The U.S. is in a severe flu season, and antiviral medications such as Tamiflu can help if you get sick—but it's not recommended for everyone. Here's what you need to know about the medication.

Investigators at Mass General Brigham have developed a tool that can identify older adults at increased risk of emergency ...

For patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT-2is) and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs ...

Dr. Pratt is a dog lover, but after seeing many canine attack victims in the E.R., he doesn’t pet unfamiliar dogs. “You don’t ...

The main signs of COVID-19 are respiratory symptoms, like congestion and a cough. But COVID-19 can also cause skin rashes, ...

Wendy Kuohung, MD, associate professor of obstetrics & gynecology at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, has been awarded a two-year, Discovery Research Grant from March of ...

Integrating advanced data analytics into clinical practice to improve patient care Amsterdam, The Netherlands and Cambridge, MA ...

Fat that accumulates around muscles, below the facia (the tissue that separates muscles) and between muscle fibers is called intermuscular fat -- and it puts you at increased risk for chronic ...

New research shows that mothers who give birth to twins are twice as likely to be hospitalized for heart disease in the first ...

Some researchers who have published on a government patient safety website are refusing to alter their reports to comply with ...

Researchers identify a new player in human immunity that can go rogue and turn the immune system against the body’s own ...

A new study has found a way to reduce unnecessary pre-surgery tests without harming patient safety. Researchers from the University of Michigan and Brigham and Women’s Hospital developed a program to ...