Medications
FDA approves IV artesunate for severe malaria
Intravenous (IV) artesunate received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat adults and children with severe malaria, the agency announced Tuesday.
May 28, 2020
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Medical research
New testing system predicts septic shock outcomes
More than 1.7 million Americans develop sepsis each year, and more than 270,000 die from it. The condition—which happens when the body has an extreme response to a bacterial or viral infection, causing a chain reaction ...
May 27, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Serious and potentially lethal impact of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin
Hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin may have a serious impact on the cardiovascular system and are a potentially lethal combination, according to a large analysis of a World Health Organization (WHO) database on adverse drug ...
May 25, 2020
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Surgery
Compression stockings might not be needed to prevent blood clots after surgery
Compression stockings might be unnecessary to prevent blood clots in most patients undergoing non-emergency (elective) surgery, finds a clinical trial published by The BMJ today.
May 13, 2020
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Medical research
Researchers publish new insights into COVID-19
Researchers at the Radboud University Medical Center seem to have found an essential mechanism in the disease process of COVID-19, which has so far been overlooked. If the insight is correct, it probably has important consequences ...
Apr 29, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Can you get tested to see if you're immune to coronavirus and go back to work? Experts say it's not that simple.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recently started testing for coronavirus exposure in asymptomatic people using serological tests—a finger prick blood test to see if someone has recovered from ...
Apr 7, 2020
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Geriatricians, internists, and cardiologists surveyed about deprescribing
As you grow older, you're more likely to develop health conditions that require taking multiple medications—some of which you may take for a long time. Many older people also take over-the-counter (or "OTC") medications, ...
Nov 25, 2019
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Health
When your teen wants a tattoo
"Mom, can I get a tattoo?" Tats, along with body piercings, have become mainstream.
Nov 7, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mavyret approved as 8-week treatment for hep C, compensated cirrhosis
(HealthDay)—Approval of Mavyret (glecaprevir and pibrentasvir) tablets has been expanded to eight-week treatment for treatment-naive patients aged 12 years and older with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes 1 through ...
Oct 1, 2019
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Medications
Popular pain medication associated with greater risk of hypoglycemia
Since its approval in 1995, the opioid tramadol (marketed as ConZip and Ultram) has become a widely prescribed remedy for osteoarthritis and other painful indications, in part because it presents a lesser risk for some side ...
Aug 28, 2019
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