The Covid-19 Early Treatment Fund was launched to provide funding for research in order to "find an existing drug or drug combination that, when given early, reduces hospitalization…
In an interview for NBC News, Vin Gupta, MD, MPA, MSc, affiliate assistant professor of Health Metrics Sciences at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Cardiologists should perform percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) as soon as possible if initial treatment for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is thrombolysis, researchers…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Disinfectant use and other simple interventions are helpful in combating Clostridium difficile, a major infectious cause of healthcare-associated diarrhea, researchers report in a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Even in young, active people, anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears can be managed without early reconstruction, Swedish researchers say. At least 200,000 ACL…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For children and very lean adults who use a 5 mm insulin needle, angling the injection into a pinched skin fold reduces pain…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – HIV therapy needs to start earlier and guidelines are being changed to reflect that, officials said this weekend at the International AIDS Conference…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with non-small-cell lung cancer who have not had a recurrence for 5 years after resection may not yet be free and clear.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Results of primary percutaneous intervention (PCI) in patients with ST-segment elevation MI are better when the procedure is performed via the radial artery…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Updated guidelines issued by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) recommend that postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer should receive aromatase…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – First-line therapy with zidovudine and interferon-alpha improves overall survival in patients with adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL), according to the results of a retrospective…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with chronic heart failure have a higher mortality risk or are more likely to undergo a heart transplant if they have low…
