Even before COVID-19 ravaged the medical workforce, physicians, nurses, and other health workers were at increased risk for burnout and depression. Although these professionals are equipped to manage…
Occupational therapists and occupational therapy (OT) assistants at NYU Langone Health are finding themselves working on the front line of this pandemic to help patients recover from COVID-19.…
Michael Howell, MD, discusses an exciting advance in mechanical ventilation, targeted PEEP therapy, citing the results of a pilot study that used an esophageal balloon to measure pleural…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – C-reactive protein (CRP) does not appear to have a causal role in coronary heart disease (CHD), and using it to predict the risk…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In very low birthweight infants with apnea of prematurity, a variable flow ventilator may be more effective for respiratory support than a conventional…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research indicates that when given to women in labor, allopurinol crosses the placenta during fetal hypoxia and may help reduce brain injury.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Findings from a study of Chinese newborns suggest that maternal-fetal exposure to phthalates — plasticizer chemicals used in many consumer products — increases…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in pediatric patients may not include optimal chest compression depths, according to studies in the July issue of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research suggests that for some patients with cancer, especially brain tumors and small-cell-lung cancer, the first manifestation is a psychiatric symptom. The…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Laparoscopic gastric bypass is just as safe and effective in patients over 65 years of age as it is in younger patients, according…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research indicates that with effective chemotherapy, children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) do not need to receive prophylactic cranial irradiation. Prophylactic cranial…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with unresectable pancreatic cancer, the combination of gemcitabine and a novel cationic liposomal formulation of paclitaxel called EndoTAG-1 substantially prolongs survival…
