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) – Drug-eluting stents (DES) seem to be safer and more effective than bare-metal stents in saphenous vein grafts (SVG), according to a systematic review…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a pilot study of patients undergoing on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), adding clopidogrel to aspirin did not reduce overall graft occlusion,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Adults who are admitted to the hospital solely because of an acute bout of dizziness are three times more likely to suffer a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Acute hyperglycemia, even without diabetes, raises the risk of contrast-induced nephropathy and death in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing percutaneous coronary…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The most effective way to prevent a first stroke is not well established – what works for the primary prevention of myocardial infarction…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Low-dose naproxen given close to the dosing of aspirin interferes with aspirin’s antiplatelet effects, according to a report in the November 23rd online…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Taking levothyroxine on an empty stomach at bedtime, instead of in the morning before breakfast, significantly improves thyroid hormone levels and many patients…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The combination of aspirin and clopidogrel is no better than aspirin alone for preventing saphenous vein graft (SVG) intimal hyperplasia after coronary artery…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Accidental hypothermia is common after major trauma and more than triples the risk of death, researchers from Australia report in the November 12th…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) offers advantages over plasma exchange (PLEX) for many patients with myasthenia gravis, according to a report online in the November…
