New long-term results with targeted intraoperative radiotherapy (TARGIT) show similar efficacy to whole breast external beam radiotherapy, which is still the standard of care. Medscape Medical News …read more
Myalgic encephalomyelitis / chronic fatigue syndrome investigators are now including people with long-term post-COVID-19 symptoms in their studies, aiming to elucidate ‘post-viral’ pathophysiology. Medscape Medical News …read more
The CDC is urging everyone to get vaccinated against influenza, saying it is even more important during the COVID-19 pandemic than in normal years. Medscape Medical News …read more
The combination of SGLT-2 inhibitors and metformin is not associated with an increase in fracture risk among patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a meta-analysis of 25 randomized, controlled trials. Medscape Medical News …read more
Friends, families, and colleagues share the names with Medscape of those who died trying to help those infected. Medscape Medical News …read more
Advances in cancer treatment have brought a range of potential issues that hospitalists are likely to see in admitted patients, many of which can escalate quickly into life-threatening emergencies. The Hospitalist …read more
Topical NSAIDs were among most effective for immediate and continued pain and symptom relief for non-low back musculoskeletal pain, according to new ACP/AAFP guidelines. Medscape Medical News …read more
The benefits of bisphosphonates in fracture reduction still far outweigh risks for atypical femur fractures (AFFs), but the study shows a higher risk for AFF with longer-term use and among Asian women. Medscape Medical News …read more
The global count of COVID-19 cases has surpassed 20 million, and the US count recently passed 5 million. Medscape Reader Polls …read more
Data from the large National Birth Defects Prevention Study suggest venlafaxine was associated with the most birth defects and escitalopram the fewest. Medscape Medical News …read more