MD Magazine® Staff

As the number of digital devices in the hospital setting multiplies, we may be entering a "digital nightmare" in which health care providers are so preoccupied with gadgets that patient care suffers significantly.

Higher doses of milk protein in dry powder form are more effective than lower doses of liquid milk extract in treating childhood milk allergies, a new study finds.

Radiofrequency treatment of patients with refractory gastroesophageal reflux disease appears to improve symptoms by decreasing compliance of the gastroesophageal junction, a new study suggests.

Tolvaptan appears to have both clinical and economic benefits for heart failure patients with hyponatremia, reports a new study.

Cancer patients with hyponatremia have longer hospital stays and increased mortality, a new study finds.

HPV vaccination is routinely recommended for females but not males, though that may soon change-and cost-effectiveness may be an important argument in favor.

Pioneering researcher Michael Saag, MD, gave a whirlwind tour of the history of HIV and AIDS at the conference's opening plenary session.

More than one in 10 parents of young children has departed from the official vaccination schedule recommended by the CDC, a nationwide survey finds.

The opening session of the second day of the conference featured the CEOs of CaringBridge, Healthline, and 23andMe in conversation with journalists.

A session titled "Health 2.0 in the Hospital" featured several companies working to make hospitals smarter and more efficient through technological innovation.

The FDA has accepted a new drug application for Levadex (dihydroergotamine), an orally inhaled drug for the acute treatment of migraine in adults.

Just in time for Halloween (ok, so we're a day late), a post about candy, children, and behavior problems.

Through the haze of the severe symptoms migraine patients experience shines a new light of the possibility of protection from a deadly cancer.

A variety of factors are prompting hospitals to expand coverage to provide 24/7 hospitalist care, leading to the creation of a new sub-specialty: the nocturnist. Although many programs, in an effort to recruit nocturnists, promise shorter hours, more flexible scheduling, and better pay, the lifestyle adjustment nighttime coverage requires is not for everyone.

The FDA yesterday approved Invega Sustenna, an extended-release injectable suspension, for the acute and maintenance treatment of schizophrenia in adults.

Cardiogenic shock continues to be a major complication of acute myocardial infarction, with in-hospital mortality approaching 70% to 80% for patients who are managed medically.

Aloe was mentioned by Pliny the Elder and also in the New Testament. "And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes," (John 19:3940). It is long been in use as an herbal medicine in the Orient and Asia.

The new edition of Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach is a recommended reference book for pharmacists.