Cardiac Arrest Drug Administration Route a Toss Up
Intraosseous vascular access for the administration of epinephrine during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest wasn't better than going for the veins first, ...
Month: October 2024
Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Increased Obstructive Sleep Apnea Severity in Kids
Vitamin D deficiency was significantly associated with increased obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) severity among children, according to a cross-sectional study. ...
Opponents Use Parental Rights, Anti-Trans Messages to Fight Abortion Ballot Measures
Billboards with the words "STOP Child Gender Surgery." Pamphlets warning about endangering minors. "PROTECT PARENT RIGHTS" plastered on church bulletins. ...
‘Medfluencers’ Quit Medicine; How to Spook a Medical Student; Preventing Burnout
The following contains links to social media websites including X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Two popular "medfluencers" faced backlash ...
New Jersey Primary Care Physician and Veteran Is Running for Congress
As part of MedPage Today's occasional series on healthcare clinicians running for office, Washington Correspondent Shannon Firth spoke with Herb ...
War-era sugar rationing boosted health of UK people conceived in 1940s
The UK was forced to ration sugar during the second world warFox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Sugar rationing during and after ...
Doc Harbored Undocumented Workers; Doc Gets Life in Prison for Sexual Assault
New Jersey rheumatologist Harsha Sahni, MD, was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for harboring undocumented workers from India. ...
Resistance Training Falls Short in Severe Hip Arthritis
Patients with severe osteoarthritis (OA) of the hip did better after 6 months when they had fast-tracked arthroplasty versus 12 ...
Stranger Than Halloween: Rare, Perplexing Conditions
This October 31, many around the world are enjoying the thrill of ghost stories and fear-inducing legends associated with Halloween. ...
HCA Nurses Score Win Against AI; Docs Use ChatGPT in Clinic; New AI-Powered EHR
Welcome to MedAI Roundup, highlighting the latest news and research in healthcare-related artificial intelligence each month. Nurses who work for ...
AI Colonoscopies: More Benign Lesion Removals, Potentially Higher Costs
Use of artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted colonoscopy led to a greater removal rate of exclusively benign lesions compared with colonoscopies that ...
Vote: Your Health and Your Patients’ Health Depend on It
Bowman is a statistician and dean of a school of public health. Ayers is the director of a public health ...
Enjoying Festivities With Diabetes in Mind
Diwali is being celebrated in many communities across the UK this week. The festival of lights represents new beginnings, but ...
Tricuspid Valve Replacement Finds Surer Footing With TRISCEND II’s 1-Year Report
The Evoque transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement (TTVR) system continued to show significant benefits 1 year after implant, according to an ...
Hormone Therapy and Dementia: What Do We Know?
Estrogen exerts neuroprotective effects on the brain, and the reduction in endogenous estrogen after menopause increases women’s risk for Alzheimer’s ...
Early Smoking Cessation After Cancer Diagnosis Tied to Better Survival
Smokers who quit after a cancer diagnosis had increased survival, with the greatest benefit for those who initiated smoking cessation ...
Does Vitamin D Affect Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea?
TOPLINE:Vitamin D deficiency is common in children with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and is associated with increased OSA severity. ...
Breast surgeon Ian Paterson tells inquest it would be crazy to leave behind tissue
It would be "crazy" to leave breast tissue behind during a mastectomy, a disgraced breast surgeon has told an inquest ...
First U.S. Case of Bird Flu in a Pig Raises Concerns Over Threat to Humans
A pig at an Oregon farm was found to have bird flu, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Wednesday. ...
Six Networking Strategies for Introverted Healthcare Professionals
Networking is a professional skill that healthcare professionals, such as physicians, can learn. Although extroverts may seem more naturally suited ...
