Majority of Patients in ED With Sickle Cell Crisis Not Triaged Appropriately
65.2 percent of patients with sickle cell disease with vaso-occlusive crisis assigned to emergency severity index 3
Congo’s War Cuts Off Medicine to Hundreds of Health Facilities
Shortages are leaving patients without treatment for malaria, HIV and other serious diseases
FDA Approves Zoryve for Atopic Dermatitis in Young Children
The once-daily cream can be used anywhere on the body and offers an alternative to steroids in children ages 2 to 5 years
Seizure Risk Up for Seniors in Nursing Homes Prescribed Tramadol and Antidepressants
Risk for seizures increased with concomitant use of tramadol with CYP2D6-inhibiting versus neutral antidepressants
Intranasal Adrenaline Offers Viable, Needle-Free Option for Anaphylaxis
Intranasal adrenaline demonstrated comparable or faster absorption compared with intramuscular treatment
Sotatercept Reduces Risk for Clinical Worsening in Adults With Recently Diagnosed PAH
Benefit with sotatercept seen among adults with pulmonary arterial hypertension diagnosed less than a year earlier
Budesonide-Formoterol More Effective Than Salbutamol for Preventing Asthma Attacks in Children
Similar safety profile seen in children with mild asthma aged 5 to 15 years
Continuous Glucose Monitors Not Accurate in People Without Diabetes
Authors say in those without diabetes, continuous glucose monitors are not a substitute for HbA1c
Weight-Loss Treatment Tied to Lower Risk for Obesity-Related Cancers
Findings seen for both medication and surgical procedures in people with obesity and type 2 diabetes
Direct-Mail HPV Self-Test Kits Boost Screening Rates and Are Cost-Effective
For screening-adherent members, directly mailing HPV kits was more effective and cost-saving than usual care
