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A roundup of COVID-19 news, including potential treatment options, new guidance from the CDC and IDSA, and statements from the FDA on testing and the use of NSAIDs.
The FDA has approved a treatment option for adults with multidrug resistant HIV infection, marking a “new class of antiretroviral medications” for this patient population.
<p>Infants with a history of allergies should still get a checkup first, a research review confirms.</p>
A new study confirms that most lice in North America carry a gene mutation making them completely resistant to standard over-the-counter pediculicides. Now what?
Researchers analyzed data from patients with type 2 diabetes to determine how levels of daily insulin dosage impacted risk of death. .
Researchers conducted a meta-analysis to examine the neurocognitive benefits of exercise in patients with schizophrenia, among whom cognitive deficits are common and treatment options are limited.
Researchers investigated the effects of diet quality and a healthy lifestyle on disability and symptom burden among patients with multiple sclerosis in a recent study.
Steven E. Nissen, MD, lead author of the study “Bempedoic Acid And Cardiovascular Outcomes In Statin-Intolerant Patients,” answers questions on the importance of his team’s research on bempedoic acid, how the study fills a gap in cardiovascular research, what bempedoic acid is and is not intended for, and more.
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.”
Medicine’s history is of slow, incremental progress with many pauses, reverses, and explosive accelerations.
<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 dangers of cigarettes have been discussed in schools for years, even decades.
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>People with diabetes who live in the poorest areas are twice as likely to end up with their legs or feet amputated than those living in the wealthiest areas.</p>
Joey is a 30-year-old man with mild asthma who was recently required intubation during what he described as a “serious asthma attack.” At his most recent follow-up appointment, he asks how he could have experienced such an attack, given his mild asthma.
The updated guidelines for HIV-exposed and HIV-infected children are intended for use by health care providers.
<p>Cancer patients who have HBV risk factors or anticipate therapy that could reactivate HBV should undergo HBV screening before their cancer therapy begins.</p>