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Pregnancy changes a lot about a woman’s wardrobe — before and after the baby arrives. First comes swapping jeans for stretchy maternity pants, eventually needing to size up in bras and shoes, but then come the post-delivery switch-ups. As beautiful as childbirth is, delivery takes a toll on a woman’s body; it also takes a […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has left most people languishing, a few flourishing, and cardiologists just plain burned out. A new global survey shows rates of burnout nearly doubled during the peak of the pandemic, with more than one in three cardiovascular professionals, or 38%, reporting being burned out. Rates increased 48% among American cardiologists (from 27% […]
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A new analysis finds a very low risk of tendinopathy in adolescents prescribed fluoroquinolone antibiotics. Fluoroquinolone treatment was associated with an “extremely small” excess risk for tendon rupture and tendinitis compared with alternate antibiotics, “which may not be clinically meaningful,” the study team writes in Pediatrics. “This analysis provides important […]
Amid the rising toll of opioid overdoses and deaths in the U.S., several states are considering laws enabling civil commitment for involuntary treatment of patients with substance use disorders (SUDs). Most addiction medicine physicians support civil commitment for SUD treatment—but others strongly oppose this approach, reports a survey study in Journal of Addiction Medicine, the […]
Some 16 million Americans are believed to have alcohol use disorder, and an estimated 93,000 people in the U.S. die from alcohol-related causes each year. Both of those numbers are expected to grow as a result of heavier drinking during the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, in a new study involving data from more than 200,000 people […]
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. A new survey shows only 54% of respondents have a great deal of trust in the CDC, the agency that led the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic, and even fewer have that level of trust in the FDA or the National […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has, and will continue to have, a tremendous impact on ICU nurses’ mental health and willingness to continue in the critical care work force, according to research presented at the ATS 2021 International Conference. Jill Guttormson, Ph.D., RN, associate dean for Academic Affairs and associate professor, College of Nursing, Marquette University, and […]
A majority of Mohs surgeons have adopted telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new survey finds, but only half expressed interest in making it a permanent part of their practices. Dr Mario Maruthur A variety of factors combine to make it “very difficult for surgeons to make long-term plans for implementing telemedicine in their practices,” […]
Using more sensitive and frequent repeat testing of a blood test that indicates heart injury to guide the treatment of low-risk patients with symptoms of a possible heart attack resulted in patients being discharged earlier and receiving fewer cardiac stress tests but did not improve patient outcomes after one year, according to research presented at […]
In patients who had a coronary stent inserted after experiencing the most severe type of heart attack, the use of a technique that measures blood flow and pressure through a partially blocked artery to determine if a second stenting procedure is needed did not improve outcomes and was more costly than using angiography, or a […]