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Dramatic Surge in Opioid Use Among Cardiac Surgery Patients
The number of patients with opioid use disorder prior to undergoing cardiac surgery increased nine-fold in 15 years, with high rates of postoperative complications reported, new research confirms.
Medscape Medical News
Medscape Medical News
Categories: სამედიცინო მტკიცებულებები
Readmissions High After Endovascular Therapy for Stroke
Patents undergoing endovascular therapy for acute ischemic stroke have a high rate of 30-day non-elective hospital readmission but no higher than those receiving thrombolysis alone, a new large cohort study suggests.
Medscape Medical News
Medscape Medical News
Categories: სამედიცინო მტკიცებულებები
Alcohol Abuse After Bariatric Surgery Common, Concerning
Bariatric surgery, particularly Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, significantly increases the risk of developing alcohol use disorder.
Medscape Medical News
Medscape Medical News
Categories: სამედიცინო მტკიცებულებები
Electrical Stimulation May Prevent Opioid-Overdose Death
Electrical stimulation, either through an implantable pacemaker-like device or externally via a defibrillator-type of device, shows promise in getting people who overdose on opioids breathing again.
Medscape Medical News
Medscape Medical News
Categories: სამედიცინო მტკიცებულებები
Children With Severe Autism Excluded From Research
Children with more severe levels of autism are increasingly being left out of research studies, a concerning finding that could give an incomplete and biased picture of the disorder, new research shows.
Medscape Medical News
Medscape Medical News
Categories: სამედიცინო მტკიცებულებები
Fewer Transfusions Safe, but Quality of Life May Suffer
When blood management programs limited transfusions, anemia often persisted after discharge, but rehospitalizations, further transfusions, and mortality did not increase, a study found.
Medscape Medical News
Medscape Medical News
Categories: სამედიცინო მტკიცებულებები
Screen New Moms for Depression at Well-Child Visits, AAP Says
Half of new mothers with peri- or postpartum depression go undiagnosed and untreated, often with harmful effects on their child, the American Academy of Pediatrics writes in an updated policy statement.
Medscape Medical News
Medscape Medical News
Categories: სამედიცინო მტკიცებულებები
Mental Health Treatment Now Available at Walmart
The clinic offers a new model for care of mild mental health needs, with more serious cases referred to appropriate providers; more clinics are planned.
Medscape Medical News
Medscape Medical News
Categories: სამედიცინო მტკიცებულებები
Genetic Testing Misses Half of Women at Risk for Breast Cancer
Nearly half of all breast cancer patients do not meet the criteria for genetic testing, even though they are almost as likely to have a pathogenic variant as those who do meet the criteria.
Medscape Medical News
Medscape Medical News
Categories: სამედიცინო მტკიცებულებები
Orthobiologics for Knee Osteoarthritis: Fact, Fiction, or Fantasy?
Dr Bert R. Mandelbaum on the evidence, and lack of evidence around orthobiologic treatments for osteoarthritis.
Medscape Orthopedics
Medscape Orthopedics
Categories: სამედიცინო მტკიცებულებები
Latent TB: Updated Treatment Recommendations
CDC has updated guidance and resources for the treatment of latent TB infection--with important changes.
CDC Expert Commentary
CDC Expert Commentary
Categories: სამედიცინო მტკიცებულებები
Five Top Stories in Women's Health
If you missed any of these practice-changing stories, here's your second chance to be up to date.
Medscape Ob/Gyn
Medscape Ob/Gyn
Categories: სამედიცინო მტკიცებულებები
Better Score to Predict Diabetes Remission After Bariatric Surgery
A revised version of the DiaRem scoring system helps predict longer-term remission with a range of different bariatric surgical procedures.
Medscape Medical News
Medscape Medical News
Categories: სამედიცინო მტკიცებულებები
Bacteria-Ridden Stethoscopes Abound in Hospitals
Stethoscopes used in an ICU were loaded with bacteria, including bacteria that may be associated with nosocomial infections, and standard cleaning only modestly reduced bacteria levels, a study found.
Medscape Medical News
Medscape Medical News
Categories: სამედიცინო მტკიცებულებები
Physicians, Patients Vow to Overturn Ruling Striking Down ACA
The law will stand until January 1, but it's unclear what will happen after that.
Medscape Medical News
Medscape Medical News
Categories: სამედიცინო მტკიცებულებები
Six Michigan Physicians Charged in $464M Pain Pill Conspiracy
Federal prosecutors have charged six Detroit-area physicians with fraudulent billing in connection with a scheme to hook patients on opioids and then force them to undergo unnecessary procedures.
Medscape Medical News
Medscape Medical News
Categories: სამედიცინო მტკიცებულებები
Bond, James Bond, Has a Drinking Problem and Needs Help, Study Shows
With a drinking problem at the severe end of the spectrum, 007 would benefit from alcohol education and a supportive workplace culture that provides strategies for managing workplace stress.
Medscape Medical News
Medscape Medical News
Categories: სამედიცინო მტკიცებულებები
Omega-3 Meds Not Effective After MI, EMA Panel Concludes
EMA review finds omega-3 fatty acid medicines are not effective for secondary prevention after myocardial infarction and rules they should no longer be authorized for such use.
News Alerts
News Alerts
Categories: სამედიცინო მტკიცებულებები
Physician Exclusions From Medicare, Medicaid Increasing
Medscape Medical News
Categories: სამედიცინო მტკიცებულებები
Age-Related Macular Degeneration: 5 Things to Know
A guide to the latest on this chronic disease, from emerging treatments to the risk factors to be on the lookout for.
Medscape Ophthalmology
Medscape Ophthalmology
Categories: სამედიცინო მტკიცებულებები
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