(MedPage Today) -- Social media use among adolescents and young adults was associated with a higher likelihood of smoking and vaping, a national longitudinal study from the U.K. found. In individuals ages 10 to 25 years, even those who spent less...

(MedPage Today) -- In young BRCA carriers who survived breast cancer, assisted reproductive techniques (ART) did not increase the risk of disease recurrence or adversely affect pregnancy outcomes, findings of an international cohort study suggested...

(MedPage Today) -- Conversion surgery after active surveillance for low-risk papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) led to no clinically meaningful differences in outcomes as compared with immediate surgery, according to a matched cohort study. Complication...

(MedPage Today) -- A substantial species barrier prevents chronic wasting disease (CWD), a cervid prion disease with unknown zoonotic potential, from being transmitted to humans, new NIH data suggested. Healthy human cerebral organoids exposed...

(MedPage Today) -- LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Not all nephrology providers measure kidney size in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), a survey indicated. Among 201 respondents, 80% said they assess kidney size in all...

(MedPage Today) -- In a recent tweet that resonated with many, I shared my startling encounter with an unexpected medical bill of nearly $5,000 (originally $10,000). The incident shed light on a widespread issue that countless Americans face when...