Howard Wolinsky

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Study questions reliability of maternal drug testing

Author:: Howard Wolinsky

Publish date: February 8, 2022

“Cannabis and methadone were the significant factors leading to discordance with positive newborn meconium, which may reflect prior use e...

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Routine vaginal cleansing seen ineffective for unscheduled cesareans

Author:: Howard Wolinsky

Publish date: February 4, 2022

Large study showed no difference in post-cesarean infections when the vagina was cleansed with povidone-iodine prior to unscheduled cesarean delive...

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Negative home COVID test no ‘free pass’ for kids, study finds

Author:: Howard Wolinsky

Publish date: January 18, 2022

A meta-analysis of 17 previous studies found that rapid tests are good at identifying positive cases but carry high rates of false-negative results...

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Experts plead for more pediatric telehealth

Author:: Howard Wolinsky

Publish date: January 7, 2022

“Telehealth has opened new avenues for these patients who otherwise have difficulty seeing specialists. This is a population of children who withou...