High-Dose Vitamin D in Pregnancy May Boost Kids’ Bones
Questions remain regarding the extent to which the findings support a clinical recommendation. Medscape Medical News …read more
FDA Updates Steps to Make Power Morcellators Safer in Surgery
Laparoscopic power morcellation for myomectomy or hysterectomy should only be performed with an approved tissue containment system and only in appropriately selected patients. News Alerts …read more
CMS Aims to Reduce Physician Burden While Improving Quality
The federal agency unveiled new ‘rules of the road’ for setting standards for quality care and its oversight of measures to improve patient safety and reduce physician burden. Medscape Medical News …read more
COVID-19: Time to ‘Take the Risk of Scaring People’
It’s past time to call the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, a pandemic and help people prepare for widespread cases, experts said. Medscape Medical News …read more
Benzodiazepines Implicated in High Rate of ED Visits
Seven out of eight ED visits attributed to adverse events from benzodiazepines involve self-harm or nonmedical use of these drugs. Medscape Medical News …read more
Mediterranean Diet Tied to Gut Diversity and Healthier Aging
A new study finds that eating a Mediterranean-style diet alters the gut microbiome and is linked to less frailty and better cognitive function in the elderly. Medscape Medical News …read more
Medical Student Mistreatment Higher Among Women, Minorities
Mistreatment from senior physicians, nurses, and staff is more common among medical students who are female, nonwhite, and/or not heterosexual. Medscape Medical News …read more
Frequent Inpatient Consults Up Care, Cost but Not Outcomes
Medicare inpatients whose hospitalists relied more on specialist consultation had longer stays, greater costs, and higher subsequent specialist consultation but not better outcomes, a study found. Medscape Medical News …read more
MTHFR and Birth Defects: Does Type of Folate Matter?
How do MTHFR genotypes affect blood folate levels and the risk for birth defects? Here are the answers to some commonly asked questions. CDC Expert Commentary …read more
FDA OKs First Once-Daily IV COX-2 Preferential NSAID for Pain
The FDA approved meloxicam injection (Anjeso, Baudax Bio) for the treatment of moderate to severe pain, either by itself or with other NSAID analgesics. FDA Approvals …read more