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Alabama Woman With Double Uterus Gives Birth to Rare Twin Girls An Alabama woman with a rare congenital anomaly that results in her having two uteri gave birth to healthy twin girls earlier this week.
Reuters Health Information, December 23, 2023
Opioid Agonist Therapy Underused, Data Suggest The low rates of opioid agonist therapy administration over time suggest that additional efforts are needed to promote this intervention in acute care settings, according to the researchers.
Medscape Medical News, December 22, 2023
Olympus Issues Recall Correction for Bronchoscopes The US Food and Drug Administration noted that use of devices may cause serious injury or death, but products are not being removed at this time.
Medscape Medical News, December 22, 2023
Adenotonsillectomy Doesn't Better Cognitive Function in Kids Early adenotonsillectomy improved quality of life, symptoms, behavior, and blood pressure compared with watchful waiting.
Medscape Medical News, December 22, 2023
Ukrainian Lawmakers Back Legalisation Of Medical Cannabis Ukrainian lawmakers voted to legalise the medical use of cannabis on Thursday after activists and supporters called for the step in order to treat millions of people...
Reuters Health Information, December 21, 2023
ECG Deep-Learning Algorithm Predicts Mortality Post Surgery A novel deep-learning algorithm outperformed a conventional risk score in predicting post-surgery mortality.
Medscape Medical News, December 20, 2023
Cardiologists Cry Foul on Coronary Stent Overuse Report Clinicians question the group's methodology, but the Lown Institute, that produced the report, stands by its methods and conclusions.
Medscape Medical News, December 20, 2023
England's Junior Doctors Ramp Up Strikes in Threat to Emergency Care Junior doctors in England ramped up their industrial action on Wednesday, beginning the first walk-out of their biggest strike yet, which hospitals warn could threaten...
Reuters Health Information, December 20, 2023
Systemic Bias in AI Models May Undermine Diagnostic Accuracy However, standard AI model predictions enhanced diagnostic accuracy by 4.4%.
Medscape Medical News, December 20, 2023
Where Is the 'Microbiome Revolution' Headed Next? Famed microbiome researcher Dr Martin J. Blaser shares what he sees as the most promising applications, and the rigorous clinical trials needed to realize them.
Medscape Medical News, December 19, 2023
Christmas: A Time for Love and... Penile Fractures Medical professionals on duty over Christmas should not just be expecting strokes, heart attacks, hip fractures, and intoxication.
Medscape News UK, December 19, 2023
COPD Exacerbations: BET With Prednisolone Noninferior to ST Results of a randomized trial suggest that blood eosinophil-directed prednisolone can be an option to reduce glucocorticoid use in COPD patients.
Medscape Medical News, December 19, 2023
Growing Mpox Outbreak Prompts CDC Health Advisory The current outbreak of mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has led to health and travel advisories with clinicians on the lookout for new cases.
Medscape Medical News, December 18, 2023
Last of the HIV Vaccine Trials Fails, Scientists Regroup Vaccinations were stopped after it became clear they would not be effective. "We cannot and will not lose hope that the world will have an effective HIV vaccine," the International AIDS director said.
Medscape Medical News, December 18, 2023
Infections Down in Acute Care Hospitals Prevention strategies to reduce healthcare-associated infections are having an effect, according to a new report on national- and state-level incidence.
Medscape Medical News, December 18, 2023
Addressing Disparities: Calls for Pediatric Care Readiness Study reveals varying pediatric emergency care standards across Michigan's EDs amid a surge in viral illnesses, emphasizing the need for collaborative strategies and enhanced readiness to ensure timely, high-quality care for children.
Medscape Medical News, December 18, 2023
Top 10 Fictional Docs on Streaming TV Both tried-and-true and out-of-the-ordinary holiday gift ideas are offered to those seeking a great present for a physician.
Medscape News Slideshows, December 15, 2023
Screening for Alcohol Use Disorder Cuts Hospital Readmission About half of actively drinking patients hospitalized for alcohol-associated hepatitis or decompensated alcohol-related cirrhosis undergo an intervention that can improve outcomes.
Medscape Medical News, December 15, 2023
Survival-Toxicity Trade-off With T-DM1 in HER+ Breast Cancer Older patients with advanced HER2+ breast cancer do not experience a survival benefit with trastuzumab emtansine vs standard-of-care combination therapy, although toxicity is improved, a trial shows.
Medscape Medical News, December 14, 2023
Quebec Healthcare Workers Strike Again for Better Pay After yearlong negotiations at the bargaining table, nurses are calling for salary increases and better work–life balance.
