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The FDA has announced the approval of a new antifungal drug to treat adults with invasive aspergillosis and invasive mucormycosis.
Tattoos have long been discouraged by physicians due to the risks of various diseases transmittable through poorly sanitized tattoo methods and dyes. However, is there a role for a tattoo being a permanent means of alerting health professionals to potentially life-threatening diseases?
Many physicians teach medical students in their office practices. They share teaching pearls in exam rooms or between patients. They show students important interviewing and examination techniques; they model professionalism. It’s not easy for physician teachers to do these things today, particularly given the pressures on clinicians to see more patients in shorter periods of time- not to mention keeping up with documentation requirements and administrative tasks. One, efficient way to teach is by asking a good question.
Results of a recent study call into question the relationship between low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and risk of cardiovascular mortality in older adults.
This review of surrogate decision making emphasizes that healthcare decisions are fraught with significant variability and uncertainty.
A roundup of COVID-19 news, including a study of the safety of ACE inhibitors and ARBs, guidance from AMA for returning retired physicians, and potential ocular symptoms of infection.
In this multicenter, phase 3 randomized-controlled trial, researchers evaluated the efficacy and safety of SHR8028, a water-free cyclosporine solution, 0.1%, compared with vehicle in patients with dry eye disease.
A recent study sought to quantify the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma among a population of individuals with cirrhosis of the liver of varying aetiology.
<p>Programs teaching "mindfulness" and "positive psychology" both helped mothers of children with autism and other neurodevelopmental disabilities to reduce their stress, anxiety and depression.<span style="line-height: 1.538em;"> </span></p>
The American Cancer Society has released an update to its guidelines for human papillomavirus vaccination, based on recommendations released in 2019 by the ACIP.
All patients taking pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV should be tested regularly. Which is the preferred testing method for individuals starting or restarting PrEP for HIV?
<p>The ability to videochat with family and friends might help relieve stress among some hospitalized kids, according to a new study.</p>
American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP) 2013 Annual Meeting: March 14-17, 2013; Los Angeles, CA
Researchers examined the association between iron deficiency and stroke risk in a new study.
As many as 5.8 million US adults could no longer be in need of hypertension medication after new guidelines relaxed previous recommendations, according to a new analysis.
Aspirin is commonly used to help lower the risk for heart attack, but could once-daily use be associated with a higher risk of skin cancer? The authors of a new study aimed to explore this further in men and women with and without daily aspirin exposure.
The AGS has developed a number of extremely helpful resources for clinicians to easily and conveniently employ the criteria in their daily practice.