F. Perry Wilson, MD, MSCE, shares insights from a review of recent study results published in the New England Journal of Medicine examining duty-hours rules at 63 residency…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Adults with a history of low birth weight (LBW) are more prone to respiratory illnesses requiring hospitalization than are adults without such a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research indicates that whether hemodialysis is given early or delayed has no bearing on morbidity or mortality in patients with end-stage renal…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Long-term strenuous activity may cut the risk of breast cancer in women, but may have a harmful effect on cognition, according to study…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For low-risk emergency department patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome, acute nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) has the potential to safely reduce the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Proton pump inhibitor therapy can induce acid-related symptoms in healthy adults after drug withdrawal, according to the results of a randomized, placebo-controlled study…
Joseph Nimeh, MD, Pediatric Hospitalist Fellow at the University of South Florida, discusses implementing patient safety rounds in hospitals to reduce medical errors and fix the problems nationwide…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Both obesity and type 2 diabetes, owing to their harmful effects on adipocytokines and inflammatory mediators, contribute to increased breast cancer risk in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Obesity is a strong risk factor for loss of residual kidney function after initiation of dialysis, according to new data from the prospective…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Serial measurement of blood urea nitrogen (BUN) provides the most valuable prognostic information of six routinely collected admission laboratory tests in patients admitted…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – As plasma levels of adiponectin, a protein produced by fat cells, rise, the risk of type 2 diabetes decreases, according to the results…
