wb-al-jan-nu

Kids given antibiotics before their second birthday may have a heightened risk for chronic conditions like allergies and obesity, a new study suggests. The drugs’ effect on the microbiome might play a role in a baby’s future...

Jonathan Silverberg, MD, PhD, of the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, DC, and colleagues identified considerable racial and ethnic disparities in childhood atopic dermatitis. The...

A patient fell off my examining table. She had felt a bit woozy when I was removing her sutures, so I stopped to give her a breather and stepped out to take a phone call. When I came back, she was on the floor, shaken and upset...

With many in the field of allergy and immunology focusing attention during the COVID-19 pandemic on how patients with allergies and asthma may be affected if they become infected with the virus, researchers examined hospital...

Asurvey of 3,693 first- and second-year surgical residents found that 48.1% said medical school did not adequately prepare them for the rigors of surgical residency. Although the more overnight calls a student participated in,...