Radiation from CT scans may cause as many as 5% of cancers diagnosed each year in the United States, research suggests.

The drug, called medetomidine, is used by veterinarians to sedate pets. It’s similar to xylazine, another animal drug that has already made the U.S. opioid crisis worse, The Associated Press reported.

Rates of adherence to treatment among patients with dermatological conditions is low, with the lowest adherence seen for topical therapies.

The biosimilar SYSA1902 is similar to reference ustekinumab for both efficacy and safety measures among patients with plaque psoriasis.

Buprenorphine reduced severe maternal morbidity, preterm births, and NICU admissions in pregnant women with opioid use disorder.

Recommendations for the use of chikungunya vaccine were recently discussed at a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.

Treatment with JAK inhibitors was associated with a greater risk of infections compared with biologic therapies in patients with atopic dermatitis.

A 37-year-old White woman presents to the clinic for a routine skin examination. The clinician notes dystrophic nails on both her thumbs.

ACIP is recommending that adults aged 50 to 59 years who are at increased risk for severe RSV disease receive a single dose of an RSV vaccine.

Pregnant patients with T2IDs using dupilumab did not have an increased rate of adverse events when compared with patients not receiving dupilumab.

The majority of patients with advanced melanoma who stop treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitor therapies remain relapse-free.

The NIH will not create an autism registry as part of its $50 million project to research autism spectrum disorder.