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Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Anthony Fauci, MD, says talk about a second wave of the coronavirus is premature because the United States is still dealing with the first one. The idea of a second wave is based on the 1918 flu pandemic, when many cases

The 24-hour news cycle is just as important to medicine as it is to politics, finance, or sports. At MedPage Today, new information is posted daily, but keeping up can be a challenge. As an aid for our readers and for a little amusement, here is a 10-question quiz based on the news of the

Do you have spontaneous nosebleeds? Do you know what your blood pressure is? If you have the former, you may want to know the latter. And if you already know you have high blood pressure, you should watch out for the bleeds. Korean researchers just published a study that found people with high blood pressure

The Trump administration on Friday declined to provide details about the timing or legal basis for the $200 drug discount cards that the president has said will be sent within a few weeks to about 33 million people enrolled in Medicare. Trump on Thursday announced what appears to be an unexpected new federal expense of

If black licorice is on your Halloween shopping list, this consumer Federal Drug Administration update warns that a little is better than a lot. In fact, too much can be fatal. Black licorice, made from licorice root, contains a substance called glycyrrhizin. Too much glycyrrhizin can cause the body’s potassium levels to drop. This drop

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which recently trumpeted the success of accountable care organizations (ACOs) in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), is endangering the ability of ACOs to succeed next year by proposing new regulations on how quality is assessed and how quality data is reported, say the National Association of

Couples Coach joins the Department of Veterans Affairs’ ever-growing stable of fantastic point-of-care and prescribable apps including CPT Coach, CBTi Coach, and PTSD Coach. Although the app contains expert opinion and evidence for couples with a PTSD member, the app is really designed to be used for any relationship with or without a mental health

Food is an important part of life, far beyond the nutrition it provides. We use food as ways to show sympathy when someone dies, to celebrate life and everything in between. Parents urge their children to eat – and adult children may worry that their aging parents aren’t eating well enough. And that can be

President Donald Trump, outlining his “America First Health Plan” on Thursday, announced that his administration will allow the importation of prescription drugs from Canada. The final plan clears the way for Florida and other states to implement a program bringing medications across the border, despite the strong objections of drugmakers and the Canadian government. But

Over the past few years, cannabidiol, CBD has been on the forefront of a massive shift in the health and wellness communities. More and more people are discovering the potential benefits of this natural relief alternative for their health conditions and ailments. Research is still limited but on the rise, but CBD is thought to

Current American and European guidelines recommending long-term beta-blocker therapy following an acute MI appear to be obsolete in the modern reperfusion era, suggests an analysis of Danish registry data. Those guidelines are based on old randomized trials of beta-blocker therapy conducted prior to introduction of routine percutaneous coronary intervention and modern multidrug optimal medical therapy