Mixed Topics
Opinion
The cult of the suicide risk assessment
The rising fascination with repeated suicide risk assessment is misguided in its current form.
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Sepsis too often neglected in hospitals
The agency is making the case that sepsis needs more funding in hospitals that either don’t have the programs or aren’t supporting them with...
Article
Mepolizumab improves asthma after 1 year despite comorbidities
Patients with asthma and comorbid chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps showed especially significant benefits.
News
No link between most cancers and depression/anxiety: Study
The findings “may help health professionals to alleviate feelings of guilt and self-blame in patients with cancer who attribute their diagnosis to...
Conference Coverage
ESC issues new guidelines on infective endocarditis
Diagnosing a lethal, rare, but not uncommon disease such as endocarditis “is something that clinicians struggle with every day,” he noted,...
Commentary
Answering the protein question when prescribing plant-based diets
To ensure that patients have all the facts when making dietary decisions, clinicians need to be prepared to respond to concerns about protein...
News
Risky drinking common in cancer survivors
The numbers are “staggering. Most concerning ... is that those on cancer treatment are engaged in a similar level of risky drinking.”
Commentary
Mothers in medicine: What can we learn when worlds collide?
The lessons learned in being a good mother can be directly applied in patient care, and vice versa.
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Low-dose oral minoxidil for female pattern hair loss: Benefits, impact on BP, heart rate evaluated
“It was surprising how little ambulatory blood pressure and heart rate changed after an average of 6 months of treatment,” one of the authors said...
News
On the trail of a new vaccine for Lyme disease
“This is a key piece of data that opens the door to one day having an innovative vaccination strategy aimed at perturbing the microbiota of the...