FDA Withdraws Umbrella EUA for COVID-19 Intubation Boxes
The decision followed discoveries of potential harm associated with the boxes; now each of the designs will be evaluated separately. Medscape Medical News …read more
More Mixed Results for Remdesivir: Moderate COVID-19 Patients
The drug’s manufacturer is pushing the FDA to expand the emergency use authorization to full approval for all hospitalized with COVID-19. But some experts say there are too many unanswered questions. Medscape Medical News …read more
One-Off Blast of RT, Rather Than Weeks, for Early Breast Cancer
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
Research Examines Links Between ‘Long COVID’ and ME/CFS
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
Influenza Vaccination Critical During Pandemic, CDC Says
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
SGLT2 Inhibitors With Metformin Do Not Up Fracture Risk
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
Remembering Thousands of World’s Healthcare Workers Lost to COVID
Friends, families, and colleagues share the names with Medscape of those who died trying to help those infected. Medscape Medical News …read more
Cancer Treatments Bring Concerns for Hospitalists
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
New Guidelines Recommend Topicals for Musculoskeletal Injuries
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
AFF With Bisphosphonates Highest in Asians, Study Confirms
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