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) – The management of heart failure guided by an individualized target level of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) doesn’t lead to clinically significant improvements…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – While elevated levels of anticardiolipin antibodies are associated with preeclampsia, measuring levels of anticardiolipin antibodies cannot be used to predict risk of preeclampsia…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Contrary to growing concerns, the incidence of coronary artery aneurysms after implantation of drug-eluting stents is low, and when an aneurysm does occur…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In the short term, cryoablation for atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT) is as effective as radiofrequency catheter ablation, but 6-month recurrence rates are…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among very low birth weight (VLBW) preterm infants, those treated with oral ibuprofen for patent ductus arteriosus have higher rates of closure than…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The tumor volume threshold of 0.5 mL for clinically insignificant prostate cancer, established in the early 1990s, remains valid, according to researchers who…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Anemia that develops in hepatitis C virus (HCV) patients during treatment with peginterferon-alfa and ribavirin (PEG-IFN/RBV) may be a good sign, new research…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Ultrasound-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) ablation and the levonorgestrel intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) offer less invasive options for treating women with symptomatic adenomyosis, according…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Elevated systolic blood pressure and low diastolic blood pressure are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) among patients with type 2…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Vaccinating pregnant women against influenza is a highly effective way of keeping their infants from being hospitalized with influenza in the first six…