In young children with mandibular fractures, conservative management with observation or maxillomandibular fixation (MMF) and soft diet is more common than open reduction internal fixation (ORIF), researchers say. Reuters Health Information
Many pregnant women in the U.S. may not be getting enough of certain crucial nutrients, while others may be getting too much, a new study suggests. Reuters Health Information
Despite recent increases in use of hydroxyurea for sickle cell disease (SCD), only about one in four children with SCD received hydroxyurea in 2015, according to an analysis of Medicaid data. Reuters Health Information
In biopsy-naive men, combining MRI with systematic sampling of the imaged lesions increases detection of clinically significant prostate cancer, according to California-based researchers. Reuters Health Information
Massive explosions that engulfed a Philadelphia refinery in flames on Friday has renewed concerns about the oil industry’s use of a highly toxic chemical to make high-octane gasoline at plants in densely populated areas. Reuters Health Information
A U.S. group that reviews the value of medicines issued a critical report on Novartis’s new multiple sclerosis drug Mayzent (siponimod), calling its $88,561 list price "far out of line" compared with its benefits for patients. Reuters Healt…
Targeted therapies were associated with "modest survival advantages" in elderly Medicare patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) in a retrospective study. Reuters Health Information
Five-year-old Soni Khatun was playing in the midday sun last week when she began to vomit and lose feeling in her hands. Her mother, a poor laborer living in rural India, borrowed money to take her to hospital. Reuters Health Information
New research helps zero in on which patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD) will derive the most benefit from coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA). Reuters Health Information
The head of the U.S. federal agency in charge of mine safety said on Thursday he has no plans to fast-track new limits for coal miner exposure to silica dust because he believes exposure rates are already falling. Reuters Health Information
Dyspnea is multifactorial in older adults and may be associated with obesity or other conditions, a cross-sectional study suggests. Reuters Health Information
More women than men have trouble sleeping, and people of both sexes with insomnia have a lower perception of quality of life, according to a study done in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Reuters Health Information
Four geriatric-evaluation and -management strategies ("GEMS") can help hospitalists routinely and efficiently assess acutely ill older adults. Reuters Health Information
Anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) therapy in pregnant women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) can be discontinued before week 30 of gestation without increasing relapse risk or harming the fetus, researchers report. Reuters Health Information
One in five surgeons who do hemodialysis access procedures continue to use arteriovenous grafts (AVG) instead of the recommended best practice of arteriovenous fistula (AVF), researchers say. Reuters Health Information
Flashing light effects that have become the norm for electronic dance music concerts could bring on epileptic seizures in young people who may not know they have a vulnerability, Dutch researchers say. Reuters Health Information
A new policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) offers several recommendations intended to safeguard the communication of pediatric electronic health records (EHR) with patients and their guardians. Reuters Health Information
Administration of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) in early infancy substantially reduces the risk of pneumococcal acute otitis media (AOM), according to a new Cochrane review. Reuters Health Information
Mid-life women with weak upper and lower body fitness may be more prone to depression and anxiety, a study from Singapore suggests. Reuters Health Information
For nearly a decade, suicide rates have been climbing among U.S. teens, with an especially pronounced increase in boys recently, a new study suggests. Reuters Health Information
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