Epilepsy Medications Drive Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
TOPLINE:Maternal epilepsy was associated with increased odds of adverse perinatal outcomes, but most associations were driven by prenatal exposure to ...
Stewardship Cuts IV Treatment for Paediatric Bone Infections
TOPLINE:A hospital-based antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) using post-prescription review and feedback (PPRF) significantly decreased intravenous (IV) antibiotic duration, length of ...
Small, Stable Pancreatic Cysts May Show Reassuring Outcomes
TOPLINE:Compared with the general population, patients with small, stable cysts without baseline worrisome features or high-risk stigmata did not have ...
Generation Alpha’s coded language makes online bullying hard to detect
Teenagers’ language might make online bullying hard to detectVitapix/Getty Images Generation Alpha’s internet lingo is mutating faster than teachers, parents ...
Omidenepag Promising Against Glaucoma in Real-World Study
TOPLINE:The daily use of eye drops containing 0.002% omidenepag isopropyl reduced intraocular pressure and was well‐tolerated in patients newly diagnosed ...
Will You Be Prepared When Disaster Strikes?
On May 26, more than 70 people were injured after a car ploughed into crowds celebrating their club’s Premier League ...
Heart attacks are no longer the leading cause of death in the US
Bystander CPR training may have contributed to fewer heart attack deaths in the past five decadespiyamas dulmunsumphun / Alamy Stock ...
Age Ups Risk for Acute Dacryocystitis in Blocked Tear Ducts
TOPLINE:Acute dacryocystitis (AD) is common in women and becomes increasingly likely with age, particularly in individuals with primary acquired obstruction ...
How Common Meds Secretly Wreck Your Patients’ Microbiome?
Effective ways to combat harmful viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasitic worms have driven major advances in medicine and contributed to ...
Meeting Target Serum Urate Level Cuts CV Risk in Gout
BARCELONA, Spain — A “treat-to-target” approach for gout was associated with a modest but significant reduction in the risk for ...
Preventing Sudden Cardiac Death Is Possible
For patients with certain cardiovascular conditions and risk factors, sudden cardiac arrest is more than a theoretical concern.But over the ...
Tempted to Quit? These Doctors Remade Their Careers Instead
“A lot of doctors feel stuck, and I definitely felt stuck for a really long time,” said Nicole Tully, MD, ...
‘I paid £15,000 then it went bust’
Emer MoreauBusiness reporter, BBC NewsSyreeta SandhuSyreeta Sandhu has spent £15,000 on IVFIVF patients are being warned over unregulated "concierge clinics" ...
Could Traveling by Bicycle Protect Against Dementia?
TOPLINE:Cycling, alone or combined with other modes of travel, was associated with a 19% reduced risk for all-cause dementia compared ...
Enigmacursor mollyborthwickae: Small and speedy dinosaur recognised as a new species
Illustration of Enigmacursor mollyborthwickae, a newly recognised dinosaur speciesBob Nicholls Art A newly discovered species of dinosaur is going on ...
Enigmatic lizards somehow survived near Chicxulub asteroid impact
A yellow-spotted tropical night lizard (Lepidophyma flavimaculatum)Dante Fenolio/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY A small, secretive group of lizards that still exists today ...
Millions of children at risk as vaccination uptake stalls
Progress in vaccinating children against a variety of life-threatening diseases has stalled in the past two decades - and even gone ...
Physician Lawmaker Confronts RFK Jr. About ACIP Firings: ‘You Lied’
(MedPage Today) -- Rep. Kim Schrier, MD (D-Wash.), tore into HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday, accusing him ...
Health Groups Cautiously Optimistic on Prior Authorization Announcement
(MedPage Today) -- Healthcare groups are sounding cautiously optimistic about Monday's announcement from HHS that it had gotten voluntary agreement ...
Women’s pelvises are shrinking – how is that changing childbirth?
Medical advances have changed childbirth – potentially enough to impact human evolutionFatCamera/Getty Images Women’s pelvises have become narrower over the ...
