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Half of patients across two randomized trials had complete clearance of lesions

FSMB report shows 23% growth in physician workforce over 12 years

Damage was mostly confined to warehouse area, company says

There's been a flurry of activity around medical countermeasures in the last year

Sure, those helplines sound like a good idea, but how useful are they?

But concerns remain about the potential for bias and differential access

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff

Multiple organ failure, heart attack and kidney failure are the primary ways people die in extreme heat. Read on to find out how…

Do health plans have to cover the nonprescription pill?

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Dr. David Epley about the rise of myopia and the reasons why, especially among children.

Malaria is still a worry in Sarasota, Fla., where officials recently confirmed the seventh locally transmitted case so far this…

We must do more to show we care

Also in TTHealthWatch: a new monoclonal for Alzheimer's, and vaccinating moms for group B strep

We asked: How have you coped with extreme heat when there was no air-conditioning? Here's a sampling of tips along with advice…

Can live-streaming care ever play a positive role in medicine?

All those daily activities we'd rather avoid — taking the stairs, cleaning the house etc. — have a big metabolic payoff.…

And it gave me confidence

The Fostering Advancement & Careers through Enrichment Training in Science (FACETS) summer program at Harvard Chan School offers…

The extreme summer heat impacting millions in the U.S. will likely continue through August. Of all extreme weather conditions -…

'Our responsibility is to make sure that we are better prepared next time than we were last time'