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<p>Children with elevated interleukin-6 levels at age 9 have an increased risk of developing depression and psychotic experiences when they reach 18, according to a new study.</p>
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<p>Older men who take vitamin E and selenium supplements have the same risk of dementia as people who don't use these products.</p>
<p>Vaccine-induced antibodies may wane more quickly than usual in patients with HIV, who might therefore lose their protection before they receive a booster.</p>
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?
A new analysis highlights the hepatitis C-related death rates per state vs the United States as a whole, and aimed to better document deaths on a subnational level.
In this podcast, Daniel Fierer, MD, from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai, discusses treating and managing HIV-HCV coinfection in men who have sex with men.
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) - For health care providers, earlier influenza vaccination is linked to fewer flu symptoms and less time away from work, a Mexican study suggests.
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.
<p>Cerebral blood flow (CBF) is reduced in athletes following a concussion, according to the first-ever longitudinal study to look at changes in regional CBF in humans after concussion.</p>
By Andrew M. SeamanNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The amount of physical activity young mothers get is linked to their preschoolers' activity levels, according to a new study from the UK.
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.
This review of surrogate decision making emphasizes that healthcare decisions are fraught with significant variability and uncertainty.
Let me be upfront: I avoid both clonidine and hydralazine when treating hypertension. In the case of hydralazine, I qualify that decision by explicitly stating that it has been an evidence-based therapy for the management of moderate to severe systolic heart failure in African-Americans.
A 38-year-old man presents with several days of ongoing severe abdominal pain in his upper abdomen that radiates to his back. He describes the pain as “boring and unrelenting” and is not crampy or colicky.