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The updated guidelines for HIV-exposed and HIV-infected children are intended for use by health care providers.
<p>PRO: It certainly is reasonable for pediatricians to discharge patients if parents consistently<br>refuse vaccinations. CON: Vaccination is neither risk-free nor 100% effective, and it is an ongoing challenge to balance individual rights against mandated vaccinations in settings of low disease prevalence.</p>
John is a 36-year-old overweight man struggling to lose weight. After reading that eating more frequently can help weight loss, he tells you that he has started consuming 6 meals over the course of the day.
By Anne HardingNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - High blood pressure (BP) often goes unrecognized in girls with Turner syndrome, and is more common in those with obesity or a history of aortic coarctation, according to new research.
A recent meta-analysis investigated the effects of intensive blood pressure (BP) control vs standard BP control on renal outcomes in patients without diabetes who have chronic kidney disease.
Intravenous opioid use can lead to infective endocarditis, which can result in stroke. Researchers evaluated the effect of the opioid epidemic on infection-related stroke hospitalization rates.
It’s August, a time when students are getting ready to return to school. While many of us think of school as a place to learn and socialize, families experiencing food insecurity may see it as a place to eat. Many schools operate year-round to keep kids fed during the summer months. However, school meals will look very different this year due to COVID-19.
The 2013 Primary Care Cardiometabolic Risk Summit kicked off with a keynote address from John E. Anderson, MD.
By Rob GoodierNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Surgery may be indicated in fewer cases of diverticulitis than previously thought, according to a recent literature review.
Researchers investigated a possible link between testosterone treatment in men and the risk of heart attack in this new study.
A recent study examined causes of delays in seeking cancer treatment and the effect of these delays on outcomes.
By Anne HardingNEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are distinctly different on the microbiome level, new findings show.
Findings presented at the SLEEP 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting suggest that taking longer, more frequent naps during the day may be associated with incident Alzheimer dementia risk among community-based older adults.
By Lorraine L. JaneczkoNEW YORK (Reuters Health) – "Booster sessions" with a physiotherapist help older adults with osteoarthritis keep doing their exercises, a new systematic review and meta-analysis suggests.
Aasma Shaukat, MD, MPH, answers our questions about the age at which CRC screening is necessary, the risks and benefits of screening patients older than age 75, and how to individualize screening decision making for older patients.