Atopic dermatitis, sometimes referred to as baby eczema, affects more than three million infants in the United States every year. While there are no established preventive measures, researchers have been making strides in coming up with effective treatment strategies.
According to researchers in Germany, complications and higher recurrence rates are more likely after laparoscopic ventral hernia repair.
Study results show that dutasteride is similar to the 5α-reductase inhibitor finasteride in its effect on post-operative blood loss in men treated for benign prostatic hyperplasia.
Many surgeons complain about operating room efficiency. Hospitals can benefit from improving OR efficiency, because most ORs top their list of the most costly divisions. Here are several successful low-cost, low-technology measures to improve efficiency that were implemented at a tertiary-care academic medical center/Level I trauma center.
The first final guidance in over 13 years for the development of new antiretroviral drugs for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has been released by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Some experts contend that hiatal hernia-related symptoms improve after weight-loss surgery, making repair of the hiatus unnecessary. Yet, simultaneous repair during bariatric surgery may be more efficient than undergoing separate procedures. A study published in the journal Surgery suggests repair of hiatal hernia during bariatric surgery appears safe and feasible.
Researchers say that identifying HCV transmission hotspots and gaining a more comprehensive understanding of exactly how hepatitis C virus is transmitted during times of significant spread could facilitate public health initiatives to reduce the prevalence of HCV in people who contract it through intravenous drug use.
Asthma is a common problem in the medical community and even while there are many treatment options on the market, controlling symptoms of the condition continues to be an issue for patients and doctors alike.
With the number of patients diagnosed with COPD continuing to grow new treatment options are also needed to help these patients maintain a sustainable quality of life.
While the days of the solo practitioner hanging a shingle in their hometown winds to an end the healthcare community is now turning its attention to how teams can provide the best level of care to patients.
At the annual CHEST conference in Montreal one of the sessions looked at new guidelines for treating patients with sepsis in emergency medical care.
Healthcare providers are supposed to be one of the top advocates for no smoking, right? Well the amount of physicians still lighting up cigarettes is prevalent.
Hyperkalemia can be fatal and there is a serious need to provide improved treatment options.
A growing problem in the healthcare community, particularly in hospitals is the risk of antibiotic resistance and antimicrobial stewardship programs. This is an effort that will take the work of many dedicated people and effective products for a difficult problem.
One of the biggest challenges hospitals today face is winning the battle of antimicrobial stewardship and infections like MRSA. Work continues to develop medications to help treat these patients and keep others in the hospital system safe.
Antimicrobial stewardship is becoming a growing concern in the medical community especially among hospital patients. Finding ways to combat these issues is also becoming increasingly important to keep patients healthy beyond their original concerns.
More than three-quarters of intravenous drug users and Baby Boomers tested for hepatitis C were positive and unaware they were infected, according to results of a study published in the journal Annals of Emergency Medicine.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients could spend less time in the hospital if their doctors utilize a checklist of steps called order sets, according to a recent study.
Although there was widespread circulation of influenza viruses that were antigenically drifted from the vaccine virus, last year's flu vaccine appears to have been effective in preventing severe illness requiring hospitalization.
ID Week is the most relevant and important meeting for ID as a whole.
Overuse of urinary catheters is a common problem in all hospitals. Intervention is possible.
A recent review article provided updated information on classification systems, preventive techniques, pathophysiological mechanisms, and treatment options for postoperative ileus.
Patients who are morbidly obese need a revised dosing protocol when getting vancomycin.
Even when staph bacteria are not drug resistant, clinicians face prescribing drugs that could cause an adverse reaction including kidney injury. A Pittsburgh team looked at the comparative risk of nafcillin vs. oxacillin.
Clinicians often discourage older patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy from pursuing surgery, worrying that lingering pathology, comorbidities, reduced physiological reserves, and age-related spinal cord changes will delay recovery.
