Each week we present you with the latest featured study from the research teams at JAMA, Journal of the American Medical Association. Check out the video for intriguing…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) -In the emergency department, a standardized protocol of hydromorphone administration is more efficacious than usual care for controlling acute severe pain, a team at…
NEW YORK – Among women about to undergo a cesarean delivery, the addition of a povidone-iodine scrub before entering the OR to a standard povidone-iodine paint application in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A Scientific Statement issued by the American Heart Association notes that in the US, mean triglyceride levels have increased over the past 3…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A Danish observational study provides no evidence that use of angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) is associated with an increased risk of incident cancer…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Insulin resistance substantially curbs the chances of a sustained viral response following standard treatment for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Perinatal transmission of hepatitis B virus from highly viremic mothers to their offspring is substantially reduced with telbivudine therapy during pregnancy, without any…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Despite historical recommendations that an episiotomy be performed to prevent brachial plexus injury when a shoulder dystocia occurs during childbirth, a review of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Stroke patients who receive care in a stroke unit combined with early supported discharge are more likely to be living at home 5…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a randomized, double-blinded trial of 54 infants with tachypnea, a dose of inhaled salbutamol improved respiratory rate, inspired oxygen, and other measures…
