Despite medical innovations, maternal mortality rates in the US remain high, especially compared with those of similarly wealthy countries.

Elevated relative fat mass was linked to increased prevalence of gallstones in a study of US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data.

Sociodemographic and psychosocial characteristics predict readmission within 90 days among patients with ulcerative colitis or Crohn disease.

Preoperative GLP-1RA use was not significantly associated with an increased risk for postoperative aspiration pneumonia or acute respiratory failure.

Chronic HBV was associated with increased risk for adverse COVID-19 outcomes, but the risk was lower among coinfected patients vaccinated against COVID-19.

The Trump administration has removed 11 guidance documents that helped businesses follow the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Federal cuts to funding could “decimate” medical research in the United States, delaying cures and costing countless lives.

The US Senate has confirmed the appointment of Mehmet Oz, M.D., to head the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Mobile health-supported home-delivered physical activity intervention effective at promoting exercise in adults with newly diagnosed diabetes.

The burden of alcohol-related cirrhosis among women has decreased but is disproportionately high in lower Sociodemographic Index regions.

In children with eosinophilic esophagitis, early histologic and endoscopic response to treatment may significantly reduce the risk for fibrostenosis.

Overall health is poorer with chronic neurogastroenterology and motility disorders vs inflammatory bowel diseases and hepatopancreaticobiliary diseases.