Samuel I. Fink, MD, FACP, internal medicine specialist in private practice in Tarzana, California, and his daughter, Sarrica Fink, RN, previously in practice at Cedar Sinai Medical Center…
Jenny C. Yip, PsyD, ABPP, shares advice for HCPs who may be struggling with anxiety or depression as a result of months of practicing medicine and managing personal…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with pulmonary hyperinflation due to advanced emphysema have a modest improvement in lung function and exercise tolerance after placement of endobronchial valves…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – General surgery patients with elevated blood glucose levels after the operation have an increased risk of developing an infection at the surgical site,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Delivery of abciximab directly to the intracoronary thrombus in patients with acute coronary syndromes is more effective than intracoronary bolus infusion in reducing…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Rates of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in immobilized stroke patients are lower when thigh-length graduated compression stockings are used rather than below-knee stockings,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Using the rapid-acting insulin analog glulisine instead of regular human insulin at mealtimes improves glycemic control in hospitalized patients with type 2 diabetes,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The concern about proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) possibly interfering with the efficacy of clopidogrel may be misdirected, according to a new report. It…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – During cardiopulmonary resuscitation, it is safe to continue chest compressions while a defibrillator is charging prior to shock administration, and this strategy shortens…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients hospitalized with severe headache generally experience considerable pain relief at least some of the time when given aspirin intravenously, according to a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The antiplatelet effect of clopidogrel is much reduced in patients undergoing therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest, according to a Norwegian study published online…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Elderly individuals who fracture a hip have a reduced mortality risk if they undergo surgery within 1 to 3 days, a Canadian team…
