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) – Higher diastolic blood pressure is independently associated with impaired cognitive function in otherwise healthy middle-aged and older adults, new research suggests. Findings from…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Nadroparin, a low-molecular-weight heparin, reduces the incidence of thromboembolic events in ambulatory patients receiving chemotherapy for metastatic or locally advanced solid cancers, an…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Adding a clinical breast exam to mammography increases cancer detection rates and sensitivity – but it also increases rates of false positives and…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with high-risk acute coronary syndromes (ACS) without ST-segment elevation, delaying intervention until the next working day does not appear to pose…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Onset of hyperthermia several days after acute ischemic stroke is strongly associated with greater morbidity and mortality at 3 months, investigators report. A…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS), ticagrelor appears to be more effective than clopidogrel in reducing the incidence of death from vascular…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Over time, vaccine-induced rubella antibody levels decline and seronegativity rates rise, leaving children vulnerable to infection, public health officials report. “Because rubella is…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A low-carbohydrate, Mediterranean-style diet is more effective than a conventional low-fat, calorie restricted diet for patients with type II diabetes, according to results…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Insulin can be safely and effectively used as a first-line treatment, in combination with metformin, in patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) with estrogen/progestin reduces the risk of colorectal cancer, but Israeli researchers have found that aspirin use and an active…
