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) – Many common medications – including some antidepressants and antihypertensives – can interfere with a test that distinguishes Cushing’s syndrome from pseudo-Cushing’s syndrome, investigators…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A lower than normal hematocrit level before percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and a drop in hematocrit after PCI are “strongly associated” with long-term…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with angina and multivessel coronary artery disease face poor long-term outcomes with medical management, according to a report in the December issue…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Liver enzyme elevations occur in up to a third of patients with inflammatory arthritis who take methotrexate, leflunomide, or both, a cohort study…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Not only do high-dose statins more effectively prevent first cardiovascular events compared to moderate doses, the higher doses are also better at preventing…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A low platelet count in the presence of hepatitis C viremia indicates the need to begin interferon-based treatment, regardless of the degree of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Stent-assisted coiling of intracranial aneurysms significantly reduces angiographic recurrence, new research shows. But using stents also increases the risk of permanent neurologic complications…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Despite leading guidelines that suggest clopidogrel be given for 12 months after placement of a drug-eluting stent (DES), patients treated for 6 months…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – More than a third of patients undergoing routine outpatient endoscopic procedures are at high risk for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to findings…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Bloodstream infections are more common with the use of needle-free mechanical valve connectors in intravascular catheters, a new study shows. The needle-free mechanical…
