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John is a 47-year-old man who is concerned about his family history of heart disease. At a recent checkup, he tells you that he often drinks 2 to 3 cups of coffee a day, and asks you if there is any reason that he should “think about cutting back.”
The researchers retrospectively observed 145 adults who were admitted to a community teaching hospital for asthma exacerbations and analyzed 30-, 60-, and 90-day outcomes.
In this video, Robert Terkeltaub, MD, discusses classifying gout as acute or chronic, and how treatment should be tailored for each patient based on disease severity and characteristics as well as other patient-specific factors.
This COVID-19 roundup includes coverage of the latest and final COVID-19 treatment guidelines by the NIH, the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine in preventing pediatric long COVID, the spring 2024 booster recommendations for older adults, and more.
<p>Acting out is common among children with CP, but two programs can teach parents how to reduce their child's behavioral problems.</p>
By Lorraine L. Janeczko
The FDA approved givinostat, a nonsteroidal oral medication, for treating patients 6 years of age or older with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Allergic conditions are the most common life-altering, and sometimes life-threatening, disorders affecting millions of individuals worldwide. Oftentimes, people with allergies and their health care providers neglect to discuss the symptoms of allergy, and thus, proper diagnoses are not made and treatment is not initiated. The aim of this manuscript is to describe the development of a tool for improved management and treatment of allergies in the primary care setting.
By Genevra PittmanNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Young adults who had been criticized, insulted or threatened by a parent growing up were more likely to be anxious or depressed, in a new study.Even when the same or another parent expressed plenty of affection, researchers found the apparent harmful effects of having a verbally aggressive mother or father persisted.
<p>Concussions among high school athletes became more common with every passing academic year between 2005 and 2012.</p>
In this Q&A, Brittany A. Davidson, MD, discusses navigating goals-of-care conversations in gynecologic oncology, including how to identify patients at high risk of death who might benefit from a timely goals-of-care conversation, how to have a goals-of-care conversation, and how the conversations impact clinical practice. Dr Davidson also discussed these topics during a session at The Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) 2023 Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer titled "Navigating High Stakes Conversations in Gynecologic Oncology: Goals of Care Conversations."
By Reuters StaffNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) circulation follows a biennial pattern of alternating early and late seasons, new research indicates.
By David DouglasNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) placement following radical prostatectomy engenders more complications in men who have undergone external beam radiotherapy (EBRT), according to UK investigators.
<p>A structured, team-based approach can improve childhood immunization rates in a hospital-based primary care practice, researchers say.</p>
By Rob GoodierNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A study of nearly 700 UK children found no difference in the rate of children's food allergies whether they were injected with whole-cell or acellular pertussis vaccines.
The researchers examined the adverse pregnancy outcomes that can occur when the individual experiences pre-pregnancy migraine.