Low-Protein Vegetarian Diet May Benefit Patients With CKD
A low-protein vegetarian diet is feasible and safe in patients with CKD stages 3-5, showing beneficial effects without increasing the ...
Empagliflozin Benefits Patients With Rare Genetic Diabetes
As an adjunctive treatment, empagliflozin improves glycaemic control in patients with HNF1A-related maturity-onset diabetes of the young, a clinical trial ...
Immunotherapy Duo Shows Sustained Benefit in Liver Cancer
Long-term survival data further support nivolumab plus ipilimumab as first-line standard of care for patients with inoperable liver cancer. Medscape ...
Strips of dried placenta help wounds heal with less scarring
A scanning electron micrograph of a section through a human placentaScience Photo Library Skin wounds heal with less scarring when ...
Vitamins in Sepsis: Evidence vs Clinical Expectations
Sepsis care may gain from a patient-centered vitamin strategy — learn which deficiencies matter, where evidence supports intervention, and where ...
Severe Shortages in Ob/Gyn Workforce Predicted by 2035
Geographic maldistribution will be a major challenge, but increasing telehealth and advanced practice practitioners plus loan repayment programs may help. ...
Could Clinically Integrated Texting Boost Quitting?
An automated SMS program embedded into TB care helped 40% of patients quit smoking; experts explore if a program might ...
A bleak midwinter in London’s hospital corridors of care
Karl MercerBBC London political editorBBCRoy Mitchell, accompanied by son Cliff, was among the many patients experiencing "corridor care" when the ...
Low Blood Pressure Linked With Colitis in Older Women
The risk for ischemic colitis is higher among older women with low diastolic blood pressure and those taking at least ...
Mindfulness Interventions May Reduce Substance Use in Youths
(MedPage Today) -- Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) may help reduce substance use in young people, according to a systematic review of ...
Age of Onset May Affect Stroke, Metabolic Syndrome Risk
Share on PinterestRecent studies have shown that the age of menopause onset can influence various health outcomes. The Good Brigade/Getty ...
Incretins Show Real-World Metabolic Gains Across Care Models
In adults with T2D and obesity receiving standard diabetes care, incretin therapy lowers A1c percentage, body weight, and LDL cholesterol, ...
How ‘The Pitt’ TV Series Compares to Working in a Real ER
Share on PinterestDoes the hit TV series “The Pitt” accurately depict what it’s like to work in a real ER? ...
Piercing crocodile close-up wins ecology photo competition
Biting flies on the head of an American crocodileZeke Rowe/British Ecological Society Most animals would be afraid to go near ...
Natural ovulation the best option before an IVF frozen embryo transfer
Different options exist within IVF treatment, and we’re learning more about their effectivenessZEPHYR/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Natural ovulation is just as ...
Long-Term Anti-Acid Drugs and Stomach Cancer: Is There a Link?
(MedPage Today) -- Long-term use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) did not appear to be associated with an increased risk ...
Hyperemesis gravidarum pregnancy sickness made me seek sterilisation
Kate MorganWales community correspondentDandelion & Rose PhotographyChloe, pictured after she began medication for her extreme sickness, could not face another ...
ABIM Adds Path to Certification After Residency Abroad
(MedPage Today) -- The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) recently launched a pilot pathway to certification for international medical ...
Can This Cesarean Closure Technique Reduce Complications?
(MedPage Today) -- When Clarel Antoine, MD, of the NYU Grossman School of Medicine in New York City, reflected on ...
Health Groups Pleased With Proposed NIH Budget in Bipartisan Funding Bill
(MedPage Today) -- Health groups praised many of the provisions in the joint House-Senate bill that would fund the NIH ...
