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) – Exercise echocardiography can predict mortality and major cardiac events in patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease, but who have normal exercise…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research suggests that an excessive increase in heart rate prior to engaging in an exercise test — a situation of mild mental…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Children who are regularly exposed to tobacco smoke appear to be at increased risk for early emphysematous lung changes decades later, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research indicates that hyperkyphosis is an independent risk factor for mortality in older women with vertebral fractures. According to the report in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Antipsychotic medications and lifestyle factors cannot fully explain the elevated risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) observed in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders, according…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women seem to be more susceptible to the harmful effects of smoking than their male counterparts, according to findings from a case-control study…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Elderly individuals with cognitive impairment may be more likely than those with intact cognitive function to have early age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The prevalence of heterotopic ossification in victims of war injuries is roughly 65%, much higher than the rates typically reported with civilian trauma,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The prophylactic use of nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) can help prevent pneumonia and other pulmonary complications after cardiac surgery, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The “ABCD” rule for predicting stroke following a first transient ischemic attack (TIA) can be used by emergency physicians to decide which patients…
