Doctors much more likely to miss heart attacks in women
Women have a 50 per cent higher chance than men of receiving the wrong initial diagnosis following a heart attack, according to a new study by the University of Leeds. …read more
Growing Antibiotic Resistance Prompts New WHO STI Guidelines
With antibiotic options becoming more limited for common sexually transmitted infections, most notably gonorrhea, the WHO has updated treatment recommendations for Chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis. Medscape Medical News …read more
Postpartum HIV treatment reduces key maternal illnesses
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA – HIV-infected women who remained on antiretroviral therapy throughout the postpartum period reduced their risk of clinical stage 2 or 3 HIV disease events by 53%, compared with… …read more
Serious infections in second trimester increase epilepsy risk
ANNAPOLIS, MD. – Febrile infections occurring in the second trimester appear to pose the greatest risk to the neurodevelopment of the fetus, a population based cohort study has shown. In a review of… …read more
U.S. FDA Issues Emergency Use Authorization for Zika Test – Roche
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday issued emergency authorization for a Zika diagnostics test from Swiss drugmaker Roche, skirting normal approval channels as the regulator moves to fight the disease’s spread. Reuters Health Information …read more
U.S. FDA Issues Emergency Use Authorization for Zika Test – Roche
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday issued emergency authorization for a Zika diagnostics test from Swiss drugmaker Roche, skirting normal approval channels as the regulator moves to fight the disease’s spread. Reuters Health Information …read more
Zika outbreak forces better history taking, tracking
ANNAPOLIS, MD. – The definition of taking a thorough travel history has expanded with the spread of Zika. Physicians “need to focus not only on patients’ travel histories, but also the travel… …read more
Zika outbreak forces better history taking, tracking
ANNAPOLIS, MD. – The definition of taking a thorough travel history has expanded with the spread of Zika. Physicians “need to focus not only on patients’ travel histories, but also the travel… …read more
STUDY: C-section rates vary vastly by state
The overall rate of Cesarean sections decreased slightly to 33.7% from 35.2% during the 5-year period between July 2010 and June 2015, based on findings from a <a… …read more
STUDY: C-section rates vary vastly by state
The overall rate of Cesarean sections decreased slightly to 33.7% from 35.2% during the 5-year period between July 2010 and June 2015, based on findings from a <a… …read more