(MedPage Today) -- Teens with more frequent vaping had increased urine lead and uranium levels, researchers found. Among 200 individuals ages 13 to 17, those who vaped intermittently had 40% higher urine lead levels than occasional users (mean...

(MedPage Today) -- The FDA issued its final rule to regulate laboratory-developed tests (LDTs), the agency said Monday. LDTs are in vitro diagnostic products (IVDs) designed, manufactured, and used within a single clinical laboratory. They can...

(MedPage Today) -- Broad spectrum carbapenems were the most commonly used therapy for targeted treatment of extended-spectrum cephalosporin-resistant (ECR) Enterobacterales infections in U.S. hospitals, according to a retrospective cohort study...

(MedPage Today) -- Amid a continuing crackdown on TikTok, U.S. universities and their medical schools and related health systems have begun to restrict use of the popular social media platform. Last week, President Biden signed legislation that...

(MedPage Today) -- Breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening use at federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) was substantially lower than that seen in overall general populations, according to results from a national cross-sectional study...

(MedPage Today) -- Clinicians struggled to discern whether research abstracts were written by a human or by an AI chatbot, according to a research letter in JAMA Pediatrics. A survey study of more than 100 healthcare professionals revealed just...