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By Medscape
- Jan 22, 2021
FULL-DOSE ANTICOAGULATION REDUCES NEED FOR LIFE SUPPORT IN COVID-19
The benefit, along with a trend to lower mortality, was reported in the subgroup of moderately ill patients hospitalized with COVID-19...
Hospital, Cardiology, News
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By Medscape
- Jan 22, 2021
LIFESTYLE FALLOUT FROM HIP FRACTURE DECLINES BY YEAR 2
Most people recover from the depression associated with a hip fracture in about a year as they return to normal activities, and physicians...
Depression, Orthopaedics, News
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By Medscape
- Jan 22, 2021
DIFFERENT MS COGNITIVE PHENOTYPES COULD HELP GUIDE CARE
Cognitive profiles should be considered as a measure of disease progression along with physical disability scores, the authors of a...
Disability, Neurology & Neurosurgery, News
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By Medscape
- Jan 22, 2021
PCOS LINKED TO POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION, PRENATAL MOOD
Polycystic ovary syndrome is associated with postpartum depression, and prenatal depressed mood and anxiety mediate the association,...
Depression, Ob, Gyn & Women's Health, News
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By Medscape
- Jan 22, 2021
STICH: ISCHEMIA NOT LINKED TO 10-YEAR MORTALITY, CABG BENEFIT
The findings define another patient population in whom ischemia fails to identify those who derive a mortality benefit from revascularization.
Medscape...
Cardiology, News
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By Medscape
- Jan 22, 2021
INFECTIOUS DISEASES 'GIANT' JOHN BARTLETT: HIS 'IMPACT WILL ENDURE'
Dr John Bartlett, a leader in infectious disease medicine, will be remembered for his personal demeanor and professional achievements.
Medscape...
Infectious Diseases, News
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By Medscape
- Jan 22, 2021
CONSENSUS ON DIAGNOSIS, MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE FLACCID MYELITIS
The polio-like disease primarily affects children and often causes residual disability. In the absence of proven therapies, management...
Disability, Neurology & Neurosurgery, News
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By Medscape
- Jan 22, 2021
LONGER RISK PERIOD FOR MIS-C IN CHILDREN WITH COVID
The risk period for development of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children with COVID-19 may be longer than currently thought.
Reuters...
Pediatrics, News
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By Medscape
- Jan 22, 2021
CHILD-RESISTANT MICROWAVE DOORS TO HELP PROTECT CHILDREN FROM BURNS
Starting in 2023, new safety measures on microwave oven doors will be designed to reduce the number of severe scalding burns that young...
Food, Child, Pediatrics, News
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By Medscape
- Jan 22, 2021
CDC: GAP BETWEEN VACCINE DOSES COULD BE 6 WEEKS
The CDC has updated its guidance on how long people can wait between the first and second doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna...
Vaccination, Infectious Diseases, News
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By Medscape
- Jan 22, 2021
J&J COVID VACCINE GETS UNIQUE CPT CODE EVEN BEFORE FDA FILING
The AMA's CPT panel readies for potential introduction of a third COVID-19 vaccine for the US, with J&J awaiting phase 3 results for...
Vaccination, Infectious Diseases, News
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By Medscape
- Jan 22, 2021
JAN 22 2021 THIS WEEK IN CARDIOLOGY
COVID myocarditis, the Polypill, low-value care, and edge-to-edge tricuspid valve repair are discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this...
Cardiology, Commentary
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By Medscape
- Jan 22, 2021
NEW CDC HEAD DISCUSSES TIMELINE FOR VACCINE ROLLOUT
The new CDC director gave an overview of the Biden administration's COVID-19 vaccination strategy on Thursday.
WebMD Health News
Vaccination, Infectious Diseases, News
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By Medscape
- Jan 22, 2021
DUBAI HALTS ELECTIVE SURGERIES, LIVE MUSIC AS COVID-19 CASES SURGE
Dubai has suspended elective surgeries for a month and live music at restaurants and hotels indefinitely as coronavirus infections...
Infectious Diseases, News
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By Medscape
- Jan 22, 2021
'INVISIBLE' MIGRANTS RISK BEING LAST IN LINE FOR COVID-19 VACCINATION
As an undocumented migrant living in Colombia, Venezuelan Leidi Gutierrez has little chance of getting a COVID-19 vaccination. With...
Vaccination, Infectious Diseases, News
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By Medscape
- Jan 22, 2021
BIONTECH INVESTOR, AMID WORRY OVER SHORTAGE, VOWS VACCINES TO BE DELIVERED FOR 2ND SHOT
European countries should use all available vaccine doses provided by biotech firm BioNTech and its partner Pfizer because there will...
Vaccination, Plan, Infectious Diseases, News
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By Medscape
- Jan 22, 2021
PFIZER CUTS VACCINE DELIVERIES BY AS MUCH AS HALF TO SOME EU COUNTRIES
Pfizer has slashed in half the volume of COVID-19 vaccines it will deliver to some EU countries this week, government officials said...
Vaccination, Infectious Diseases, News
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By Medscape
- Jan 22, 2021
BRITISH PM SAYS NEW VARIANT MAY CARRY HIGHER RISK OF DEATH
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday the new English variant of COVID-19 may be associated with a higher level of mortality...
Vaccination, Infectious Diseases, News
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The headlines of Master Doctor
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Joe Biden to squash President Trump's attempt to roll back coronavirus...
Joe Biden has rejected an effort by President Donald Trump to lift several Wuhan coronavirus travel restrictions on Monday, Jan. 18. The Trump administration enacted travel...
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Lessons Learned About COVID and Cancer
In March of 2020, during the first U.S. surge of the COVID-19 pandemic, MedPage Today published a story on oncology specialists from the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance who shared...
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2.5 Million Children Have Tested Positive For COVID-19 As Of Jan. 14
The hospitalization rate of children with COVID-19 has increased, too
The American Academy of Pediatrics reports that since the beginning of the pandemic, about 2.5 million...
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DR MICHAEL MOSLEY reveals the simple steps that could make it more effective
DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: The Covid-19 vaccines are a modern-day miracle. It is a wonder such safe and effective vaccines were produced, tested and delivered in such record-breaking time.
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Stress can make you crave unhealthy foods, study finds
A recent study by researchers from Australia found that tense or stressed people have greater cravings for fast food, sweets and other unhealthy foods than people who aren't as...
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‘What should I eat?!' How to choose the best vegetarian and plant-based...
“What can I actually eat on a plant-based or vegetarian diet?”
It's natural to wonder about your options.
Carrots and broccoli are givens-of course. But are all plant-based...
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New First-Line Kidney Cancer Combination Gets FDA Nod
WASHINGTON - The FDA approved the combination of nivolumab plus cabozantinib on Friday for treating advanced renal cell carcinoma in the first-line setting.
Support for...
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10 out of 4 million Americans to get Moderna's vaccine suffered anaphylaxis
Just one person who went into anaphylactic shock - a life-threatening response in which a person's airways can become too narrow for them to breathe - had no history of...
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Anaphylaxis Cases With Moderna COVID-19 Vax Follow Similar Pattern
Ten cases of anaphylaxis and over 100 cases of severe allergic reactions were reported following administration of the first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, but nearly...
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Full-Dose Clot Prophylaxis Improves Outcomes in Moderate COVID-19
Therapeutic anticoagulation for thromboembolic prophylaxis improved outcomes and possibly survival in a hospitalized but not critically ill COVID-19 population, according to...