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Data suggest that healthcare costs triple for survivors of police shootings in Canada, compared with costs before the shooting and with costs for nonfirearm injuries.
A boxed warning for nine direct-acting antiviral drugs for HCV advises clinicians to screen for current or prior HVB infections.
It is ironic that considerable energy has been directed toward patient-protection practices with little measurable benefit, whereas the health risks of radiation from CT proceed unchecked.
A large study found preprocedural fasting does not decrease adverse events in the pediatric emergency department; the results suggest adherence to fasting guidelines is not warranted in this setting.
The FDA has approved safety labeling revisions for fluticasone propionate and salmeterol xinafoate inhalation powder, pimozide tablets, and ceftriaxone sodium injection.
Puns aside, assessing for ED shouldn’t be hard. Dr Rachel Rubin shares a tool that makes men more comfortable talking about erectile dysfunction.
Alas, nutritional epidemiology studies! Dr F. Perry Wilson shares his level of trust in new data about olive oil consumption and dementia-related death.
An advisory body in Switzerland has proposed that the country end systematic breast cancer screening with mammography.
A randomized, controlled trial of Gilead's antiviral drug remdesivir is currently underway in China as a possible treatment for the virus.
The higher prevalence among women might reflect a higher risk for autoimmune conditions. As expected, age-specific immunosuppression increased with age, in parallel with the epidemiology of prevalent ...
Conclusions The present work highlights the remarkable convergence of schizophrenia negative symptomatology and autistic features. It shows that the PAUSS correlates substantially with the ADOS.
Despite contraindications, continued combined use of erectile dysfunction drugs and nitrates in men with stable heart disease is tied to a higher risk for death and CV events.