Maximal Use of Sunscreen Ups Absorption of Active Ingredients
Maximal use leads to plasma concentrations exceeding FDA threshold for waiving toxicology testing
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Primary Care
Newly adopted children need specialized health exams
By Carolyn Crist (Reuters Health) – Children who are adopted, whether domestically or...
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Healthy plant-based diet (but not plant-based junk food) may protect kidneys
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – While a healthy-plant based diet is tied to a lower risk...
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Implementing Surgical Safety Checklist Reduces Mortality
Findings based on long-term evaluation of surgical mortality in Scotland
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Primary Care Constitutes Minority of Research Funded by PCORI
Both the number of studies and percentage of funding for primary care low
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Happiness training may ease dementia caregivers’ anxiety, depression
By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – Much has been written about the stresses and emotional...
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Men with serious illness may not seek erectile dysfunction treatment
By Carolyn Crist (Reuters Health) – Men with cancer or other chronic illnesses are less...
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#PWChat: The Corporatization of Healthcare
Join us May 7 at 3:00PM EST for a live, interactive tweetchat with Linda Girgis, MD, on the...
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Diabetic teens with high blood sugar may feel more distress
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Teens with type 1 diabetes may have more emotional...
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McKesson to pay $37 million to resolve West Virginia opioid lawsuit
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – Drug distributor McKesson Corp has agreed to pay $37 million to...
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#PWChat – Interrupting Racial/Ethnic Microaggressions in Medicine: How Bystanders can Become Upstanders
Join us May 21 at 3:00PM EST for a live, interactive tweetchat with Philomena Asante, MD, MPH,...
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Childhood Oral Infection Linked to Atherosclerosis in Adulthood
Periodontal disease, caries, or both tied to subclinical atherosclerosis in adulthood
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FDA Approves Dengue Vaccine for Endemic Regions
Aedes aegypti mosquito, which may carry the Zika virus or dengue fever. Photo courtesy CDC. Vaccine indicated for individuals aged 9 to 16 who have previously had laboratory-confirmed dengue disease
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Patients’ drug costs surge for some neurologic conditions
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Many patients with neurologic disorders like multiple...
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Teens with chronic pain may find support on YouTube
By Manas Mishra (Reuters Health) – Teens with painful chronic illnesses may find that...
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Alternative medicine practitioners may market bogus celiac tests, treatments
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Looking online for alternative medicine providers to...
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Pediatricians explain viral ‘croup’ that often affects young children
By Carolyn Crist (Reuters Health) – Croup, a common upper respiratory tract infection in...
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April 2019 Briefing – Family Practice
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Family Practice for April 2019. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal articles, as well as the FDA approvals and regulatory changes that are the most likely to affect clinical practice. CDC: 704 Measles Cases Reported in U.S. […]
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April 2019 Briefing – Pathology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pathology for April 2019. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal articles, as well as the FDA approvals and regulatory changes that are the most likely to affect clinical practice. Rare Variants Identified in DENND1A Gene in PCOS […]
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EPA Says Weed Killer in Roundup Is Safe
EPA states that glyphosate ‘is not likely to be carcinogenic to humans’
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