Archive: 06/05/2016
Agency: Bars can't ban pregnant women or refuse them drinks
Pregnant women can't be kept out of New York City bars or refused alcoholic drinks just because they're expecting, under new city guidelines.
May 6, 2016
Surgeries for gastro-esophageal reflux disease have declined in recent years
Researchers have found that the rates of surgical operations for gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) in the United States have fallen rapidly in recent years, from 0.062 percent in 2009 to 0.047 percent in 2013. The numbers ...
May 6, 2016
Testosterone undecanoate improves sexual function in men with type 2 diabetes
In a recent placebo-controlled study, long acting testosterone undecanoate (an ester of testosterone) improved erectile function, intercourse satisfaction, and sexual desire scores in type 2 diabetic men with severe hypogonadism, ...
May 6, 2016
Anticoagulation medications show no gender-based variations in outcomes for TAVR patients
A study on the impact of using different anticoagulation medications on men and women who have undergone a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) found no difference in early vascular complications or mortality. The ...
May 6, 2016
Study finds moderate sedation more effective than general anesthesia for TAVR patients
A new study finds the use of moderate sedation, in which patients do not need a breathing tube, leads to better clinical outcomes as compared to general anesthesia for patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement ...
May 6, 2016