A boxed warning for nine direct-acting antiviral drugs for HCV advises clinicians to screen for current or prior HVB infections.

The healthcare community is well aware of the adverse effects of lead on children. But we unfortunately pay less attention to the negative fallout for women of childbearing age.

It is ironic that considerable energy has been directed toward patient-protection practices with little measurable benefit, whereas the health risks of radiation from CT proceed unchecked.

A large study found preprocedural fasting does not decrease adverse events in the pediatric emergency department; the results suggest adherence to fasting guidelines is not warranted in this setting.

The FDA has approved safety labeling revisions for fluticasone propionate and salmeterol xinafoate inhalation powder, pimozide tablets, and ceftriaxone sodium injection.

A conceptual model of interactions between families, clinicians, and ICU determinants influencing goal-directed care for infants and children with chronic critical illness. *Adapted from Kelley et al ...

An advisory body in Switzerland has proposed that the country end systematic breast cancer screening with mammography.

The higher prevalence among women might reflect a higher risk for autoimmune conditions. As expected, age-specific immunosuppression increased with age, in parallel with the epidemiology of prevalent ...

Should Doctors Help People Die Just Because They're Elderly? A Canadian couple in their 90s recently passed away together under Canada's law that permits physician-assisted dying. An ethics expert ...

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Baseline patient characteristics are shown in Table 1 . A total of 117 patients were included. Of these, 46 patients were under 70 years of age and 71 patients were over 70 years of age, with an age ...