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Rates of self-harm decreased among heterosexual youth from 2005 through 2017, but not among lesbian and gay youth over the same period, the study author said.

A-fib is a common heart rhythm disorder sometimes triggered by stress and negative emotions. Beta blockers are drugs that block the effects of adrenaline and related substances.

Eli Lilly and Co's migraine treatment Emgality on Tuesday became the first drug to gain U.S. approval for decreasing the frequency of episodic cluster headache attacks, the Food and Drug Administration said https://reut.rs/2QMtzVE.

MRI screening did findmore tumors, but it also more than doubled the number of biopsies women needed -- many of which turned out to be benign, the researchers said.

A top U.S. Senator signaled some support on Tuesday for legislation permanently placing illicit chemical knock-offs of the extremely potent opioid fentanyl into the same legal class as heroin to boost prosecutions of traffickers and makers of the drugs, a proposal championed by top federal officials.

Spending time in the sun without protection increases the risk of melanoma, but the potentially deadly skin cancer can occur even on sites with minimal sun exposure, doctors warn.

Fed by leaking oxygen, a spark from a cauterizing tool set a dry surgical pack on fire. Doctors immediately put the fire out and continued with the procedure.

(MedPage Today) -- A "dim view" of higher education hierarchy

The dangerous ingredient, vinpocetine, is in supplements that claim to enhance memory, focus or mental sharpness. They also supposedly increase energy and aid weight loss, the FDA said

Even as a shortage of U.S. workers who care for the elderly and disabled grows, proposed limits on immigration may worsen the situation, researchers say.

(MedPage Today) -- Many new cancer drugs did not extend overall survival on follow-up, researchers found

(MedPage Today) -- Early randomized trial of capivasertib shows promise in ER-positive disease

(MedPage Today) -- Older, unmarried, African-American patients more likely to say 'no'

(MedPage Today) -- Lower 2-year recurrence rate versus adjuvant therapy but not significantly

(MedPage Today) -- Population-based study sparks ideas on tackling the elevated risk

Margaret Pegler died from tuberculosis and 29 other cases are linked to the disease.

(MedPage Today) -- Simple procedures cut odds of post-op infection, study finds