Medscape

Medscape is an online platform designed for doctors and healthcare experts. It offers original medical journal articles that have been peer-reviewed, Continuing Medical Education (CME) resources, and a tailored version of the National Library of Medicine's MEDLINE database. Users can also access daily updates on medical news, extensive coverage of significant conferences, and detailed drug information, which includes the Medscape Drug Reference (MDR) and a tool for checking drug interactions. While all content on Medscape is free for both professionals and the public, users must register to access it.

National, Trade/B2B

Dutch, English, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish

Online/Digital

Outlet metrics

Domain Authority

Ranking

Global

#6059

United States

#2394

Health/Medicine

#13

Traffic sources

Monthly visitors

Articles

Treatment De-escalation in Lung Cancer

1 day ago | medscape.com | Christos Evangelou

Although targeted therapies and immunotherapy have improved survival outcomes in many patients with lung cancer, these therapies come at a cost, not only financially but also in terms of cumulative and long-term treatment toxicities. But could patients benefit from receiving less therapy rather than more?
Treating High Blood Pressure May Lower Dementia Risk

1 day ago | medscape.com | Megan Brooks

Adequate treatment of high blood pressure (BP) can substantially lower the risk for dementia or cognitive impairment without dementia, new data indicated. In a large study of Chinese adults with untreated hypertension, intensive BP management through medication and lifestyle changes cut the risk for dementia by 15% and cognitive impairment without dementia by 16% over 4 years.
We Are Seeing More Autism, and It’s Mostly Genetic

2 days ago | medscape.com | F. Perry Wilson

This transcript has been edited for clarity. Welcome to Impact Factor, your weekly dose of commentary on a new medical study. I’m Dr F. Perry Wilson from the Yale School of Medicine. The issue I’m discussing this week is bound to be sensitive, so let me try to focus just on the facts. Yes, there are more diagnosed cases of autism now than there have been in the past. The US Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), Robert F.
A Key Factor in Unexplained Stroke in Young Adults

3 days ago | medscape.com | Megan Brooks

Migraine with aura is the most prominent individual risk factor for unexplained stroke in adults younger than 50 years, particularly in women and in those with patent foramen ovale (PFO), a new study showed. While investigators found that both traditional and nontraditional risk factors contributed significantly to cryptogenic ischemic stroke (CIS) risk in young adults, there were notable differences depending on the presence of a clinically relevant PFO.
AI Matches Pathologists in Diagnosing Celiac Disease

3 days ago | medscape.com | Megan Brooks

TOPLINE:A machine learning model trained on duodenal biopsy images achieves human pathologist-level performance in accurately diagnosed celiac disease (CD), with sensitivity and specificity above 95%. METHODOLOGY:There is a critical shortage of pathologists in developing and developed countries, often leading to long delays for patient diagnosis.
FDA Clears Key Component of Brain-Computer Interface System

3 days ago | medscape.com | Megan Brooks

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance to the Layer 7 Cortical Interface — a high-resolution cortical electrode array for use in recording, monitoring, and stimulating electrical activity on the surface of the brain. The array, from Precision Neuroscience Corporation, is a core component of the company’s fully implantable, wireless brain-computer interface (BCI) system, which is currently in development.
5 Long COVID Predictions for 2025 and Beyond

3 days ago | medscape.com | Sara Novak

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed its first US case of COVID-19 in early 2020, and 8 months later the World Health Organization described a post-viral condition called long COVID. Since then, millions of Americans, around 8% of those with acute COVID, have also been identified as having long COVID.
Older Adults’ Cancer Risk Rises With Any Alcohol Use

6 days ago | medscape.com | Maurie Markman

This transcript has been edited for clarity. Hello. I'm Dr Maurie Markman, from City of Hope. I want to briefly discuss a very interesting paper that is probably a bit controversial, but nevertheless, I want to point out the data. The paper is “Alcohol Consumption Patterns and Mortality Among Older Adults With Health-Related or Socioeconomic Risk Factors,” published in JAMA Network Open.
New FMF Recommendations Tackle Drug Resistance and Fertility

6 days ago | medscape.com | Lucy Hicks

A multidisciplinary team has released new evidence-based recommendations for the management of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). Jointly endorsed by the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) and the Pediatric Rheumatology European Society, the recommendations are the first update to the 2016 EULAR guidelines. Although rare, FMF is the most common monogenic autoinflammatory disease and is most prevalent in people of Mediterranean or Middle Eastern descent.
Can a Polygenic Risk Score Help Catch More Prostate Cancers?

6 days ago | medscape.com | Megan Brooks

Incorporating a polygenic risk score into prostate cancer screening could enhance the detection of clinically significant prostate cancer that conventional screening may miss, according to results of the BARCODE 1 clinical trial conducted in the United Kingdom. The study found that about 72% of participants with high polygenic risk scores were diagnosed with clinically significant prostate cancers, which would not have been detected with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing or MRI.