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Are enteroviruses behind mysterious outbreaks of chronic fatigue syndrome?

August 12, 2021

By Prof Maureen Hanson, Cornell University Image: Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels.com Chronic fatigue syndrome is a long-term illness with a wide range of symptoms, no known [...]

Having a single personal doctor may sometimes lead to unnecessary tests

March 22, 2021

Having a single personal doctor may promote overtesting for prostate cancer: Frontiers in Medicine [...]

CT scans of Egyptian mummy reveal new details about the death of a pivotal pharaoh

February 17, 2021

How did Egyptian pharaoh Seqenenre-Taa-II die? Frontiers in Medicine [...]

Online information on how to boost immunity based on commercially biased sources

August 6, 2019

Just 12% of search engine results for "boost immunity" mentioned vaccines, the most proven and effective method of boosting immunity; Frontiers in Medicine [...]

Can you ‘catch’ cancer?

March 27, 2019

Parasitic worms cause cancer – and could help cure it; Frontiers in Medicine [...]

Swabbing cesarean-born babies with vaginal fluids potentially unsafe and unnecessary

June 19, 2018

Microbiome differences in cesarean and vaginally born babies are most likely due to antibiotics given to mothers delivering by C-section rather than lack of exposure to vaginal microbes at birth: Frontiers in Medicine

Microbiome differences in cesarean and vaginally born babies are most likely due to antibiotics given to mothers delivering by C-section: Frontiers in Medicine [...]

Severe and lingering symptoms occur in some after treatment for Lyme disease

February 9, 2018

Lyme disease consequences Borrelia burgdorferi

Research suggests fatigue, pain, insomnia and depression persist for some people, despite normal physical exams and laboratory testing: Frontiers in Medicine [...]

Dental filling failure linked to smoking, drinking and genetics

November 13, 2017

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A study in Frontiers in Medicine suggests that personal factors influence the chance of dental filling failure, and not the choice of filling material. [...]

Frontiers in Medicine launches new specialty section – Innovative Therapies.

March 15, 2017

New section will focus on the use of gene editing in gene therapy, dealing with the ethical issues in the field, and making gene therapy more widely available. [...]

VIDEO: Doctor pushes for big changes in clinical trial implementation

February 5, 2016

Jean Louis Vincent explains why he believes new strategies are needed to improve clinical trial outcomes. [...]