NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Split liver transplantation results in “excellent” patient and graft survival for both pediatric and adult patients, according to the authors of a new…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The dyspnea related to use of ticagrelor rather than clopidogrel in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) is not associated with pulmonary function,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Injection of a dextrose/lidocaine solution into the area of attachment of the patellar tendon to the tibia is effective for recalcitrant Osgood-Schlatter disease…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – More than two-thirds of patients prescribed pitavastatin after an acute MI achieve target LDL cholesterol levels, and clinical outcomes are generally favorable, according…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a randomized trial, prolonged inhalation of low-concentration carbon dioxide for treating apnea in premature infants did not have the same benefit as…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A urinary tract infection may be more likely to spread to the bloodstream in patients who receive a red blood cell (RBC) transfusion,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In young children with acute viral gastroenteritis, rapid nasogastric rehydration (RNR) over four hours in the emergency department is as safe and effective…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The third edition of the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development (Bayley-III) overestimates neurodevelopment after early complex cardiac surgery, researchers from Canada…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with diabetes achieve faster control of A1C, blood pressure and cholesterol targets when they see or have contact with their primary care…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The sensitivity of currently available PCR-based assays for diagnosing sepsis in newborns is not yet high enough to replace microbial cultures, according to…
