FDA clears first neonatal MRI system
On July 20, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared Embrace Neonatal MRI System, the first magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device specifically for…
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Melanoma risk factors after kidney transplant
Melanoma risk factors for patients who have undergone kidney transplant include being older, white, and male, according to a study in JAMA Dermatology. Read more
Prebariatric surgery weight and outcomes
Obese patients who undergo bariatric surgery are more like to achieve a body mass index (BMI) of less than 30 one year after surgery…
FDA approves new treatment for hepatitis C
On July 18, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Vosevi to treat adults with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes 1-6 without…
Possible blood test for Alzheimer’s disease
Decades before people with Alzheimer’s disease develop memory loss and confusion, their brains become dotted with plaques made of a sticky protein – called…
Some antibiotics used during pregnancy may increase risk of congenital malformations
Competing interests: Anick Bérard is a consultant for plaintiffs in litigations involving antidepressants and birth defects. Flory Tsobo Muanda and Odile Sheehy report no…
FDA approves new treatment for sickle cell disease
On July 7, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Endari (L-glutamine oral powder) for patients age 5 years and older with sickle…
New tool for detecting concussion
Researchers have developed a new tool for detecting concussion, according to a study in the European Journal of Neuroscience, although more research is needed before…
New guidelines for nutritional support of critically ill pediatric patients
The American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition and the Society of Critical Care Medicine have released guidelines for nutritional support in pediatric critically…
Helping Dave lose weight
Key takeways The Modified 5As framework, combined with the Transtheoretical Model (TTM), guides nurses to provide patient-centered, collaborative weight-loss counseling that promotes self-efficacy. Nurses…
Marijuana and risk of psychotic-like experiences in teens
Going from an occasional user of marijuana to a weekly or daily user increases an adolescent’s risk of having recurrent psychotic-like experiences by 159%,…
FDA clears first neonatal MRI system
On July 20, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared Embrace Neonatal MRI System, the first magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device…
Melanoma risk factors after kidney transplant
Melanoma risk factors for patients who have undergone kidney transplant include being older, white, and male, according to a study in JAMA Dermatology. Read…
Prebariatric surgery weight and outcomes
Obese patients who undergo bariatric surgery are more like to achieve a body mass index (BMI) of less than 30 one year…
FDA approves new treatment for hepatitis C
On July 18, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Vosevi to treat adults with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes…
Possible blood test for Alzheimer’s disease
Decades before people with Alzheimer’s disease develop memory loss and confusion, their brains become dotted with plaques made of a sticky protein…
Some antibiotics used during pregnancy may increase risk of congenital malformations
Competing interests: Anick Bérard is a consultant for plaintiffs in litigations involving antidepressants and birth defects. Flory Tsobo Muanda and Odile Sheehy…
FDA approves new treatment for sickle cell disease
On July 7, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Endari (L-glutamine oral powder) for patients age 5 years and older…
New tool for detecting concussion
Researchers have developed a new tool for detecting concussion, according to a study in the European Journal of Neuroscience, although more research is…
New guidelines for nutritional support of critically ill pediatric patients
The American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition and the Society of Critical Care Medicine have released guidelines for nutritional support in…
Helping Dave lose weight
Key takeways The Modified 5As framework, combined with the Transtheoretical Model (TTM), guides nurses to provide patient-centered, collaborative weight-loss counseling that promotes…
Marijuana and risk of psychotic-like experiences in teens
Going from an occasional user of marijuana to a weekly or daily user increases an adolescent’s risk of having recurrent psychotic-like experiences…