Practice Points Developed for Treatment of Outpatient COVID-19
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In an updated clinical guideline issued by the American College of Physicians and published online Sept. 19 in the Annals of Internal Medicine, living, rapid practice points are presented for the outpatien…
Learn MoreLos errores con medicamentos para el TDAH entre niños se han cuadruplicado en 20 años
MARTES, 19 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) – Más de 3 millones de niños estadounidenses toman medicamentos para el trastorno por déficit de atención e hiperactividad (TDAH), pero una nueva investigación muestra que los errores de medicación han…
Learn MoreExtended-Release Buprenorphine Not Necessarily Cost-Effective
TUESDAY, Sept. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with opioid use disorder (OUD), treatment with extended-release buprenorphine is not cost-effective when transmucosal buprenorphine is available, according to a study published online Sept. 13 i…
Learn MoreCediranib Shows Promise for Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
TUESDAY, Sept. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The multitargeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) of the vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR) pathway, cediranib, shows promise for differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC), but the addition of len…
Learn MoreCases of Pediatric Therapeutic Errors Related to ADHD Meds on the Rise
MONDAY, Sept. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — From 2000 to 2021, there was an almost 300 percent increase in the annual frequency of cases of pediatric out-of-hospital therapeutic errors related to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medicati…
Learn MoreADHD Drug Errors Among Kids Have Quadrupled in 20 Years
MONDAY, Sept. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Over 3 million American children now take medication for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but new research shows medication errors have spiked nearly 300% in the past two decades for these kid…
Learn MoreE-Cigarettes, Cytisine, Varenicline Most Effective to Help Stop Smoking
FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Electronic cigarettes and the medicines cytisine and varenicline appear to help the most people to quit smoking, according to a review published online Sept. 12 in the Cochrane Library.Nicola Lindson, Ph.D., …
Learn MoreLorundrostat Effective for Lowering BP in Uncontrolled Hypertension
FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The aldosterone synthase inhibitor lorundrostat is effective for lowering blood pressure among individuals with uncontrolled hypertension, according to a study published online Sept. 10 in the Journal of the …
Learn MoreUse of Nonselective β-Blockers Tied to Lower Risk for Total Knee Arthroplasty
FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The use of nonselective β-blockers is associated with a lower likelihood of undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA), according to a study published online Sept. 5 in the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.Iskan…
Learn MoreBeauty Salon-Based Intervention Builds Knowledge of PrEP in Black Women
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A beauty salon-based intervention improves awareness of and trust in preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) against HIV among Black cisgender women, according to a study published in the September/October issue of …
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