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) – Gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) is independently associated with high rates of mortality, myocardial infarction and stent thrombosis, researchers…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In older patients with stable coronary disease, adding percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to optimal medical therapy neither improves nor worsens their outcomes, new…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients on prolonged acute mechanical ventilation face an increased risk of Clostridium difficile-associated disease, according to a report in the September Chest. “C.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Amlodipine-based therapy is still a better treatment for uncomplicated hypertension than atenolol-based therapy, even in patients with higher baseline heart rates, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Antiretroviral therapy does not adversely affect lung function in HIV-infected patients and may actually have a beneficial effect, according to study findings presented…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In adults with acute respiratory failure, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) reduces mortality compared with conventional ventilation support, a study from the UK suggests.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Given that arterial lines are used less frequently in pediatric ICUs these days, the criteria for diagnosis of acute lung injury are less…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), the antiarrhythmic dronedarone is less effective than amiodarone at maintaining sinus rhythm, but it has fewer adverse…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – When patients who need coronary artery bypass grafts or an aortic valve have significant carotid stenosis, some surgeons combine the cardiac surgery with…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Darusentan, a selective endothelin-receptor blocker, can reduce blood pressure in patients who have not reached their target levels using three or more antihypertensive…
