Antenatal Corticosteroids Cut Mortality for Early Preemies
Reduced odds of mortality to discharge with receipt of corticosteroids and active intensive treatment
Patient-Controlled Analgesia Non-Inferior After C-Section
Non-inferior to parenteral analgesia for pain management after elective C-section
FDA Safety Announcement Affected Bisphosphonate Use
Four percent decrease in odds of bisphosphonate use each quarter after safety announcement for a-fib risk
Disruptive Patients Distract Docs, May Receive Compromised Care
In fictional scenarios, doctors were distracted by bad behaviors during diagnosis, made more errors
CDC: Obesity Contributing to Hike in Asthma Rates Among Women
Why obese people are more likely to have asthma is unclear
Girls Using IUDs Rather Than OCPs Less Likely to Use Condoms
Young women need to remember that STIs are still a danger
Familial Hypercholesterolemia More Common Than Thought
Researchers find roughly 834,500 Americans have inherited condition
Abruptly Quitting Appears to Work Best for Smoking Cessation
Stopping over time is less effective, British researchers say
HIV-Seropositive CIN3+ Patients Have Lower HPV16 Prevalence
HIV-seropositive women have lower HPV-16, higher non-alpha-9 oncHPV prevalence
CDC Issues New Prescription Guidelines for Opioids
To curb abuse, doctors should try non-opioid options for chronic pain not involving cancer, terminal illness
