Advertisement
Preventive mastectomy that preserves the nipple and surrounding skin may be as effective in preventing breast cancer in high-risk women as more invasive surgeries

Nipple-Sparing Preventive Mastectomies Deemed Safe

0
Preventive surgeries with nipple preservation don't appear to raise breast cancer risk in high-risk women
Health care professionals should use caution when prescribing the oral antifungal drug fluconazole (Diflucan) during pregnancy because it may raise the risk of miscarriage

FDA: Fluconazole Linked to Increased Miscarriage Risk

0
Agency recommends alternatives to fluconazole for mothers-to-be until its review is complete
Certain nutritional supplements may improve the effectiveness of antidepressants

Certain Nutraceuticals May Augment Antidepressant Effects

0
Data support adjunctive use of SAMe, methylfolate, omega-3, and vitamin D
The financial outlook for primary care practices is improving

Some Primary Care Physician Finances Are Improving

0
Increase in number of PCPs who report that their financial state is better than a year ago
Under the Physician Payments Sunshine Act

Doctors Have a Only a Few Weeks Left to Review Financial Data

0
Physicians have a few weeks left to review, dispute reports relating to their financial ties to industry
An update on Americans' health finds that racial and ethnic disparities persist

U.S. Health Report Card Finds Racial, Ethnic Disparities Persist

0
But infant mortality rates, numbers of uninsured are improving, government analysis reveals
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy may help reduce the risk of repeated episodes of depression

Mindfulness Therapy May Help Ease Recurrent Depression

0
Particularly for those with more pronounced residual symptoms, researchers say
Direct primary care

Direct Primary Care Is Emerging Business Model

0
Doctors are bypassing insurance companies in an offshoot of concierge medicine
A growing number of small children are getting their hands and mouths on colorful detergent packets

Detergent Packets a Growing Poison Danger to Children

0
Experts say parents of young children should not have these products in the home
The addition of tomosynthesis to mammography is beneficial for women with dense and nondense breasts

Tomosynthesis Beneficial for Dense, Nondense Breasts

0
Second study shows wide state-level variation in understandability of dense breast notifications