FDA Sends Warning Letter About Serious Adverse Events With Surgical Staplers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is concerned by the increasing number of adverse...
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Month: March 2019
Managing Pressure Control Ventilation
Pressure controlled ventilation (PCV) is commonly used to manage both adult and pediatric...
Read MoreEye exam detects signs of Alzheimer’s disease
By Linda Carroll Using an ultrasensitive scanning technique, researchers can detect signs of Alzheimer’s disease in the tiny blood vessels at the back of the eye, according to a new report. Duke University researchers...
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A Call for Gender Equity: #BeEthical
When I departed Scotland in 1985 to travel to America for my surgical oncology fellowship (breast...
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Lilly’s combo therapy succeeds in late-stage lung cancer study
(Reuters) – Eli Lilly and Co’s combination cancer treatment met the main goal of a...
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Acupressure Reduces Lasting Symptoms in Breast Cancer Survivors
Tied to improvements in pain, anxiety, depression among breast cancer survivors with fatigue
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Four-to-Seven-Day Opioid Rx Likely Sufficient for Acute Pain Treatment
No more than one in five patients who filled an opioid analgesic prescription obtained a refill
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Stress Test-Based Physiological Age May Be Superior Mortality Predictor
Physiological age based on exercise stress testing performance better predictor than chronological age
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Stillbirth Risk Up With High Serum Bile Acids in Pregnancy
Higher risk of stillbirth with serum bile acids ≥100 µmol/L in intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy
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Total Thyroidectomy Improves HRQoL in Hashimoto Thyroiditis
Improvement in HRQoL, fatigue for patients with persistent symptoms despite normal thyroid gland function
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Parent Perception of E-Cig Safety Varies With Smoking Habits
Most who smoke cigarettes and e-cigs have smoke-free home policies; fewer have vape-free policies
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Odds of Dry Eye Disease Up With Migraine Headache
Patients with migraine headache have increased odds of dry eye disease even after adjustment for confounders
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Common Signs, Symptoms Do Not ID Dehydration in Seniors
None of the 49 commonly-used clinical signs, symptoms usefully discriminated those with dehydration
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Waiting Room Tool Aids Patient-Physician Communication
Tool helps patients to prepare questions and prioritize concerns prior to seeing primary care doctor
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Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Third Leading Cause of DALYs
Disability-adjusted life year rates 1,347 per 100,000 individuals, behind ischemic heart disease, back pain
Read MoreKids with asthma may struggle in school
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Kids with asthma may struggle more in school when their symptoms aren’t well-controlled, and minority students with this breathing disorder are more likely to fall behind than...
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FDA approves Pfizer’s biosimilar to Roche’s Herceptin
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Monday it approved Pfizer...
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Regeneron/Sanofi wins U.S. approval for expanded use of skin drug
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it approved expanded use of Regeneron...
Read MoreParents who avoid smoking at home may still vape around kids
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Parents who use both traditional and e-cigarettes may vape around kids at home and in cars even when they don’t smoke around their kids, a U.S. study suggests. Big tobacco...
Read MorePrenatal smoking tied to higher risk of infant sleep-related deaths
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Mothers who smoke during pregnancy are more than twice as likely to have babies die suddenly in their sleep as women who avoid tobacco, a U.S. study suggests. More than 3,700 U.S....
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