By Reuters Staff (Reuters) - With alcohol-based hand sanitizer available virtually everywhere during the pandemic, there has been a precipitous rise in eye injuries from the disinfectants among Read More »
By Reuters Staff (Reuters) - A new variant of the coronavirus appears to account for the recent surge of cases in southern California, researchers say. The variant, called CAL.20C, accounted for fewer Read More »
By Marilynn Larkin NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Bariatric surgery was associated with fewer cases of diabetic retinopathy (DR), but early worsening was more severe in patients who already had the Read More »
By Marilynn Larkin NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Short-term weight loss before a total knee replacement is unlikely to reduce surgical risk or improve outcomes and might contribute to development of Read More »
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) - Patients covered by Medicaid have a much harder time scheduling appointments with a dermatologist and significantly longer wait times when they do manage to get on Read More »
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) - Children who consume higher amounts of meat and have higher levels of dietary advanced glycation end product may have an increased risk of developing wheeze, a U.S. Read More »
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) - A virtual system to evaluate and waitlist patients for kidney transplants may help maintain access to care even when in-person visits are limited due to the COVID- Read More »
By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) - African American children are more likely than white children to develop allergies to shellfish and finfish, and also to develop asthma, a multicenter study Read More »
