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) – As in adult diabetics, hemoglobin (Hb) A1c levels are higher in black children with type 1 disease than in white children, independent of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Ethosuximide and valproic acid are more effective than lamotrigine for treating childhood absence epilepsy, the most common pediatric epilepsy syndrome, according to a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Asymptomatic patients with a low ankle brachial index don’t seem to get cardiovascular protection from aspirin, randomized trial results suggest. The subjects came…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A new battery-operated compression device is at least as effective as low-molecular weight heparin in preventing venous thromboembolism (VTE) after hip arthroplasty, but…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Four clinical factors can help rule out bacterial conjunctivitis in children, New York City researchers say. The four factors are: age at least…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In treating social anxiety disorder, phenelzine combined with cognitive behavioral group therapy achieves a higher response rates than either treatment alone or placebo,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Thrombolysis is a must for female stroke patients if they are to achieve the same outcomes as men, according to a March 2nd…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy slightly improves breast cancer-specific survival, primarily in young women with early-stage estrogen receptor (ER)-negative disease, new research shows. “The efficacy…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Pregnant women who’ve had abnormal cervical tissue removed with a loop electrosurgical procedure (LEEP) are not at increased risk for preterm delivery, a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP), contact laser prostatectomy, and electrovaporization of the prostate provide similar improvements in…
