Hospitals are working to train caregivers to prevent central-line infections by MedPage Today Staff September 19, 2017 As more medical care shifts from the hospital to the home, families are taking on more complex care duties -- including maintaining their loved [...]
Areas usually involved in vision can be repurposed to handle other information by MedPage Today Staff September 18, 2017 Areas of the brain normally involved in vision-related activity are re-purposed in the blind to process other types of information, such as [...]
Mayo Clinic, Amazon team up to form a new voice-activated system for dispensing reliable medical advice at home. By Joe Carlson Star Tribune SEPTEMBER 16, 2017 — 11:12AM Alexa, forget my grocery list and morning traffic reports. Tell me about CPR. [...]
First oseltamivir generic to win OK by John Gever, Managing Editor, MedPage Today September 15, 2017 WASHINGTON -- The first generic version of the influenza drug oseltamivir phosphate (Tamiflu) is now approved, the FDA said Friday. The generic product -- made [...]
Bone density measurements show up to 15% mean decline in 5 years by Nancy Walsh, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today September 13, 2017 Action Points • Note that this study was published as an abstract and presented at a conference. These data [...]
Artificial sweeteners may have negative effect on glycemic control by Kristen Monaco, Staff Writer, MedPage Today September 14, 2017 Action Points • Note that this study was published as an abstract and presented at a conference. These data and conclusions should be [...]
Supplementation may help reduce the elevated risk by Kate Kneisel, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today September 13, 2017 Action Points • Vitamin D deficiency may help identify whether a woman is at long-term risk for multiple sclerosis, with an increase in serum 25-hydroxyvitamin [...]
by Eric Sagonowsky | FierceHealth Sep 13, 2017 3:12pm Marking a big step in its march toward potential approval, GlaxoSmithKline’s shingles vaccine Shingrix won the support of an FDA panel as experts touted its strengths over Merck’s Zostavax. The shot, slated [...]
Common measure missed many serious infections in febrile infants by Molly Walker, Staff Writer, MedPage Today September 11, 2017 Action Points • Complete blood count was a poor predictor of serious bacterial infections, such as bacteremia or bacterial meningitis, in very young [...]
This year's influenza A (H1N1) strain differs from 2016-2017 vaccine by Molly Walker, Staff Writer, MedPage Today September 05, 2017 Recommendations for the 2017-2018 influenza season remain largely unchanged, with FluMist left off the recommended influenza vaccinations for the second year [...]