Mixed Topics
Conference Coverage
Does exposure to cell phone Wi-Fi spell trouble for sperm?
Preliminary study hints that motility, viability could take a hit when devices are in pockets.
News
Less than 6 hours of sleep a night linked to serious, chronic illness
Chronic health problems can interrupt sleep. “Which is the chicken, and which is the egg?”
Conference Coverage
Pregnancy termination counseling for lung disease requires new caution
“If the advice is interpreted as aiding and abetting an elective abortion, it is a felony offense in some states.”
Livin' on the MDedge
This brain surgery was BYOS: Bring your own saxophone
Plus: Mosquito attraction tested and women’s verbal fluency advantage confirmed.
Feature
You and the skeptical patient: Who’s the doctor here?
“I spoke to him on many occasions about the dangers of COVID, but he just didn’t believe me.”
Latest News
Dermatologists fear effects of Dobbs decision for patients on isotretinoin, methotrexate
The iPLEDGE work group has not yet issued any specific statements on the implications of the Dobbs decision on prescribing isotretinoin.
Opinion
The marked contrast in pandemic outcomes between Japan and the United States
Over time Japan has the least cumulative deaths per capita of any major country in the world.
Livin' on the MDedge
Keep menstrual cramps away the dietary prevention way
Plus: Unemotional robots provoke emotional humans, superorganisms walk and leap around children’s mouths.
Latest News
How do patients with chronic urticaria fare during pregnancy?
“Overall, these findings suggest that patients should continue their treatments using an individualized dose to provide optimal symptom control,”...
Clinical Review
COMMENT & CONTROVERSY
Misoprostol: Clinical pharmacology in obstetrics and gynecology
Outcomes from my practice’s pilot study
In his recent editorial,...
Livin' on the MDedge
Malaria vaccine gets special delivery by tiny health personnel
Plus: Sleeping and sweating the years away and dragon-sized embezzling from a cancer charity.