Shorter Course of Antibiotics Works for Bloodstream Infections
A 7-day course of antibiotics for patients hospitalized with bloodstream infections was just as effective as a 14-day course, according ...
Day: October 19, 2024
Sustained Disease Control in Adolescent Myasthenia Gravis With FcRn Blocker
SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Investigational nipocalimab plus standard of care achieved sustained reductions in immunoglobulin G (IgG) and appeared to be ...
What’s in Kamala Harris’ Medical History?
The 24-hour news cycle is just as important to medicine as it is to politics, finance, or sports. At MedPage ...
Novel Monoclonal Antibody Protects Infants Against RSV
The investigational monoclonal antibody clesrovimab protected against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) disease and prevented RSV hospitalizations among healthy preterm- and ...
Rainfall and Mortality; Identifying Risk for Preeclampsia
TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine ...
Informed Consent, Inclusion Prioritized in Revised Ethics for Human Trials
The World Medical Association (WMA) voted unanimously today to approve revised ethical principles for human participants in medical research. Updates ...
Women and Children First — Or Not
Rosenbaum is a pediatrician, and a professor emeritus and special lecturer in pediatrics and medicine. Meyer is a professor of ...
Whooping Cough in the U.S. Is at a Decade-High Level
Whooping cough is at its highest level in a decade for this time of year, U.S. health officials reported Thursday. ...
Standing More May Not Reduce Stroke, Heart Failure Risk
Share on PinterestStanding more isn’t enough to offset the negative health effects of a sedentary lifestyle and may raise the ...
How will weight-loss drugs change our relationship with food?
BBCWe are now in the era of weight-loss drugs.Decisions on how these drugs will be used look likely to shape ...
