Hospital Medicine

New research may help explain the connection between exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, gastric bypass surgery, and oxalate nephropathy in humans.

Recent studies of anaphylaxis and other allergic reactions induced by medications have informed a new set of guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment drug hypersensitivity.

Two major changes in opioid dispensing that were placed into action in 2010 have made significant impacts on the prescription drug abuse epidemic.

A novel virus from Peru and the Republic of Congo called enterovirus C105 is now suspected in last year's wave of mysterious cases of sudden childhood paralysis.

Dr. Arruda is a hematology researcher at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and an associate professor of Pediatrics in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. His laboratory focuses on gene-based strategies for the treatment of bleeding and thrombotic diseases.

Patients with vitiligo have a choice of many treatment options, which run the gamut from applying make-up to depigmented areas, to light treatment, all the way up to surgery to move pigmented skin cells to affected areas. Yet, many patients elect not to treat the condition at all, despite the fact that the condition can be emotionally devastating and progressive.

Patients who suffer from migraine headaches may find relief in the severity, frequency, and duration with the help of 2 procedures.

A small study of children with cystic fibrosis found ghrelin and leptin levels correlate with nutritional status and can be an early marker of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency.

Researchers have shown that the tendency of atrial fibrillation to impair cognitive function stems, at least in part, from a reduction in blood flow to the brain.

New research finds that low testosterone levels are strongly associated with low bone density (BMD) - even in relatively young men.

An aging population of hemophilia patients is at risk for various cardiovascular diseases.

Results from a Japanese study show that testosterone replacement therapy may improve nocturia, sleep conditions, and quality of life among men with hypogonadism and nocturia.

A herpes medication can reduce HIV activity, according to researchers from Case Western Reserve.

A low-dose adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) stimulation test is more sensitive in patients with cases of mild hypoadrenalism, and the high-dose test often misses secondary hypoadrenalism due to pituitary or hypothalamic dysfunction. Endocrinologists still debate test result interpretation for the low-dose test, however.

Patients coming out of surgery face a variety of risks even when the operation is done. A group is looking into a new device that can help with patients undergoing abdominal surgery to detect ileus after going under the knife.

The internet can be an endless source of information for patients looking to learn more about their conditions and possible treatments and surgical options. Whether those sources provide the help needed is another issue for healthcare professionals to tackle.

Researchers at Rockefeller University in New York City suggest that a member of a new generation of broadly neutralizing antibodies to HIV appears to reduce the viral load of patients with the infection and significantly reduce viremia through 28 days.

The intensive care unit is one of the most important parts of a hospital providing the highest level of service. Even with that being the case it may be time to take a new approach to treatment in this area.

Vitamin D insufficiency can be like the slippery suspect in a network procedural: It's probably up to no good on any number of counts, but pinning the crime on it with airtight evidence can still prove elusive.

The number-one cause of death in children under the age of 5 worldwide has also been shown to harm DNA.

Autoimmune hepatitis has only been known in its current form for around 20 years meaning there is still much to be learned about the condition.

Patients with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) who are also "elite controllers" may hold the answer to the next generation of effective treatments.

A recent study looked at whether metabolic syndrome confers a greater cancer risk than the sum of its individual components and component associations, and whether it is a useful predictor for future cancer risk.

On Tuesday, the American Medical Association's House of Delegates debated the wisdom of forming a so-called Super PAC to help influence elections. However, the idea raised a number of concerns.

The American Medical Association on Monday called the military's policy of excluding transgender service members "out of date."