Medscape Medical News, December 14, 2023
Ban Flavored Vapes, WHO Says, Urging Tobacco-style Controls The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday urged governments to treat e-cigarettes similarly to tobacco and ban all flavors, threatening cigarette companies' bets on...
Reuters Health Information, December 14, 2023
Soaring Pollution in Lahore Fills Wards With Sick Children In the packed pediatric emergency room of a Lahore public hospital, parents holding sick children lined up for treatment this week, part of a surge of young patients caused by the air pollution crisis.
Reuters Health Information, December 07, 2023
New Delhi Investigating Alleged Illegal Kidney Transplants The New Delhi city government is investigating an Apollo hospital after a media report linked it to the illegal sale by Myanmar nationals of their kidneys for organ transplants.
Reuters Health Information, December 06, 2023
How the New Outbreak in China Is Hitting Clinics Elsewhere A rise in respiratory illnesses in China, clusters of pneumonia in children, and resistance to common antibiotics have specialists on alert looking for changes locally.
Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023
Reducing Albumin Improves Kidney and Heart Function The tablet drug finerenone significantly reduces kidney risk in people with type 2 diabetes and also protects heart health, researchers found.
Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023
Statin Use Remains Low for At-Risk Patients Expanded prescribing guidelines have not boosted statin use among patients who are at risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023
No Benefit of Levothyroxine in Heart Donors New data challenge the common practice of levothyroxine administration in potential heart donors after brain death to preserve heart function and make more hearts available for transplantation.
Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023
An ED Nurse Crosses Busy Freeway to Save a Life When a huge cement truck slams into a freeway retaining wall, an ED nurse on her way home jumps in with no equipment to prevent a bleed-out.
Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023
Smoking Alters Salivary Microbiota Changes in oral microbiota caused by cigarette smoking could contribute to development of chronic health conditions.
Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023
Social Contagion Influences Buprenorphine Initiation for OUD Despite being safe and effective, emergency department initiation of buprenorphine for opioid use disorder remains an underutilized practice, necessitating the evaluation of factors affecting its adoption.
Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023
MSWS 2023 Misdiagnoses Among Challenges in Managing Cutaneous Lymphoma Although predictive tools to identify those at risk of disease progression are in their infancy, the development of such tools is crucial for improving patient outcomes.
Medscape Medical News, December 02, 2023
COVID Vaccines Lower Risk of Serious Illness in Kids Two doses of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine reduced hospitalizations and emergency department visits by 40%.
Medscape Medical News, December 01, 2023
FDA Probes Quality Issues With China-Made Plastic Syringes The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it is looking into reports of leaks, breakages and other quality problems with plastic syringes manufactured in China.
Reuters Health Information, November 30, 2023
Patients Exposed to HIV, Hepatitis at Salem Hospital At least 450 patients at Mass General Brigham, Salem Hospital, near Boston are at risk of HIV and hepatitis infection, according to a lawsuit claiming negligent intravenous medication administration.
Medscape Medical News, December 01, 2023
Tranexamic Acid Cuts Trauma Deaths Tranexamic acid has a modest yet significant impact on trauma mortality, according to a meta-analysis.
Medscape Medical News, December 01, 2023
AHA, AAP Update Neonatal Resuscitation Guidelines The update addresses use of intact umbilical cord management in preterm, late preterm, and term newborns. It also lists optimal devices and interfaces to administer positive-pressure ventilation.
Medscape Medical News, November 30, 2023
Small-Volume Bloodwork Tubes May Reduce Transfusions in ICUs Decreasing blood supply use could also preserve blood products for patients undergoing cancer treatment or surgery and for those with trauma or other illnesses.
Medscape Medical News, November 30, 2023
Late-Life Increases in Pulmonary Pressure, Hypertension Age-related increases in pulmonary artery systolic pressure occur in concert with worsening left ventricular diastolic dysfunction and contribute to late-life dyspnea, new data show.
Medscape Medical News, November 30, 2023
TCT 2023 Transapical Valve Replacement Relieves Mitral Regurgitation Transapical mitral valve replacement by catheter eliminated mitral regurgitation and improved hemodynamics in a frail high-risk population, results of the SUMMIT trial show.
Medscape Medical News, November 30, 2023
Parental Stress and Depression Linked to Childhood Asthma Data from a national sample of Australian children showed worse asthma symptoms in the presence of family hardships, maternal depression, and other stressors.
Medscape Medical News, November 30, 2023

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