A new study from King's College London shows that off-label prescriptions of a common antidepressant doesn't help breathlessness in patients with respiratory disease and may cause side effects.
A Mecklenburg County child with measles is the first confirmed case reported in North Carolina since 2018, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services said Monday.
Going to the doctor is already tricky enough for people with chronic symptoms of Lyme disease. Their concerns often dismissed by mainstream medicine, those patients now face an additional hurdle: ruling out long Covid.
While some conditions are labeled "neurodivergence," it is imperative to understand neurodivergence within a spectrum of neurodiversity where neurological differences can be accepted and embraced.
Physician assistants are an increasingly critical part of the health care workforce, which in many states isn’t keeping pace with a growing and aging population. By 2028, the nation as a whole will be short some 100,000 critical healthcare workers — doctors, nurses and home health aides — according to a new report from Mercer, a management consulting firm. The looming shortage is one reason why 13 states have joined the PA Licensure Compact, a multistate agreement that allows PAs to practice in any participating state, without having to get an additional license.