Preeclampsia Flagged by Common Lab Values
PHILADELPHIA -- Existing blood tests may help identify pregnant women at risk of developing preeclampsia, researchers found from a retrospective ...
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Cataract Surgery Linked With Fewer Falls, Traumatic Injuries in Older Patients
CHICAGO -- Patients who had cataract surgery had a significantly lower risk of multiple types of traumatic injuries often associated ...
RSV Vaccine Tied to Fewer Hospitalizations, ED Visits in Older, High-Risk Adults
The respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine (Abrysvo) was linked with fewer hospitalizations and emergency department (ED) visits in older patients ...
Case Against Perioperative Beta-Blockers Grows Stronger
PHILADELPHIA -- Any beta-blocker use was associated with a higher risk of postoperative stroke, according to research that also found ...
Retinal Injections May Increase Risk for Cataract Surgery Complications
CHICAGO -- Retinal injections for eye disease had a significant association with increased complications rates after cataract surgery, according to ...
Myasthenia Gravis Patients May Use Less Steroids After Starting Efgartigimod
SAVANNAH, Ga. -- One year after starting efgartigimod (Vyvgart) treatment, most generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) patients significantly reduced corticosteroid use, ...
Deep Neuromuscular Blockade Helps Keyhole Surgery, but Not Outcomes Per Se
PHILADELPHIA -- A deeper neuromuscular block (NMB) facilitated laparoscopic surgery without having an effect on intraoperative safety and postoperative outcomes, ...
‘This Medical Report Will Have Little Effect’: What We Heard This Week
"I have not heard any fair-minded concerns about her health, so I expect that this medical report will have little ...
The Cure to Gun Violence Begins at the Ballot Box, Not the Trauma Bay
Dark is an emergency medicine physician and professor. Morris is an MPH student. Among the world's high income countries, the ...
Weight loss jabs for unemployed not dystopian, says Wes Streeting
Health Secretary Wes Streeting has dismissed suggestions that plans to provide weight loss jabs to unemployed people with obesity are ...
Cyclist Chris Hoy announces that his cancer is terminal
Getty ImagesSir Chris Hoy performed the baton ceremony before the men's cycling sprint finals at this year's Paris OlympicsSix-time Olympic ...
We spent years covering the case – here’s why experts are still arguing about it
BBCThere are two parallel universes in the Lucy Letby story.One can be witnessed every day in Liverpool at the public ...
The Best and Worst States for Mental Health Care in the U.S.
Share on PinterestNew research examined several key factors to determine which states rank the highest and lowest for mental health ...
