide (Tymlos), and romosozumab (Evenity), should be considered for those at high risk for ...

Some of the most commonly used medications for osteoporosis can lead to osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ), a rare but serious side effect.

Recent HHS social media videos seem more like influencer videos than traditional government communications.

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made yet another bold claim about acetaminophen (Tylenol), this time charging that circumcised boys were twice as likely to develop autism as those not ...

Senegal has recorded 17 deaths from Rift Valley Fever, with 119 cases, a health ministry official said, in a rare major outbreak of the viral disease in the West African country. ( AP) ...

Berk did not obtain such an affidavit, so his case was dismissed; he then filed again, this time in federal court, which handles malpractice cases that occur between parties in different states. The ...

GLP-1 receptor agonists have long half-lives so a patient would need to stop taking it a month before a scan for it to completely eliminate the risk of it influencing the imaging. Gadaleta noted that ...

Short-interval HPV retesting showed promise for identifying high-risk cervical neoplasia in HPV-positive patients. A positive repeat HPV test at 2 months had 82-88% sensitivity for high-grade cervical ...

In a Dutch study, patients with malignant gastric outlet obstruction who underwent endoscopic gastroenterostomy resumed solid foods after a median of 1 day versus 3 days with surgery. The endoscopic ...

Marrazzo and Bianchi received their letters from HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who cited a federal law that gives HHS the authority to appoint NIH institute directors, according to the article.