Doctors often prescribe unfractionated heparin to obese patients with venous thromboembolism below the recommended doses based on body weight, according to a new study. As a result, some…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Placement of an indwelling catheter in the bladder before cesarean section is a long-standing practice that is “not justified by research evidence,” clinicians…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with pneumonia and blood oxygen saturation less than 90% are usually hospitalized. Yet, results of new study suggest that the threshold for…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The authors of a systematic review and meta-analysis of relevant studies encourage clinicians to exercise good judgment in using the injectable antibiotic tigecycline…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with chronic stable heart failure (HF) due to nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy, a year’s treatment with n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs)…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In older patients with major depression and executive dysfunction, modified problem-solving therapy is more effective than supportive therapy in reducing disability, new research…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Restricting fluids excessively during major abdominal surgery, even using an individualized “goal-directed fluid strategy,” increases the risk of hypovolemia and impairs organ function…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Alpha-blockers and antibiotics relieve symptoms of chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) better than other therapies, according to a network meta-analysis in the…
Rosuvastatin should be considered for HIV-positive people with dyslipidemia — and guidelines should be updated to reflect that, suggests a new study. Although guidelines from the Infectious Diseases…
