Author: Janine Anthes

Pediatric patients with CKD showed higher global CBF attributed to reduced hematocrit level

Vapor condensate cytotoxic at lower concentrations than e-cigarette liquid, results in increased apoptosis

Imperfect VAT score plus decline in MMSE score over two years helps identify those at higher risk

Honey and Carafate appear to rapidly protect against batteries’ caustic effects

Six patients reported sleeping in lenses on regular basis; most had vision loss, permanent damage

Approval will address both rising costs and shortages of epinephrine

For more than 70 percent of visits to a primary care clinic, reviewers identified diagnostic uncertainty

Children with abdominal pain commonly had clinically significant anxiety, moderate disability, pain

Outbreak on track to exceed last year’s; most of the people who got measles weren’t vaccinated

NIH oversight panel no longer plans to review all applications for gene therapy experiments

FDA previously approved transcranial magnetic stimulation for major depression, certain migraines

Letter should be sent informing patient of their discharge, providing at least 30 days’ notice

Report outlines recommendations for counseling of those at risk for sexual dysfunction, fertility issues

Patients not accessing them, physicians not using full range of features

Pain scores, opioid use in the first 48 hours post-surgery were similar compared to placebo

Physicians can stress the factors in a patient’s control and change messaging about the condition

Findings based on large study of patients having surgery for degenerative spondylolisthesis

Reduction in uninsurance rate among this group larger than that of not-employed adults

But temporary increase in type 2 diabetes risk does not attenuate benefits on total, CVD mortality

Lower degree of susceptibility to ibalizumab for nine of 10 patients with virology failure, rebound