Consumption, phthisis, the white plague—a killer by any other name, tuberculosis (TB) has stalked humanity since at least the ice age. Today, the disease—passed from those who are actively sick to others through airborne droplets—is the leading infectious disease killer globally.
COVID-19 vaccination in early pregnancy (≤20 weeks of gestation) is not associated with increased prevalence of major structural birth defects, according to a study published online March 14 in Pediatrics.
Once-daily roflumilast cream 0.05% is safe and effective for atopic dermatitis (AD) in patients ages 2 to 5 years, according to a study published online Feb. 20 in Pediatric Dermatology.
Although the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) located H5N1 bird flu virus in samples of raw, or unpasteurized, milk in tests in four states in April 2024, and bird flu has been detected in commercially sold raw milk, many Americans do not know that consuming raw milk and its products poses greater health risks than consuming pasteurized milk and its products, especially for children. Consuming raw milk can expose one to Salmonella, E. coli, Campylobacter, Cryptosporidium, Listeria, and Brucella—and, potentially, H5N1 bird flu.
Patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) who achieve completely clear skin with tapinarof (Vtama) cream maintain low disease activity after about 80 days off treatment, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology, held from March 7 to 11 in Orlando, Florida.
A research team led by Dr. Raymond Chan from the Institute of Psychology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, together with collaborators, has uncovered key differences in how individuals with high social anhedonia—a reduced ability to experience pleasure in social interactions—predict and experience emotions in real-life situations.
When we accidentally touch something familiar, like a warm pan, our brains already know what feeling to expect and how much it might hurt. But if you were blindfolded and had no idea you were touching a warm pan, you’d feel more intense pain—even if the pan wasn’t warm enough to harm you. A new study from the Department of Clinical Medicine at Aarhus University shows that not knowing what to expect changes how the brain interprets pain, making it hurt worse even when there’s no real danger.
CDKL5, one of the five members of the CDKL family of genes, is important for proper neurodevelopment and associated with seizures. However, the role the other four members of this family play in health and disease is unknown.
Hours before his scheduled Senate confirmation, the White House has withdrawn the nomination of Dr. Dave Weldon to lead the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have determined that dermatitis resulting from topical steroid withdrawal (TSW) is distinct from eczema and is caused by an excess of an essential chemical compound in the body. Scientists from NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) identified treatments that could be studied in clinical trials for the condition based on their potential to lower levels of the chemical compound—called nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+), a form of vitamin B3. The findings were published today in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology.