‘Implementation of bundled interventions and an institutional focus on reducing infection can successfully reduce the burden of posthysterectomy infectious morbidity.’ Medscape Medical News …read more
Testing specimens from several low-risk patients required a fraction of the testing supplies and had several advantages, but implementation of the strategy was challenging, researchers found. Medscape Medical News …read more
Anthony Fauci, MD, called the launches ‘important’; the two trials will examine the antibodies for the treatment of COVID-19 patients both in and out of the hospital. Medscape Medical News …read more
Although contagions like COVID-19 might kill more men, the impact of a pandemic on women’s lives is vast and understudied. Undark …read more
‘It could happen to any of us. Lawsuits are not uncommon, but few of us have received any kind of training for how to handle them.’ Medscape Medical News …read more
The numbers of antibodies can act as a baseline, but the information they yield is limited. The FDA cautions against using the results as an indicator to relax precautions. FDA Approvals …read more
The American Cancer Society’s new guidance on human papillomavirus vaccination diverges from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendations. Medscape Medical News …read more
The AMA asked CMS to delay repayment of Medicare advances provided to clinicians earlier this year. Separately, HHS has extended deadlines to certain clinicians to apply for federal aid. Medscape Medical News …read more
Measuring bone mineral density 3 years after a baseline assessment does not improve the accuracy of fracture risk prediction in healthy postmenopausal women, according to new research. Medscape Medical News …read more
New data suggest children could be drivers in the spread of COVID-19, which may change the equation as experts weigh the risks and benefits of school reopenings. Medscape Medical News …read more