Mixed Topics
Audio
Is it time for PCPs to take over chronic HCV?
Mailing out fecal tests may improve screening rates for colorectal cancer.
Conference Coverage
Address physical health risks of people with SMI
ROCKVILLE, MD. – Strategies still are needed to fight obesity, diabetes, smoking, and sedentary behavior.
News
FDA warning shines light on vaginal rejuvenation
Lasers and radio-frequency machines are being marketed for unapproved vaginal indications, the agency says – with burns and other adverse effects...
News
FDA warns against azithromycin in blood or lymph node cancers
Azithromycin can lead to relapse and death when used to prevent an inflammatory lung condition in patients with blood or lymph node cancers who...
Audio
Is fish oil’s heart benefit a fish tale?
And how pregnancy and childbirth affect dementia risk.
Opinion
Fish pedicures
Fish pedicures have a long-standing history in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cultures for aiding such skin conditions as psoriasis and helping...
News
Nearly one-quarter of presurgery patients already using opioids
Surgical patients should be asked about their opioid use and pain history.
News
Technology use by parents may worsen children’s behavior
Technoference was associated with lower coparenting quality in fathers only, and greater parent depressive symptoms in mothers only.
Video
Canakinumab cut gout attacks in CANTOS
AMSTERDAM – Post hoc analysis of data collected from the CANTOS trial showed that interleukin-1 blockade with canakinumab halved the rate of gout...
Conference Coverage
TNF inhibitor linked to one-third drop in total mortality
AMSTERDAM – Data from nearly 30,000 patients treated with a TNF inhibitor for a range of indications showed a significant mortality cut, compared...