LGBTQ+ People Less Likely To Be Screened For Some Common Cancers

LGBTQ+ people are less likely to be regularly tested for some common forms of cancer, a new study says.

Gay and bisexual women, as well as transgender individuals, are less likely to receive screening for cervical or breast cancers, researchers reported July 6 in the journal Cancer.

“The current data highlight how sexu...

AI Can Detect Previously Invisible MS Scars In The Brain

Artificial intelligence (AI) can help doctors find previously invisible brain lesions linked to multiple sclerosis, potentially improving their ability to track disease progression, a new study says.

The gray matter of the brain plays a key role in MS progression, but conventional MRI scans can’t detect disease-driven lesions that fo...

Use Hits Record High As Medicare Opens Access To Weight-Loss Drugs

The share of U.S. adults taking GLP-1 medications to lose weight has reached a record 11%.

That’s about 40 million people — as many folks who live in California, the nation’s largest state.

A new Medicare program that began July 1 could drive that figure higher still.

Current use of GLP-1s has nearly quadruple...

Foundation Fights Medical Errors That Claim 200,000 U.S. Lives A Year

Medical error is one of the leading causes of death in the United States, and one organization believes those deaths can be stopped.

The Patient Safety Movement Foundation (PSMF), a nonprofit founded in 2012, has set an ambitious goal: zero preventable patient deaths by 2030.

"What we're asking is not rocket science," Dr. Michael Ram...