A recent study reported a smaller-than-expected benefit from screening colonoscopies. But the study has important caveats, gastroenterologists say, making it ripe for misinterpretation if that context ...

A new UCLA study reveals that a widely used federal hospital safety metric is fundamentally flawed when applied to emergency ...

Patients are not given sufficient information about the novel status of a procedure, possible uncertainties or potential risks when deciding to go ahead with the procedure, research led by the ...

BALTIMORE — Patients who have complications after dermatologic cosmetic procedures are prone to high rates of a host of mental health issues, ranging from anxiety disorder and depression to body ...

FRIENDSWOOD, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced new data from its prospective ...

New research could change standard-of-care guidelines to improve outcomes for heart attack patients after coronary stenting procedures. Withdrawing aspirin one month after percutaneous coronary ...

A five-year study on men that had just the cancerous portion of their prostate glands destroyed shows that the procedure averted cancer recurrence in most patients while preserving urinary and sexual ...