From 2007-2012, deceased donor kidneys in the United States were offered a median of 7 times before finally being accepted for transplantation. Such refusals may have contributed to racial and ethnic disparities that exist in access to transplantation in the United States.
Frequent alcohol consumption is associated with a reduced risk of diabetes in both men and women, according to a new study, with alcohol consumption over 3-4 week days giving the lowest risks of diabetes.
A world-first systematic review into the safety of ketamine as a treatment for depression shows the risks of long-term ketamine treatment remain unclear.
Genes that regulate a cellular recycling system called autophagy are commonly mutated in Crohn's disease patients, though the link between biological housekeeping and inflammatory bowel disease remained a mystery.