Search
<p>Children with comorbidities may have higher rates of invasive pneumococcal disease caused by nonvaccine serotypes after receiving 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine.</p>
By Rob Goodier(Reuters Health) - Studies have linked the use of social media to depression, but addiction to social media, rather than use alone, may explain the connection, new research suggests.
There is a noticeable rise in the prevalence of diverticulosis, especially in the Western hemisphere and in countries that have adopted a more Westernized lifestyle. I, myself, have noticed a rise in the number of hospital patients I see with either a history of diverticulosis or with an active diverticular flare.
The old adage, “Not all that wheezes is asthma,” attributed to physician Chevalier Jackson (1865-1958), has never been more relevant than today, given reports that at least 30% of physicians’ asthma diagnoses are incorrect.
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.
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.
Luanne DeChristopher, MSc, on High Fructose Corn Syrup and Coronary Heart Disease in Black Americans
In this podcast, Luanne DeChristopher, MSc, discusses the association between high fructose corn syrup, excess-free-fructose, and the coronary heart disease mortality disparity between Black and White individuals.
The effects of high-protein and low-protein diets on stroke risk were evaluated in a new study.
By David DouglasNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In patients with early-stage gastric cancer, laparoscopic pylorus-preserving gastrectomy offers "excellent" long-term prognosis and favorable nutritional status, according to Japanese researchers.
<p>Participating in sports may have many benefits, but it also raises the chances adolescents will abuse alcohol, according to a new review of the evidence by Canadian researchers.</p>
Pediatric BlogAlthough there is a difference in the emphasis in private practice versus academic practice, one can grow as a physician in either setting. The reward however is also very different in each setting.
Tom is a 43-year-old overweight man who has had trouble exercising in the past. He tells you that whenever he begins an exercise regimen, he becomes discouraged after several weeks when he fails to lose any weight, and “doesn’t see the point” of continuing.
More than 30% of adults in the United States have hypertension, although more of the cases are uncontrolled than are controlled.
In this podcast, Bisharah Rizvi, MD, and Vijay Balasubramanian, MD, MRCP (UK), talk about their research paper that they presented at CHEST 2021, which examined hospital data to determine the burden of pulmonary arterial hypertension from 2007 to 2017.