Article Author: Jessica Craig Publish date: October 11, 2016
The prevalence of severe joint pain among adults with diagnosed arthritis continues to increase, researchers from the CDC reported in the Oct. 7 Mo...
Article Author: Jessica Craig Publish date: October 7, 2016
Switching between generic versions of the same antiepileptic drug made by different manufacturers does not appear to change the risk of seizure-rel...
Article Author: Jessica Craig Publish date: October 5, 2016
Denver Health’s multipronged vaccination procedure has consistently led to higher-than-average HPV vaccination rates among adolescents.
News Author: Jessica Craig Publish date: September 30, 2016
Postnatally acquired Zika virus disease in children younger than 18 years is mild and rarely results in severe illness or death.
News Author: Jessica Craig Publish date: September 29, 2016
All pregnant women should be screened with blood pressure measurements for preeclampsia throughout pregnancy, according to a new draft recommendation ...
News Author: Jessica Craig Publish date: September 27, 2016
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) therapy is safe for HIV-uninfected women breastfeeding their infants, according to a study in PLOS Medicine.
News Author: Jessica Craig Publish date: September 23, 2016
Prenatal Tdap vaccination prevents the occurrence of and reduces the severity of pertussis in infants.
News Author: Jessica Craig Publish date: September 22, 2016
A large study of patients who had bariatric surgery showed that patient-reported outcomes were correlated with long-term weight loss but not with s...
News Author: Jessica Craig Publish date: September 20, 2016
News Author: Jessica Craig Publish date: September 13, 2016
Key clinical point: There is increased anxiety and depression among family caregivers who do not take care of themselves.
Major finding: Worse car...
News Author: Jessica Craig Publish date: September 11, 2016
News Author: Jessica Craig Publish date: September 1, 2016
Younger patients with shorter illness durations who presented with wheeze, fever, vomiting, intercostal or subcostal recession, and/or asthma were at ...
News Author: Jessica Craig Publish date: September 1, 2016
Key clinical point: Incidence rates for localized- and regional-stage prostate cancer continue to decline. Major finding: The incidence rates for l...
News Author: Jessica Craig Publish date: August 31, 2016
Key clinical point: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass led to higher percentages of weight loss at long-term follow-up. Major finding: Four years post treatm...
News Author: Jessica Craig Publish date: August 22, 2016
To prevent and manage obesity without predisposing adolescents to eating disorders, avoid weight-based language, use motivational interviewing techniq...
