Cannabidiol is safe and may reduce anxiety levels in patients with advanced breast cancer 2 to 4 hours after ingestion.

Single- and double-purse-string suture catheter insertion methods for peritoneal dialysis are associated with comparable postinsertion complication and technical survival rates.

Patients with RA had a nearly 1.8-fold higher risk for incident heart failure compared with those without RA after adjusting for cardiovascular disease risk factors. (HealthDay News) — Rheumatoid ...

Sexual minority women were more likely than heterosexual women to endorse recent sexual activity, less likely to report pain during sex and less likely to report past-month vaginal symptoms.

Controlled fasting in adults with primary glomerular kidney disease may help protect the organ, preliminary research suggests.

Anticoagulation with apixaban or rivaroxaban may be used to reduce thromboembolism risk, but be wary of fracture risk.

Patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD)and their clinicians need to be alert for diabetes, ...

(HealthDay News) — Weaker handgrip strength (HGS) appears to be associated with a higher likelihood of having diabetes ...

(HealthDay News) — The Predicting Risk of Cardiovascular Disease EVENTs (PREVENT) equations classify 15.0 million U.S. adults as having an elevated risk for heart failure, according to a research ...

Authors say further reductions will require new discoveries, adoption of emerging interventions. (HealthDay News) — Over the past 45 years, cancer prevention and screening accounted for most ...

Higher patient to nurse and patient to social worker ratios are associated with reduced access to kidney transplantation. Adolescents and young adults receiving care at dialysis facilities with ...

Women who gained more than 10 kg after age 35 had a 1.4-fold increased risk for breast cancer compared with those with stable weight. (HealthDay News) — The risk for breast cancer is increased ...