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Schizophrenia patients in long-term facilities benefit from lower-dose antipsychotics
With careful monitoring, some with severe schizophrenia show improved stabilization, social engagement after their long-acting antipsychotic doses...
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Surgical site infections not increased in immunocompromised patients after Mohs surgery
Mohs surgery is increasingly being performed for patients who are immunosuppressed because of their higher incidence of skin cancer and higher...
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Mohs surgery in the elderly: The dilemma of when to treat
“The take-home point for me is to treat your whole patient, not just the tumor.”
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High-dose antipsychotics show some benefit in treatment-resistant cases
Patients with severe schizophrenia show decreases in severity and hospitalizations with notably few side effects; but some say stick with...
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Psilocybin benefits in severe depression observed up to 12 weeks
A synthetic psilocybin shows sustained improvements after a single dose/session in the largest randomized controlled trial of its kind.
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Studies address ibrutinib bleeding risk in patients with CLL receiving Mohs surgery
Mohs surgeons may commonly find themselves treating patients with these unique considerations.
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Long COVID neuropsychiatric deficits greater than expected
Studies document the cognitive and psychiatric effects of long COVID.
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Depressed patients respond faster to IV ketamine than intranasal ketamine
One of the first comparator studies shows responses with fewer treatments for depression with IV versus intranasal ketamine.
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Lithium lowers osteoporosis risk in bipolar patients…and orthopedists take notice
Patients with bipolar disorder treated with lithium show significant reductions in osteoporosis, suggesting a protective effect on bone loss.
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Topical tranexamic acid reduces postop bleeding following Mohs surgery
“No studies have evaluated topical TXA with the aim to reduce postoperative bleeding in the setting of Mohs micrographic surgery,” one of the...
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Bupivacaine following Mohs surgery reduces opioid use, study finds
Recent research has shown that Mohs micrographic surgeons have the highest rates of opioid prescribing of all dermatologists.
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Keeping thyroid hormone treatment on target is key for the heart
‘Both undertreatment and overtreatment were associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes,’ including higher mortality, but keeping thyroid...
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Polypectomy clipping success is based on anticoagulant type
The removal of polyps has a high risk of hemorrhage, and the use of antithrombotic medications are well established as key risk factors for the...
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Obesity interactions complex in acute pancreatitis
Severity scores based on body mass index alone do not accurately predict disease severity in patients with acute pancreatitis.
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‘Agony of choice’ for clinicians treating leukemia
Novel targeted therapies emerge as frontline options while chemoimmunotherapy “fades into the background.”